ABSTRACT
The metamodels of culture (del Galdo and Nielsen, 1996; Hoft, 1996; Stewart and Bennett, 1991; Trompenaars, 1993) almost universally conclude that a significant portion of what can be called “culture” is embodied in the psychology of people. This includes their values and attitudes, preferred communication style, and cognitive style. A look at research into these core dimensions of culture provides some insights into how these dimensions might affect user interactions with technology and hence, the design of user interfaces. The role played by values and attitudes and preferred communication style in the framework of culture are discussed below. Culture and cognitive style are discussed in Section 2.2.
