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Information Systems Research and Academic Societies in Japan: an Overview

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posted on 2023-05-17, 01:55 authored by Sato, O, Kosaka, T, Paul TurnerPaul Turner
Japanese information systems (IS) research and the activities and foci of Japanese IS academic societies remain relatively unknown outside of Japan. A number of obstacles including structural and linguistic factors inhibit the smooth transfer and exchange of knowledge between Japanese IS researchers and international colleagues. There is also a lack of research exploring these factors and their consequences. This paper seeks to contribute to addressing both these issues. It commences with an empirical comparative analysis of the research foci of IS researchers in Japan and in the USA, and highlights a marked structural difference with Japanese IS researchers engaged in a more diverse range of activities than their USA counterparts. Using interviews these results are discussed with leading Japanese IS researchers and insights generated in relation IS academic societies and the characteristics and factors influencing Japanese IS research and its under-representation in the international IS community.

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Publication title

Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Pagination

53-71

ISSN

1943-7536

Department/School

School of Information and Communication Technology

Publisher

Association for Information Systems

Place of publication

USA

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Copyright © 2009 SERSC

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