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    Democracy, culture and information security: a case study in Zanzibar

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    Authors
    Shaaban, Hussein Khamis
    Conrad, Marc
    Affiliation
    University of Bedfordshire
    Issue Date
    2013
    Subjects
    information security
    national cultures
    democracy
    Zanzibar
    
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    Abstract
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of culture on information security in a developing country's view. Design/methodology/approach – Two questionnaires adopted from the GLOBE project and OCAI were used to collect quantitative data on national and organisational culture. Also, a face to face semi‐structured interview was used to get insight into deep‐rooted issues concerning information security in the study environment. In addition, a previous study was used to find correlation of the data in this study. Findings – The findings show that national culture has more influence than organisation culture on information security. We find that the dimensions that influence information security are Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, In‐Group Collectivism, and Future Orientation. Research limitations/implications – This research was conducted in a public sector environment with employees thereby limiting external validity. Also, the population of the survey was small to make a generalisation of the findings. Also, the length of the questionnaire and complexity of questions put off many potential respondents. Practical implications – Culture has impact on information security implementation and therefore the results imply that some consideration should be given when implementing information security models. Originality/value – This study is important because it empirically correlates information security with cultural dimensions in a developing country's environment.
    Citation
    Shaaban, H., Conrad, M. (2013) 'Democracy, culture and information security: a case study in Zanzibar' Information Management & Computer Security, 21 (3):191
    Publisher
    Emerald Group Publishing Limited
    Journal
    Information Management & Computer Security
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/333146
    DOI
    10.1108/IMCS-09-2012-0057
    Additional Links
    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/IMCS-09-2012-0057
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0968-5227
    Sponsors
    State University of Zanzibar, World Bank
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1108/IMCS-09-2012-0057
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