Field dependence and classification: Implications for global information systems

Matthew McCool and Kirk St. Amant

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009, vol. 60, issue 6, 1258-1266

Abstract: This article describes research designed to assess the interaction between culture and classification. Mounting evidence in cross‐cultural psychology has indicated that culture may affect classification, which is an important dimension to global information systems. Data were obtained through three classification tasks, two of which were adapted from recent studies in cross‐cultural psychology. Data were collected from 36 participants, 19 from China and 17 from the United States. The results of this research indicate that Chinese participants appear to be more field dependent, which may be related to a cultural preference for relationships instead of categories.

Date: 2009
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