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Association for Information SystemsAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)ICIS 1992 Proceedings International Conference on Information Systems(ICIS)1992PANEL 16 CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH INISJ. Roberto EvaristoUniversity of MinnesotaFollow this and additional works at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis1992This material is brought to you by the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been acceptedfor inclusion in ICIS 1992 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contactelibrary@aisnet.org.Recommended CitationEvaristo, J. Roberto, "PANEL 16 CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH IN IS" (1992). ICIS 1992 Proceedings. 16.http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis1992/16PANEL 16CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH IN ISPanel Chair: J. Roberto Evaristo, University of MinnesotaPanelists: Niels Bjbrn-Andersen, Copenhagen Business SchoolDon McCubbrey, University of DenverK. S. Raman, National University of SingaporeCross-cultural research has long been pursued in the fields of psychology and anthropology. RecenUy, other disciplineshave also begun to take advantage of the insights cross-cultural research offers,IS. particularly, has shown increasing interest in cross-cultural research. This is especially important in face of globalizationof economies and the resulting need to coordinate IS development and usage across different cullums. languages, levels ofeconomic development, currencies, and socio-political systems. However, most of the work has suffered by being isolatedand unrelated. What has been lacking is a coherent and focused approach to the idiosyncracies of cross-cultural research.As a resull, it is not clear what IS has learned or can learn from such attempts.Another problem for IS researchers is the inherent difficulty of learning another culture well enough to pursue goodresearch. Other difficulties include identification of issues where cultural differences might be illuminating for the IScommunity Kiid practical details such as finding research partners and appropriate sites for empirical data colleclion.Members of the panel will bring their specific expertise to bear on the following questions:1. What is cross-cultural research and what is Lhe value-added of cross-cultural research to the ]S field?2. What are the main problems encountered when doing cross-cultural research and how can they be addressed?3. Is a programmatic approach to cross-cultural research in IS possible or useful? If so, how can it be developed?Time will be reserved for an open discussion between the panel members and the attendees. It is hoped that suggestions fora research agenda will be generated during this dialogue.Attendees interested in reaching other researchers with similar interests can choose to be listed in a database of cross-cultural research interests to be implemented by J. Roberto Evaristo. Sign-up sheets will be available during the panelsession. A printout of the database will be distributed after the conference to everyone who signs up.J. Roberto Evaristo, a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota, will open the session by stating the objectives ofthe session, introducing the panel members, and briefly reviewing existing IS cross-cultural research.Niels Bj,*rn-Andersen, Professor of IS at the Col,enhagen Business School, will draw both on his experience as a cross-cultural researcher and on his perspective as a European to enrich the discussion: with the advent of a unified Europe,business interactions increasingly include people from different cultures, bringing interesting opportunities for researchers.Don McCubbrey is Department Editor of Cross-Cultural Issues for Intentational/nformation Systems. Prior to joining theUniversity of Denver faculty in 1984, he was a partner with Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen & Co., where heacquired extensive expelience in information systems practice, much of it in an international setting. He will discuss someof the more important research issues Lhat need to be addressed and the expectations for such research.K. S. Raman is Senior Teaching Fellow and Coordinator of Information Systems teaching and research, Department ofInformation Systems and Computer Science, Natiolual University of Singapore (NUS) and an international Associate Editorfor the MIS Quarrerly. Prior to joining NUS, he was Group DP Manager (CIO) of a large multinational conglomerate intile Asia-Pacific region with responsibility for IS in group companies worldwide. At NUS, he has developed two majorcross-cultural and cross-national research tracks, one in Group Decision Support Systems and one in Government Policy andDiffusion of IT in Asia-Pacific Countries. 1 Ie will discuss his experiences in organizing these projects and some of thefindings to date.296

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