Template for IT Capability Sourcesheet Date:__________

Team members:

Country:

Dimension

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Category

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Comments/Notes/URL Sources

Political environment

1

Political stability  

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2

Extent of government promotion of IT    

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3

Trade barriers to IT diffusion  

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4

Regulation/restriction of IT ownership

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5

Legal protection for international software copyrights & trade secrets    

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Educational System

6

Literacy    

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7

IT literacy    

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Language/ Culture

8

Extent of knowledge of English  

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9

Extent of set of written symbols in native language    

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10

Hofstede MAS  

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11

Hofstede UAI  

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12

Hofstede PDI  

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13

Hofstede (IND)  

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14

Computer-Based Media Support Index (See Straub et al. 1996)  

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IT Diffusion

15

Extent of phones per capita    

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16

Extent of computers per capita    

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17

Extent of TV per capita  

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18

Extent of IT usage    

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Telecommun-ications

19

Extent of Internet connections    

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Infrastruct.

20

Support for EDI    

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21

Availability of digital networks    

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22

Availability of ISDN/fiber    

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Med.

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Comments/Notes/URL Sources

Computer Industry

23

Extent of native software industry    

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24

Extent of native hardware industry (new manufacture, copy, assemble)    

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Economy

25

Quality of physical infrastructure  

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26

Extent of privitization    

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27

GNP per capita    

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28

Extent of joint ventures with international firms    

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29

Extent of foreign direct investment    

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30

Existence/strength of its stock market with respect to world marketplace    

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Overall Assessment of IT Capability of Country (2 sentences maximum):

 

 

 

 

 

Attractiveness of the Country from an IT Strategic Perspective (2 sentences maximum):