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題名 An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study of Message Board of Sitcom Programs in United State and Taiwan
作者 李惠敏
Lee, Hui-Min
貢獻者 邱志聖
Chiou, S. C.
李惠敏
Lee, Hui-Min
關鍵詞 virtual community
message board
cross-culture
content analysis
日期 2003
上傳時間 18-Sep-2009 18:55:48 (UTC+8)
摘要 This exploratory study examined the effect of cross-culture on the content of messages on message boards, more specifically through the sitcom programs shown in United States and Taiwan. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of culture: Individualism vs. Collectivism. However as shown in the study factors such as country of origin as well as viewers’ profile will play a role and have its effect in the findings. Content analysis was applied to analyze the data. The results of this study have important implications for cross-cultural consumer studies and marketing practices.

The practical research involved analyzing an organization’s data utilizing data mining tools with the objective of customers and products segmentations. The report ends by pointing out areas for future research.
This exploratory study examined the effect of cross-culture on the content of messages on message boards, more specifically through the sitcom programs shown in United States and Taiwan. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of culture: Individualism vs. Collectivism. However as shown in the study factors such as country of origin as well as viewers’ profile will play a role and have its effect in the findings. Content analysis was applied to analyze the data. The results of this study have important implications for cross-cultural consumer studies and marketing practices.

The practical research involved analyzing an organization’s data utilizing data mining tools with the objective of customers and products segmentations. The report ends by pointing out areas for future research.
參考文獻 Anderson, W. T. (1999). Communities in a world of Open Systems. Futures, 31, pp. 457-463.
Bontempo, R., Betancourt, H., Bond, M., Leung, K., Brenes, A., Georgas, J., Hui, C. H., Marin, G., Setiadi, B., Sinha, J. B. P., Verma, J., Spangenberg, J., Touzard, H., & de Montmollin, G. (1986). The measurement of etic aspects of individualism and collectivism across cultures. Australian Journal of Psychology, 38, 257-267
Byrd, Marguita L. (1998). Multicultural Communication and Popular Culture: Racial and Ethnic Images in Star Trek. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Cartwright, D. P. (1953). Analysis of Qualitative Material, Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences, eds. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 421-470.
Fearing, F. (1953). Towards a Psychological Theory of Human Communication. Journal of Personality, 22, 71-88.
Hofstede, Greet (1983). The Culture Relativity of Organizational Practices and Theories. Journal of International Business Studies, 14 (Fall), 75-89.
Holsti, O. R. (1969). Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing.
Hui, C. H. (1988). Measurement of Individualism-Collectivism. Journal of Research in Personality, 22, 17-36.
Hui, C. H. and Triandis, H. C (1986). Individualism-Collectivism: A Study of Cross-Cultural Researchers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 17(2), 225-248.
Kaplan, A., and Golsen, J. M. (1949). The Reliability of Content Analysis Categories. The Language of Politics: Studies in Quantitative Semantics, eds. New York: George Steward, 83-112.
Kassarjian, Harold H. (1997). Content Analysis in Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 4(June), 8-18.
Kolbe, R. H., and Burnett, M. S. (1991). Content Analysis Research: An Examination of Applications with Directives for improving Research Reliability and Objectivity. Journal of Consumer Research, 18, 243-250.
Lee, F., D. Vogel, and M. Limayem (2003). Virtual Community Informatics: A Review and Research Agenda. The Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, 5:1, 2003, 47-61.
Radev, R., Kelsey L., Weiguo F. (2001). Getting answers to natural language questions on the Web. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Hoboken: Mar 2002. Vol. 53, Iss. 5; p. 359.
Rafaeli, S. (2002). Online auctions, messaging, communication and social facilitation: A simulation and experimental evidence. European Journal of Information Systems. Basingstoke: Sep 2002. Vol. 11, Iss. 3; p.196.
Rheingold, H. (2000). Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. Addison-Wesley, New York, NY, USA.
Smith, M. Brewster, Brunner, Jerome S., and White, Robert W. (1956). Opinion and Personality, New York: Wiley.
Tehranian, M. (1999). Global Communication and World Policts: Domination, Development, and Discourse. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner.
Triandis, Harry C. (1994). Culture and Social Behavior, New York: McGraw-Hill.
Wellman, B., and Gulia, M. (1999). The Network Community: An Introduction to Networks in the Global Villiage. Networks in the Global Village 1-48. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Yu, C. N. (1974). A Comparison of Television Programs between the United States and the Republic of China. San Jose State University.
Friends United States Official Website- Warner Brothers: http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/container.html
Friends Taiwan Website- Yahoo:
http://tw.club.yahoo.com/clubs/FRIENDSForever/
Beauty or Beast- Videoland:
http://japan.videoland.com.tw/ta.asp?dtype=bob
Love of Rose- PChome
http://club.pchome.com.tw/urs/club_index.html?club_e_name=roselove
描述 碩士
國立政治大學
國際經營與貿易研究所
91351044
92
資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0091351044
資料類型 thesis
dc.contributor.advisor 邱志聖zh_TW
dc.contributor.advisor Chiou, S. C.en_US
dc.contributor.author (Authors) 李惠敏zh_TW
dc.contributor.author (Authors) Lee, Hui-Minen_US
dc.creator (作者) 李惠敏zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Lee, Hui-Minen_US
dc.date (日期) 2003en_US
dc.date.accessioned 18-Sep-2009 18:55:48 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 18-Sep-2009 18:55:48 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 18-Sep-2009 18:55:48 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0091351044en_US
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/36593-
dc.description (描述) 碩士zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 國際經營與貿易研究所zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 91351044zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 92zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This exploratory study examined the effect of cross-culture on the content of messages on message boards, more specifically through the sitcom programs shown in United States and Taiwan. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of culture: Individualism vs. Collectivism. However as shown in the study factors such as country of origin as well as viewers’ profile will play a role and have its effect in the findings. Content analysis was applied to analyze the data. The results of this study have important implications for cross-cultural consumer studies and marketing practices.

