Volume 19 Issue 3 (2001)
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The Persistent Impact of Language on Global Operations
In studies of firms’ internationalisation, language has tended to be bundled into ‘cultural and psychic distance boxes’. In this article, an attempt is made to unbundle the impact of language…
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Technology and Globalisation: An Overview
Globalisation is a term too easily used without reference to the basic enabling role of technology. It is the interplay between available technology and the prevailing social processes, especially dominant…
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An Information Infrastructure for Development
The aim of this paper is to bring the challenge of an information perspective to bear on development issues and in particular on the role of telecommunications. In a too…
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The Rural-Urban ‘Digital Divide’ in New Zealand: Fact or Fable?
Much electronic commerce literature addresses the potential existence of digital divides between different classes of users. While many studies document users reported perceptions of disadvantage or cite infrastructure availability benchmarks,…
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A New Research Programme on Information and Communication Technologies. The E-Society: Understanding the Restructuring of Practices and Institutions in the Digital Age
This is an advance notice of a new research programme, supported by Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), investigating the restructuring of practices and institutions in the digital age.…