A Study on the Characteristics of Group Decision Making Behavior: Cultural Difference Perspective of Korea vs. U.S

Recently, considerable research on group decision support systems has been conducted in countries that have extensive information technology infrastructure. The development of group decision support software might have different implications depending on cultural differences in group behavior. This...

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Published in:Journal of global information management 1997-07, Vol.5 (3), p.18-30
Main Authors: Adams, Carl R, Chung, In K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Business management
Collaboration
Companies
Comparative studies
Cultural aspects
Cultural factors
Decision making
Group decision support systems
Group dynamics
Information communication
Information technology
Korea
USA
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Summary:Recently, considerable research on group decision support systems has been conducted in countries that have extensive information technology infrastructure. The development of group decision support software might have different implications depending on cultural differences in group behavior. This research is conducted in two phases. The first phase is exploratory in nature to understand the group decision-making behavior in Korean firms and the second one is a comparative study of group decision making between U.S. and Korean business firms. An adapted group decision-making model was used for this study, which defines the group decision-making characteristics or culture in terms of the organizational characteristics, size of the group, cohesiveness of the group, nature of the problem, function of the leader, group decision-making process, and dysfunctions. Validity of the model is also presented.
ISSN:1062-7375
1533-7995
DOI:10.4018/jgim.1997070102