Prediction of Information Sharing Behavior in China: Understanding the Cultural and Social Determinants

Author

Li, Jessica Pu ; Shin, Seung Kyoon ; Sanders, G. Lawrence

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY

fYear

2007

fDate

Jan. 2007

Abstract

Understanding information sharing is an important challenge to companies around the world. This is especially true for those who engage in business in China. It is essential for them to understand information sharing in its particular Chinese context. This paper investigates the influence of cultural factors on information sharing in China with 207 views from researchers in a leading global IT research center in Beijing and a local university in Hong Kong. It is postulated that collectivism, Confucian dynamism and "guanxi", have a significant influence on information sharing within divisions of the work organization, while it is not the case external to the work organization

Keywords

business data processing; information services; business data processing; cultural factor; information sharing; Companies; Conference management; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Extranets; Industrial relations; Information systems; Information technology; Internet; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

ISSN

1530-1605

Electronic_ISBN

1530-1605

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2007.442

Filename

4076751