Group support for regional development in Mexico

Author

Morales, Beatriz ; Moreira, Hector ; Vogel, Doug

Author_Institution

Inst. Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico

Volume

4

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Jan 1995

Firstpage

232

Abstract

We live at a time of rapid change in a world of challenges and contrasts. The opportunities for application of group support systems (GSS) in international contexts are many in number and broad reaching in implication. A methodology for regional development studies has been developed by the ITESM Center for Strategic Studies in Monterrey, Mexico. This paper examines their use of group systems, reports on findings, compares to US findings, and establishes areas of future research. Data gathered in conjunction with a series of GSS sessions on regional development with 293 senior Mexican business and government participants are presented. Discussion focuses on the implications of cultural differences in conjunction with GSS use compared to US groups

Keywords

groupware; social aspects of automation; teleconferencing; ITESM Center for Strategic Studies; Mexican business; Mexico; cultural differences; future research; government; group support systems; methodology; regional development; Application software; Business; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Costs; Cultural differences; Environmental economics; Global communication; Government; Robustness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1995. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wailea, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6930-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1995.375726

Filename

375726