Culture and Information Architecture: A Study of American and Arab Academic Websites.

Authors :: mimouni, Houda El
MacDonald, Craig M.
Source :: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology; 2015, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: This paper investigates the information architecture (IA) of American and Arab academic websites in light of Hofestede's theory of culture and Marcus's elements of design reflecting culture. Using 60 academic websites from American and Arab cultures, the results show that IA is influenced by the cultural dimension of Power Distance and suggest that web designers and developers should strongly consider cultural factors when making design decisions, particularly those related to IA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: INFORMATION architecture
SCHOLARLY websites
AMERICANS
ARABS
WEB designers
MANNERS & customs

Language :: English
ISSN :: 23739231
Volume :: 52
Issue :: 1
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology
Publication Type :: Conference
Accession number :: 115251644
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010091

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