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A Comparison Of The Impact Of Electronic Meeting Technologies In Two Less Developed Countries

African Journal of Finance and Management

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Title A Comparison Of The Impact Of Electronic Meeting Technologies In Two Less Developed Countries
 
Creator Mgaya, RJ
de Vreede, Gert-Jan
 
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Description Electronic meeting support, such as Group Support Systems (GSS), can play a crucial role in supporting groups engaged in development activities. Being an American invention, research into GSS is predominantly focused on Euro-American settings. GSS field studies in other cultural environments are scarce. The objective of our study is to explore the applicability of GSS in two particular environments: Tanzania and South Africa. Our data suggests that the use of GSS is evaluated positively in both countries, although Tanzanian groups perceived more benefits. In South Africa, top management displayed very open and non-conservative behavior towards the technology, while in Tanzania hesitance from top management can be expected to be the greatest hindrance for GSS acceptance and application. The data further indicate that GSS does not replace existing meeting customs, but rather introduces new ones that co-exist next to the traditional ones. The main difference between application of GSS in western and non-western societies is a stronger focus on the electronic discussion in Africa where anonymity is the key feature.African Journal of Finance and Management Vol.9(2) 2001: 19-35
 
Publisher Institute of Finance Management, 1999
 
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Date 2004-11-24
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajfm/article/view/24315
10.4314/ajfm.v9i2.24315
 
Source African Journal of Finance and Management; Vol 9, No 2 (2001); 19-35
0856-6372
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajfm/article/view/24315/20359
 
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