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Culture as Context

Culture as Context. ” culture is a boundary condition for all interpersonal communication ”. Identify. Identifying culture as context Concepts of reality Authority Considerations Identifying the different types of culture Geographical – Economical – Political Values – ethics - moral

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Culture as Context

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  1. Culture as Context ” culture is a boundary condition for all interpersonal communication ”

  2. Identify • Identifying culture as context • Concepts of reality • Authority • Considerations • Identifying the different types of culture • Geographical – Economical – Political • Values – ethics - moral • Private sphere/work sphere • Identifying the specific culture • Network maps • SWOT • 6 constructs • Stakeholders

  3. Adoption • Local adaptation • Cultural analysis • Respect • Reflexive attitude • Local initiative • “Drift” • Routine vs. improvisation • Tacit vs. explicit knowledge • Local appropriation • “Local information for local action” J.Braa

  4. Identifying problem areas • Research/Implementations • Western models • Language • Values • Family networks • Resistance of technology • Initiative • People • Funding • Neo-Colonialism

  5. Key Concept • ”…an understanding of IT adoption in particular cultural contexts should draw on locally relevant concepts, and show how they were implicated in the evolving process of IT acquisition and use.” G.Walsham

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