The practical research involved analyzing an organization’s data utilizing data mining tools with the objective of customers and products segmentations. The report ends by pointing out areas for future research.
zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This exploratory study examined the effect of cross-culture on the content of messages on message boards, more specifically through the sitcom programs shown in United States and Taiwan. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of culture: Individualism vs. Collectivism. However as shown in the study factors such as country of origin as well as viewers’ profile will play a role and have its effect in the findings. Content analysis was applied to analyze the data. The results of this study have important implications for cross-cultural consumer studies and marketing practices.

The practical research involved analyzing an organization’s data utilizing data mining tools with the objective of customers and products segmentations. The report ends by pointing out areas for future research.
en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I
ABSTRACT II
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS III

1. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
1.3 Significance of the Study 5
1.4 Research Questions 6
1.5 Structure of the Report 6

2. CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.1 Virtual Community 8
2.2 Discussion Forum 10
2.3 Culture 10
2.4 Individualism vs. Collectivism 11
2.5 Popular Culture and Multicultural Communication 14
2.6 Propositions 16

3. CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
3.1 Content Analysis Research Design 19
3.2 Identify and Obtain Data 19
3.3 Coding Scheme 24
3.4 Coding Reliability 28

4. CHAPTER FOUR: Results and Findings 34
4.1 Friends US vs. Friends TW 34
4.1.1 Topics 35
4.1.2 Messages 38
4.2 Friends TW vs. Beauty or Beast JP- Country of Origin 43
4.2.1 Topics 43
4.2.2 Messages 46
4.3 Friends TW vs. Love of Rose TW- TV Rating and Viewers Profile 49
4.3.1 Topics 49
4.3.2 Messages 51

5. CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 56
5.1 Discussion and Marketing Implications 56
5.1.1 The effects of Information-Seeking discussions on message board 56
5.1.2 The effects of Plot-Related discussions on message board. 57
5.1.3 The effects of Emotion-related discussions on message
board. 58

