scholarly journals Leader Power, Conflict Handling Styles, and Subordinate Compliance: A Study on Information Technology Professionals in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-35
Author(s):  
Ada T. Cenkci
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Power Bases ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Conflict Management Styles ◽  
Referent Power ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Conflict Handling ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of leaders’ power bases and styles of handling conflict on subordinate behavioral and attitudinal compliance. Convenience sampling was used, and 353 information technology (IT) professionals in Turkey participated in the survey. The outcomes revealed that leaders’ cooperative and dominating conflict management styles (CMSs), “expert and referent power”, and legitimate power positively influence subordinates’ behavioral compliance. In addition, “expert and referent power” and legitimate power positively affect attitudinal compliance, while avoiding and dominating CMSs negatively influence it. Overall, the results partially support the influence of leader power bases and styles of handling conflict on subordinate compliance. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the listed variables with a sample of IT professionals employed in various industries in Turkey. Organizations can utilize the study results to increase leadership effectiveness and to deliver better management of IT human capital.

A Comparative Study of the Effects of Culture on the Deployment of Information Technology

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Ditsa ◽  
Saleh Alwahaishi ◽  
Shayma Al-Kobaisi ◽  
Václav Snášel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Culture is thought to be the most difficult to isolate, define, and measure in the adoption and use of IT (Information Technology) (Hassan & Ditsa, 1999). Consequently, the impact of culture on the adoption and use of IT does not feature prominently in Information Systems (IS) literature. As cultural factors are important to the success of IT adoption and use, this research paper examines culture’s impact on the adoption and use of IT in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The results of the study were compared along eight cultural dimensions with a study on the adoption and use of IT in developing and developed countries. The results are also used to identify issues that concern the relationship of culture and IT and their implications for IT adoption and use in the UAE. The study results are further used to suggest ways of bridging the digital divide between the UAE and developed countries.

A Comparative Study of the Effects of Culture on the Deployment of Information Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
George Ditsa ◽  
Saleh Alwahaishi ◽  
Shayma Alkobaisi ◽  
Václav Snášel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

Culture is thought to be the most difficult to isolate, define, and measure in the adoption and use of IT (Information Technology) (Hassan & Ditsa, 1999). Consequently, the impact of culture on the adoption and use of IT does not feature prominently in Information Systems (IS) literature. As cultural factors are important to the success of IT adoption and use, this research paper examines culture’s impact on the adoption and use of IT in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The results of the study were compared along eight cultural dimensions with a study on the adoption and use of IT in developing and developed countries. The results are also used to identify issues that concern the relationship of culture and IT and their implications for IT adoption and use in the UAE. The study results are further used to suggest ways of bridging the digital divide between the UAE and developed countries.

scholarly journals Electronic Media and Impact of Advancement in Information Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 230-252
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umair Chaudhary ◽  
Abdul Ghani ◽  
Shehla Jabeen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

The present study shall discuss and explore the advancement of Information Technology and its usage in electronic media. It will also elaborate the technological advancement, and development has impacted media particularly electronic media including radio, newsreels, television, and film, etc. Information Technology has been influential due to its rapid advancement and progression. It has also reshaped the way information is disseminated on different forms of electronic media. To gauge the impact of advancement in Information Technology on electronic media, a survey method was used and interviews were conducted from IT professionals, journalists students, etc. All forms of information technology have virtually created an impact on society. However, the electronic media industry has taken some time to adopt technological advancements, changes, and development. The emergence of new ways, techniques resultantly increased the viewership, and resultantly transmission of electronic media has gone up dramatically.

scholarly journals What motivates IT professionals? Case of Latvia

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Svetlana Gribanova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Job Expectations ◽  
New Concepts

For successful motivation of professionals, it is important to understand accurately their goals, values and job expectations. Theories of motivation suggest different motives to improve productivity, but their effectiveness is not sufficiently validated in case of IT professionals. This study uses empirical data from online surveys of information technology professionals. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors that motivate professionals to work more efficiently, initiatively and productively. The results of the study show that to effectively solve the problem of motivating IT professionals, it is useful to use different theories of motivation, combine these theories and construct new concepts of motivation.

Educating IT Professionals Using Effective Online, Pedagogical, and Scheduling Techniques

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Hsu ◽  
Karin Hamilton ◽  
John Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
It Professionals

Information technology professionals comprise an important segment of adult learners seeking a four-year undergraduate degree, and it is important to provide programs that address not only the conceptual and theoretical, but also adult learning needs in terms of career orientation and practicality together with providing real-life applications relevant to the needs of the IT job marketplace. The techniques of employing distance learning, providing modular and practical learning segments, emphasizing adult-oriented learning preferences, engaging users toward learning, and providing appropriate course schedules and sequencing are discussed in the context of an actual adult learner program. This program integrates job and career-oriented needs with that of a well-rounded business education. Examples and illustrations are provided to illustrate how an adult-oriented program was customized to provide needs important to adult learners and IT professionals, with the objective of producing superior and useful learning results.

