TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining influence of national culture on individuals' attitude and use of information and communication technology
T2 - Assessment of moderating effect of culture through cross countries study
AU - Kaba, Bangaly
AU - Osei-Bryson, Kweku Muata
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Foundation of Université du Quebec á Montreal (UQAM) . The authors would like to thank Rita Bowry. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IDRC and Foundation of UQAM. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers of the journal for their helpful comments.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Few studies have examined the influence of national culture on individuals' perceptions of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Moreover the few existing studies have contradictory findings. While some researchers have suggested a relationship between culture and individuals' interactions with and perceptions of ICT innovations, other research found no such link. The purpose of this article is to better understand the influence of culture on individuals' attitudes by comparing the use of cellular phones in Quebec and Guinea. The findings suggest that Ease of Use and Usefulness are sensitive to cultural influence. However, the hypotheses relative to the moderating effects of culture on the Social Pressure, Image, average calls made and average turnaround time spent on the call are not supported.
AB - Few studies have examined the influence of national culture on individuals' perceptions of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Moreover the few existing studies have contradictory findings. While some researchers have suggested a relationship between culture and individuals' interactions with and perceptions of ICT innovations, other research found no such link. The purpose of this article is to better understand the influence of culture on individuals' attitudes by comparing the use of cellular phones in Quebec and Guinea. The findings suggest that Ease of Use and Usefulness are sensitive to cultural influence. However, the hypotheses relative to the moderating effects of culture on the Social Pressure, Image, average calls made and average turnaround time spent on the call are not supported.
KW - Cellular phone
KW - Guinea
KW - National culture
KW - Perceptions of IT
KW - Quebec
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.01.010
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874871166
SN - 0268-4012
VL - 33
SP - 441
EP - 452
JO - International Journal of Information Management
JF - International Journal of Information Management
IS - 3
ER -