Self-Report Measures and Findings for Information Technology Attitudes and Competencies

2008 ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda Christensen ◽  
Gerald Knezek
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Technology Attitudes

“Knowledge management practices” as moderator in the relationship between organizational culture and performance in information technology companies in India

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Shea ◽  
Syed Aktharsha Usman ◽  
Sengottuvel Arivalagan ◽  
Satyanarayana Parayitam
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Information Technology Companies ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine knowledge management (KM) practices as a moderator in the relationship between organizational culture and performance. The effect of four types of organizational culture on organizational performance was studied. In addition to direct effects, most importantly, KM practices as a moderator in strengthening the culture-performance relationship were empirically examined. Design/methodology/approach A carefully crafted survey instrument was distributed and data was collected from 1,255 respondents from 10 information technology companies in India. After checking the psychometric properties of the instrument, this paper performs hierarchical regression to test hypotheses. Findings The results reveal that: cooperative culture, innovative culture, consistent culture and effectiveness culture were all positively and significantly related to organizational performance; KM practices were positively and significantly related to organizational performance, KM practices moderate the relationship between various dimensions of organizational culture and organizational performance. Research limitations/implications As with any survey-based research, the present study suffers from the problems associated with self-report measures. These are common method bias and social desirability bias. However, this study attempts to minimize these limitations by following appropriate statistical techniques. Practical implications This study contributes to both practicing managers and the literature on KM and organizational culture. The study suggests that managers use KM practices, which are all-pervasive and very important for improving organizational performance. The results highlight the importance of implementing KM practices in organizations. Originality/value This study provides new insights into the importance of KM practices in achieving sustained competitive advantage by achieving organizational effectiveness. To the knowledge, the importance of KM practices is underemphasized in organizational culture research.

All CLEAR? Preparing for IT Downtime

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanne T. Kashiwagi ◽  
Meredie D. Sexton ◽  
C. Estelle Souchet Graves ◽  
Jay M. Johnson ◽  
Byron I. Callies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Care Continuity ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Health Care Information Technology ◽  
Care Information

Health care information technology (IT) outages pose a threat to patient safety and patient care continuity. Organizations’ downtime plans must be updated regularly and staff at the work area level should have experience with implementing IT outage operations through downtime drills. This article describes the study institution’s IT Outage Toolkit, based on the acronym CLEAR, which guides the development of a downtime plan as well as design, execution, and assessment of work area downtime drills. Self-report and external audits of downtime drills help identify performance gaps and gaps in downtime plans.

Information technology adoption and implementation in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1466-1482
Author(s):  
Abbas Tarhini ◽  
Jihan Tarhini ◽  
Anwar Tarhini
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Report ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Social Difficulties ◽  
The University

Purpose Research has shown that information technology has a tremendous effect on higher educational (HE) institutions. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that would depict and highlight on the financial, cultural, political and social difficulties that affect the adoption of technology in HE institutions. Design/methodology/approach In this study, it is hypothesized that cultural, political and financial resources of the university administrative body, together with the employees’ background in terms of academic experience and education, shape the approach to a successful IT adoption. To investigate the proposed framework, a survey targeting employees, and an interview targeting IT managers were conducted. Findings The results indicate that the university structural framework together with IT knowledge and awareness at the university administrative level restrains any individual cultural and political effects on the IT adoption even if it is implemented partially. Research limitations/implications First, the respondents were selected using the convenience sampling technique. Second, the data were collected through self-report questionnaires. Practical implications The results of this study are important for university administrators, technology suppliers and donors, as this may contribute to better understanding of the factors that could influence the adoption, management and use of ICT resources for enhancing the knowledge of the university capabilities. Originality/value This study is the first one to address the integration of IT in HE institutions in the region; the results have implications for IT adoption in such institutions. More importantly, the study suggests a framework that reveals multiple levels of influence that impact the adoption and implementation of IT in the institutions.

Smoking Assessment through Information Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 192-215
Author(s):  
Paola Gremigni
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Assessment Procedures

This chapter introduces a proposal for the role of information technology as a means of completing a comprehensive assessment of smoking behaviour. Smoking cessation is an important goal both in primary care and in healthcare settings. Results of the literature encourage the utilisation of self-report questionnaires to assess individual differences that could assist to develop stage-matched-intervention for smoking cessation. Reliable and valid measurement tools are available in this area, but comprehensive assessment procedures are not yet standardized. Computerized/web-based psychological testing procedures may provide relevant advantages, in comparison to traditional paper-pencil approach, in that they may guarantee reliable results through the standardization of both testing and scoring procedures. They may also allow creating a common database accessible to researchers from various healthcare organizations.

scholarly journals Librarians’ attitudes towards application of information technology in academic libraries in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ramzan ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Shakil Ahmad ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Information Technology Training ◽  
Technology Attitudes

Introduction. This study investigated librarians’ attitudes towards application of information technology in academic libraries and interrelationship between their attitudes and different factors of their professional and personal traits. Method. Primary data was collected from 288 academic librarians working across Pakistan. Analysis. Answers from 219 valid questionnaires were used for data analysis through frequency runs, cross-tabulation, Pearson correlation coefficient, and t-test.. Results. The findings revealed, overall, that respondents showed slightly positive attitudes towards information technology. However, several librarians were confused over the ownership of information technology applications in libraries. A significant relationship was determined between librarians’ information technology attitudes and availability and usage of information technology in libraries, expenditure on information technology, librarians’ expertise in information technology, their awareness about new technologies, experience in computer usage, information technology training, academic qualifications, and experience as librarians. No significant relationship was found between librarians’ information technology attitudes and library budget, size of libraries, type of libraries, location and librarians’ gender. Conclusions. One of the outcomes of this study is that the information technologyattitudes of librarians have been found to be positively associated with the libraries’ information technologyavailability level and librarians’ expertise in information technology. Therefore, a significant effort is needed to enhance the librarians’ positivity towards application of information technologyin libraries. This requires librarians’ exposure to, and experience of latest technologies. Librarians’ role in information technology-related decision making needs to be enhanced.

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