A Conceptual Culture Model for Design Science Research

Thomas Richter ()
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Thomas Richter: TELIT University of Duisburg-Essen,

International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: The aim of design science research (DSR) in information systems is the user-centred creation of IT-artifacts with regard to specific social environments. For culture research in the field, which is neces-sary for a proper localization of IT-artifacts, models and research approaches from social sciences usual-ly are adopted. Descriptive dimension-based culture models most commonly are applied for this pur-pose, which assume culture being a national phenomenon and tend to reduce it to basic values. Such models are useful for investigations in behavioural culture research because it aims to isolate, describe and explain culture-specific attitudes and characteristics within a selected society. In contrast, with the necessity to deduce concrete decisions for artifact-design, research results from DSR need to go beyond this aim. As hypothesis, this contribution generally questions the applicability of such generic culture dimensions’ models for DSR and focuses on their theoretical foundation, which goes back to Hofstede’s conceptual Onion Model of Culture. The herein applied literature-based analysis confirms the hypothesis. Consequently, an alternative conceptual culture model is being introduced and dis-cussed as theoretical foundation for culture research in DSR.

Keywords: Culture; conceptual culture model; design science research. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F20 M10 M14 M15 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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