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Cultural influences in collaborative information sharing and organization

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Ravi K. Vatrapu,

Daniel D. SuthersAuthors Info & Claims

ICIC '10: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Intercultural collaboration

Pages 161 - 170

https://doi.org/10.1145/1841853.1841877

Published: 19 August 2010 Publication History

Abstract

This paper provides an extended analysis of cultural influences on information sharing and organization first reported in [44, 47]. The basic premise of the research reported in this paper is that appropriation of socio-technical affordances and technological intersubjectivity vary along cultural dimensions. To empirically evaluate this premise, an experimental study was conducted with three independent groups of dyads from similar or different cultures (American-American, American-Chinese, and Chinese-Chinese) doing collaborative problem-solving in a knowledge-mapping environment. Participants interacted through an asynchronous computer interface providing multiple tools for interaction (diagrammatic workspace, embedded notes, threaded discussion). Results showed that American participants in the American-American intra-cultural computer supported collaboration condition were more likely to discuss strategies for information sharing and information organization than participants in the Chinese-Chinese intra-cultural condition. Implications for research and practice of computer supported intercultural collaboration are discussed.

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Cultural influences in collaborative information sharing and organization
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence
      1. Cognitive science
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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Stanford University, USA
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Ravi Vatrapu
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
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Kyoto University, Japan
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International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland
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