Competence of Information Technology Professionals in Internet-Based Ventures

2009 ◽  
pp. 1905-1919
Author(s):  
Tobias Kollmann ◽  
Matthias Häsel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Competence Model ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Different Dimensions

This chapter articulates the knowledge and skills required by IT professionals in young Internet-based firms. Building on the general IT governance principle of aligning business and IT, it introduces an adequate competence model, outlines its dimensions, and suggests a framework for modeling the effects of factors internal and external to the firm on the value propositions of the different dimensions. The authors hope that a comprehensive understanding of the role of ITrelated competence will assist founders not only in finding suitable partners, but also in aligning e-business strategy and information technology in Internet-based ventures.

Educating IT Professionals Using Effective Online, Pedagogical, and Scheduling Techniques

2012 ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Hsu ◽  
Karin Hamilton ◽  
John Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
It Professionals

Information technology professionals comprise an important segment of adult learners seeking a four-year undergraduate degree, and it is important to provide programs that address not only the conceptual and theoretical, but also adult learning needs in terms of career orientation and practicality together with providing real-life applications relevant to the needs of the IT job marketplace. The techniques of employing distance learning, providing modular and practical learning segments, emphasizing adult-oriented learning preferences, engaging users toward learning, and providing appropriate course schedules and sequencing are discussed in the context of an actual adult learner program. This program integrates job and career-oriented needs with that of a well-rounded business education. Examples and illustrations are provided to illustrate how an adult-oriented program was customized to provide needs important to adult learners and IT professionals, with the objective of producing superior and useful learning results.

scholarly journals The social construction of Paul’s apostolic leadership in Corinth

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Barentsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Power ◽  
Christian Identity ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Power Bases ◽  
Referent Power ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
The Social ◽  
Jewish Descent ◽  
Literary Unity

In a climate of institutional change and loss of authority, it is urgently needed to rethink the legitimacy of religious authority. This article offers a case study of Paul’s authority claims in Corinth, using French & Raven’s theory of social power, to offer new insights into the construction of religious leadership. Paul negotiated renewed acceptance as Corinth’s founder and apostle by appealing to legitimate power that he was a better leader than Moses, even Christ’s ambassador, and by undermining the legitimate power of his opponents who claimed Jewish descent and apostolic miracles as key leadership markers. Similarly, Paul appealed to referent power by portraying his suffering as a mark of Christ-embodying leadership and undermined the referent power of his opponents by denouncing status, patronage support and rhetoric as legitimation for leadership. Paul did not appeal to other power bases (informational, expert, reward and coercion), because he could not be sure to outrank his opponents on those counts. This analysis suggests that religious authority in the form of Paul’s founding apostleship was difficult to comprehend and embed in the social and cultural structures of Corinth at that time. Paul needed to engage in intense contention and negotiation to construct a socially and culturally viable model of leadership that would do justice to his vision of Christian identity. As a corollary, the evidence of the intensity of this conflict at various levels throughout the epistle can be interpreted as supporting the literary unity of the epistle.

scholarly journals The Impact of Power Bases and Ledership Strategies Adopted by Managers on Information Technology Employees

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Harold Andrew Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
Power Bases ◽  
It Managers ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Impact

The present investigation focused on power bases and its impact on leadership strategies of IT managers and its impact. The dependent variable was leadership strategies and its impact and independent variable was power bases adopted by IT managers. Three standardized tools were adopted to collect data. 515 respondents for this study representing 87 Indian, Indian multinational and multinational IT companies were surveyed. The hypotheses were tested. The detail findings, conclusions, implications and suggestions have been discussed.

The Impact of Information Technology on the Management of Intellectual Capital in the Banking Industry

2007 ◽  
pp. 201-214
Author(s):  
S. Shang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Process Output ◽  
Detection Capabilities ◽  
Management Capabilities ◽  
The Impact

This study seeks answers to two questions: what types of intellectual capital are affected by IT and how can IT affect these types of intellectual capital? An analysis of intellectual capital indicators of the banking industry using an input-process-output model reveals that the process mediator variables, namely management capabilities, are highly affected by information technology. These management capabilities include risk management, quality management, taking advantage of new opportunities, product development and delivery, marketing management, and fulfilling customer needs. Information technology plays a key role in supporting decision-making, making possible business innovations and tightening controls of various processes through its tracking, informational, dissemination, analytical, simulative, and detection capabilities. Moreover, disintermediation is possible because of information technology. Although limited to one industry, it is believed that the study results can provide organizations with useful guidelines for managing intellectual capital with information technology.

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