5.2 Areas for Future Research 59

BIBLIOGRAPHY 61
APPENDICES 64
Appendix A- Topics for Friends US. 64
Appendix B- Messages for Friends US. 67
zh_TW
dc.language.iso en_US-
dc.source.uri (資料來源) http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0091351044en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) virtual communityen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) message boarden_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) cross-cultureen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) content analysisen_US
dc.title (題名) An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study of Message Board of Sitcom Programs in United State and Taiwanzh_TW
dc.type (資料類型) thesisen
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Anderson, W. T. (1999). Communities in a world of Open Systems. Futures, 31, pp. 457-463.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Bontempo, R., Betancourt, H., Bond, M., Leung, K., Brenes, A., Georgas, J., Hui, C. H., Marin, G., Setiadi, B., Sinha, J. B. P., Verma, J., Spangenberg, J., Touzard, H., & de Montmollin, G. (1986). The measurement of etic aspects of individualism and collectivism across cultures. Australian Journal of Psychology, 38, 257-267zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Byrd, Marguita L. (1998). Multicultural Communication and Popular Culture: Racial and Ethnic Images in Star Trek. New York: McGraw-Hill.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Cartwright, D. P. (1953). Analysis of Qualitative Material, Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences, eds. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 421-470.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Fearing, F. (1953). Towards a Psychological Theory of Human Communication. Journal of Personality, 22, 71-88.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hofstede, Greet (1983). The Culture Relativity of Organizational Practices and Theories. Journal of International Business Studies, 14 (Fall), 75-89.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Holsti, O. R. (1969). Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hui, C. H. (1988). Measurement of Individualism-Collectivism. Journal of Research in Personality, 22, 17-36.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hui, C. H. and Triandis, H. C (1986). Individualism-Collectivism: A Study of Cross-Cultural Researchers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 17(2), 225-248.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Kaplan, A., and Golsen, J. M. (1949). The Reliability of Content Analysis Categories. The Language of Politics: Studies in Quantitative Semantics, eds. New York: George Steward, 83-112.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Kassarjian, Harold H. (1997). Content Analysis in Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 4(June), 8-18.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Kolbe, R. H., and Burnett, M. S. (1991). Content Analysis Research: An Examination of Applications with Directives for improving Research Reliability and Objectivity. Journal of Consumer Research, 18, 243-250.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Lee, F., D. Vogel, and M. Limayem (2003). Virtual Community Informatics: A Review and Research Agenda. The Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, 5:1, 2003, 47-61.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Radev, R., Kelsey L., Weiguo F. (2001). Getting answers to natural language questions on the Web. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Hoboken: Mar 2002. Vol. 53, Iss. 5; p. 359.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Rafaeli, S. (2002). Online auctions, messaging, communication and social facilitation: A simulation and experimental evidence. European Journal of Information Systems. Basingstoke: Sep 2002. Vol. 11, Iss. 3; p.196.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Rheingold, H. (2000). Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. Addison-Wesley, New York, NY, USA.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Smith, M. Brewster, Brunner, Jerome S., and White, Robert W. (1956). Opinion and Personality, New York: Wiley.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Tehranian, M. (1999). Global Communication and World Policts: Domination, Development, and Discourse. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Triandis, Harry C. (1994). Culture and Social Behavior, New York: McGraw-Hill.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Wellman, B., and Gulia, M. (1999). The Network Community: An Introduction to Networks in the Global Villiage. Networks in the Global Village 1-48. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Yu, C. N. (1974). A Comparison of Television Programs between the United States and the Republic of China. San Jose State University.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Friends United States Official Website- Warner Brothers: http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/container.htmlzh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Friends Taiwan Website- Yahoo:zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) http://tw.club.yahoo.com/clubs/FRIENDSForever/zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Beauty or Beast- Videoland:zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) http://japan.videoland.com.tw/ta.asp?dtype=bobzh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Love of Rose- PChomezh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) http://club.pchome.com.tw/urs/club_index.html?club_e_name=roselovezh_TW