Management information systems in the Chinese business culture: An explanatory theory

被引:151
作者
Martinsons, MG [1 ]
Westwood, RI [1 ]
机构
[1] CHINESE UNIV HONG KONG,SHATIN,NEW TERRITORIES,HONG KONG
关键词
Chinese management; Chinese business culture; information management; MIS; explanatory theory; cross-cultural management; comparative management; technology transfer; business communications; organizational behaviour;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-7206(96)00009-2
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Despite the growing economic power of the Overseas Chinese and the People's Republic of China, Chinese business practices remain poorly understood. Recent studies do indicate that Chinese managers make remarkably limited direct use of computer-based information systems. A theory is developed to explain the observed phenomenon by first contrasting Western and Chinese philosophy and then considering the Confucian-based values and behaviours which distinguish Chinese management systems from their Angle-American counterparts. The explanatory theory suggests that the use of MIS in the Chinese business culture has been, and will continue to be, shaped by factors such as paternalism, personalism and high context communications. The implications for competing or collaborating with Chinese organizations and supplying information technology-based products and services to the Chinese market are discussed. The cross-cultural challenge facing information management researchers and practitioners is outlined. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:215 / 228
页数:14
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