Effects of national culture on e-government diffusion—A global study of 55 countries

Zhao, Fang; Shen, Kathy Ning; Collier, Alan

doi:10.1016/j.im.2014.06.004

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“…The IDV dimension of culture is found to be positively correlated to ISU and its dimensions. This result is in line with findings of Zhao et al () who found a negative relationship between in‐group collectivism and e‐government adoption (the latter seen as a form of ISU). In individualist societies, the educational system supports the independent thinking of learners (Hofstede, , p. 10; Steinwachs, , p. 200).…”

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“…Similarly, Gevorgyan and Manucharova () in a survey of American and Chinese students found that cultural dimension of individualism (IDV) influenced significantly web design preferences of users, that is, the Chinese students favored collectivistic features of websites, and the Americans students preferred the individualistic design of websites. Finally, Zhao, Shen, and Collier () investigated the relationships of national culture and the e‐government diffusion by correlating the country‐level indexes of e‐government development and e‐government participation reported by United Nations with socio‐cultural practices from the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project. For the societies with higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP), e‐government development was negatively correlated with in‐group collectivism (i.e., “The degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their organizations or families”, Dorfman, Javidan, Hanges, Dastmalchian, & House, , p. 516) and positively correlated with “future orientation” (i.e., “the extent to which individuals engage in future‐oriented behaviors such as delaying gratification, planning, and investing in the future”; Dorfman et al, , p. 516).…”

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Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries

Khosrowjerdi

Sundqvist

Byström

2019

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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between national culture and information source use (ISU) on a global level. A secondary analysis was carried out on three different data sets. They were (a) country-level data on ISU from World Values Survey (2005-2009); (b) countryspecific mean scores of Hofstede's national culture dimensions (HNCD) of individualism (IDV), power distance (PDI), time orientation, uncertainty avoidance (UAI), masculinity (MAS), and indulgence (IVR); and (c) measures of wealth. The analysis showed the importance of three national culture dimensions of PDI (the way people of a nation interact with authorities), IDV (the degree of centrality of person or groups in a country), and IVR (the agreeableness of joy and happiness in a country) for explaining the crosscultural differences of ISU. The findings were explained through HNCD, and four cultural patterns of ISU were identified. However, further research is required to better understand the complex relationships of cultural factors, ISU, and other societal variables.

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Section: Problem Statement and Research Questionsmentioning

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Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries

Khosrowjerdi

Sundqvist

Byström

2019

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“…The digital divide may be one of the most important obstacles. This claim is confirmed by the results of various surveys [6,7]. Zhao et al [7] found that the digital divide as a multidimensional construct, may have an impact on the adoption of e-government services.…”

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The Impact of the Digital Divide on the Adoption of e-Government in Greece

Gounopoulos

Kontogiannis

Kazanidis

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The adoption of e-government services and the active e-participation of citizens may be affected by the pre-dominant socio-economic inequalities. The current study examined the impact of the digital divide to the use of e-government and e-participation services. We used the micro-data from the national survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies by the Greek households and individuals. This survey was conducted by the Greek Statistical Authority in 2017, in a representative sample of the Greek population (n = 3321). We analyzed the data using logistic regression equations. According to the results, the social exclusion factors may influence the use of e-government services. The most important socio-economic factors affecting the decision to use e-government services are the educational level, age and citizenship. The e-participation of the citizens in various democratic processes is only influenced by their educational attainment. This work highlights the impact of the digital divide to every aspect of our digital life. The state should implement policies to address the digital divide focusing on the vulnerable social subgroups, such as the low-educated and older people. The findings of our research may help the policymakers to conceptualize the effect of the digital divide to e-government adoption, in a multidimensional and integrative way. Keywords: e-government, Greece, digital divide, e-services, digital skills

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“…These barriers as detected in the developing countries involve economic constraints, socio cultural issues, infrastructural and technical constraints and change management problems resistance to change among public servants. What's more, there are other barriers which include in the developing countries such as, a lack of trust and confidence by users and a lack of proper legislation and laws [13].…”

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Challenges and Factors Affecting the Implementation of e-Government in Iraq

Qader¹

2016

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e-Government refers to the use of Information Technology by the government agencies, namely, the Internet, Mobile Computing and Wide Area Network which have the ability to transfer relations with businesses, citizens, other governments and the other arms of the government. Therefore, the main facilities of the e-Government is to provision of relevant government information in electronic form to the citizens in a timely manner, empowerment of the people through access to information without the administration, make the best delivery to citizens, enhanced productivity and reduce cost or saving cost in doing business with suppliers and customers of government and contribution in public policy decision making. The primary objective of this paper is to review the available and up to date literature about e-Government implementation stages, its benefits and challenges. Depending on literature, the paper reviews a number of relevant issues regarding Iraqi e-Government, namely, e-Government definition, implementation stages, 'ereadiness', the benefits of e-Government implementation and it focuses on the challenges of Iraqi e-Government implementation.

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Effects of national culture on e-government diffusion—A global study of 55 countries

Cited by 81 publications

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Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries

Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries

The Impact of the Digital Divide on the Adoption of e-Government in Greece

Challenges and Factors Affecting the Implementation of e-Government in Iraq

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