Bridging Technological Isomorphism and Culture? Creating Institutional Values for ICTs Adoption in MNCs

• Published in: IEEE International Engineering Management Conference
• Main Author: Zakaria N.; Zakaria N.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2003
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-1142299806&doi=10.1109%2fiemc.2003.1252316&partnerID=40&md5=c00c94c77857ff218f41191c242f0fd0

The question of how information communication technologies (ICTs) adoption in MNCs across culture is influenced by isomorphic pressures as the institutional factors is the primary motivation of this paper. The underlying assumption made is that cultural values could influence the reasons and ways employees (collectively) in MNCs communicate using ICTs due to the shared norms, assumptions, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and actions amenable in an organization. The institutional lens will provide us with an understanding of the dynamic process and practices, initiating from the headquarters of a multinational corporations (MNCs) to its foreign subsidiary at the host country. Together with key propositions, some implications will conclude this paper.