If We Build It, Will They Come? The Cultural Challenges of Cyberinfrastructure Development

TitleIf We Build It, Will They Come? The Cultural Challenges of Cyberinfrastructure Development
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsFinholt, T. A., & Birnholtz J. P.
Pagination89 - 101
Date Published2006///
Keywordsgap_evidence, gap_relationships, sg_data_culture, sg_data_infrastructure
URLhttp://socialmedia.northwestern.edu/files/2013/10/BainbridgeBook.pdf

Gap Area Study Type:

High-level Gap Areas:

Purpose: 
Reflected on dysfunction in collaboration in early stages of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), a large-scale deployment of cyberinfrastructure
Method: 
Analyzed differences in three professional cultures in light of Hofstede’s cultural constructs [Hofstede, G. 1980. Culture’s Consequences. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications and Hofstede, G. 1991. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. London: McGraw-Hill]