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Dimensions of national culture and corporate adoption of IT infrastructure

Png, I.P.L., Tan, B.C.Y., Khai-Ling Wee·2001·IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
DOI 10.1109/17.913164
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Corporate adoption of information technology (IT) infrastructure is a critical management issue that may be affected by national culture. Prior research has shown that dimensions of national culture affect development of national IT infrastructure as well as adoption and impact of IT applications. This study explores the impact of two dimensions of national culture (uncertainty avoidance and power distance) on the adoption of a type of IT infrastructure (frame relay). A multinational survey was carried out, and it yielded useable responses from 153 businesses from 24 countries. The results demonstrated that businesses from higher uncertainty avoidance countries were less likely to adopt frame relay. A one-point increase in Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance index for the country of incorporation was associated with a 3% lower likelihood of adopting frame relay. Power distance was not significantly correlated with adoption of frame relay. These results highlight the relevance of dimensions of national culture as factors affecting corporate adoption of IT infrastructure. Implications for practice and further research are presented.

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  • Research showed that business in high uncertainty-avoidance countries are less likely to employ new IT infrastructure, and this is not the case in low uncertainty-avoidance culture settings.

    “For example, research showed that business in the high uncertainty-avoidance countries are less likely to employ new IT infrastructure [77], and this is not the case in the low uncertainty-avoidance culture settings [78].”

    From Investigating the Impact of Critical Factors on Continuance Intention towards Cross-Border Shopping Websites (2019) · cites this paper as [77]

  • Previous research employed uncertainty avoidance as one of the important factors and has identified its impact in the commercial/e-commerce context.

    “Previous research employed uncertainty avoidance as one of the important factors and has identified its impact in the commercial / e-commerce context [76,77].”

    From Investigating the Impact of Critical Factors on Continuance Intention towards Cross-Border Shopping Websites (2019) · cites this paper as [77]

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Authors
Png, I. P. L., Tan, B. C. Y., & Wee, K.-L.
Affiliations
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Daimler (Germany) (DE)
ORCID
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2001
Volume
48
Issue
1
Pages
36-45
ISSN
0018-9391 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1109/17.913164
OpenAlex
W2151039981
Cited by
197
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 19
FWCI
17.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/downloads/license-information/IEEE.html (vor)
Locations
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (publishedVersion)
  • National University of Singapore (submittedVersion)
Funders
Nanzan University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Global and Cross-Cultural Management
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
national culture, Frame Relay, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, Hofstede cultural dimensions, multinational corporations, business technology adoption

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