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Cross-Cultural and Cognitive Aspects of Web Site Navigation

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

Laura A. Peracchio

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

María D. de Juan

Universidad de Alicante, Spain

The Web is intrinsically a global medium. Consequently, deciding how a Web site should express potentially culture-specific content to worldwide visitors is an important consideration in Web site design. In this article, the authors examine some of the site content characteristics that can lead Web site visitors to an optimal navigation experience, or flow, in a cross-cultural context. In particular, a cognitive frameworkfocuses on the effect of culture on attitudes toward the site and flow. The authors suggest that the congruity of a Web site with a visitor’s culture is a site content characteristic that influences the likelihood of experiencing flow. The authors develop a conceptual model to account for the impact of culture and other site content characteristics on flow and describe preliminary evidence supporting their model.

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 30, No. 4, 397-410 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/009207002236913


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