A4 Article in conference proceedings
Why Does Cultural Diversity Foster Technology-enabled Intergenerational Collaboration? (2019)

Nurhas, I., Aditya, B. R., Geisler, S., & Pawlowski, J. (2019). Why Does Cultural Diversity Foster Technology-enabled Intergenerational Collaboration?. In A. Younus (Ed.), ISICO 2019 : Proceedings of the Fifth Information Systems International Conference (pp. 15-22). Elsevier. Procedia Computer Science, 161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.11.094

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Nurhas, Irawan; Aditya, Bayu Rima; Geisler, Stefan; Pawlowski, Jan

Parent publication: ISICO 2019 : Proceedings of the Fifth Information Systems International Conference

Parent publication editors: Younus, Arjumand

Conference:

Place and date of conference: Surabaya, Indonesia, 23.-24.7.2019

Journal or series: Procedia Computer Science

eISSN: 1877-0509

Publication year: 2019

Number in series: 161

Pages range: 15-22

Number of pages in the book: 1332

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.11.094

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67254

Abstract

Globalization and information technology enable people to join the movement of global citizenship and work without borders. However, different type of barriers existed that could affect collaboration in today’s work environment, in which different generations are involved. Although researchers have identified several technical barriers to intergenerational collaboration (iGOAL), the influence of cultural diversity on iGOAL has rarely been studied. Therefore, using a quantitative study approach, this paper investigates the impact of differences in cultural background on perceived technical and operational barriers to iGOAL. Our study reveals six barriers to IGC that are perceived differently by culturally diverse people (CDP) and non-CDP. Furthermore, CDP can foster IGC because CDP consider the barriers to be of less of a reason to avoid working with different generations than do non-CDP.

Keywords: teamwork; generations; interculturalism; challenges

Free keywords: challenges; problems; cross-generational collaboration; cross-cultural teamwork; barriers

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2019

JUFO rating: 1