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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Cultural Reflections in Qatari Government Websites

Author : Nouf Khashman

Published in: Design, User Experience, and Usability: Interactive Experience Design

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Localizing a website by incorporating culturally appropriate design features arguably helps it become more functional and usable for its users. This paper seeks to explore cultural reflections in government websites from Qatar using the influential cultural model of Geert Hofstede. Through using systematic content analysis, the examination focused on Web design elements which have been proven to be good indicators of preferences within cultural groups. The results showed that Arab culture which Qatar belongs to is somewhat reflected in the design of Qatari websites.

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Metadata
Title
Cultural Reflections in Qatari Government Websites
Author
Nouf Khashman
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Design, User Experience, and Usability: Interactive Experience Design

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-20888-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-20889-3

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20889-3_6