N. Rahmati (Australia)
National Culture, GSS, Qualitative Analysis in IS
Most of the information systems subjects in different schools provide access to different types of technologies to facilitate on-line groupwork. These might be as simple as a shared whiteboard, chat room or as sophisticated as the group decision support systems technologies. Some of these technologies can be set up in such a way to provide the students with complete anonymity. Little research has addressed the impact of these technologies on students group work. As Leidner and Jarvenpaa [1] and Alavi and colleagues [2] outlined in their reviews of the learning literature, learning is best accomplished through the active involvement of students. The degree and the quality of student involvement in a decision making situation, according to the past cultural studies, depend on their cultural values [3]. The present study is an attempt to examine the interplay among cultural values, technology and the group work processes.
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