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In Praise of Cultural Bias
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By David J. Pauleen and Peter Murphy
Winter 2005
Reprint 46206
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Volume 46, Number 2, pages 21-22, 2 pages
Primary Topic: Information Systems
Secondary Topic: Global Business
SummaryThroughout history, all business, innovation and even cognition have been based on localized cultural context. Pointing to the literature on the cultural antecedents of information and knowledge management (IKM), the authors make the argument that such cultural biases are the very spark of global innovation. They find it curious then that Western analytical assumptions currently dominate IKM research and development. Information and knowledge management models and frameworks that exclude the influence of national and regional culture have seriously undercut their potential effectiveness, particularly in global applications. If history is any guide, say the authors, these cultural influences must be encouraged if powerful new ideas for practical and theoretical IKM are to emerge. |
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