Abstract
Purpose: the purpose of the study was to explore the extent of business intelligence technology on absorptive capacity, the level of innovative competence of University staffs, the relationship between the extent of business intelligence technology, absorptive capacity, the level of innovative competence among University staff, formulated development programs based on the study findings and established profile of respondents in terms of age, gender, educational level and length of service.Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional survey design guided the study and primary data was collected using structured questionnaires. Respondents classified into strata from which they were chosen randomly. The study population was 150 and a sample size of 108 got using sloven’s formula for generating sample size. Research data was organized according to research questions and by category of respondents of the study. The results were analyzed using SPSS. The responses to different questions were quantified into frequencies mean, translated into percentages and ranks and presented in tables.Results: The study revealed the following findings; majority of respondents were male, degree holders and most of the respondents served below 3 years. The extent of business intelligence technology Level ranged from high, moderate to very low, majority of staff’s level of innovative competence high and there was a significant relationship between business intelligence technology, absorptive capacity and level of innovative competence and the null hypothesis was rejected.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that the university’s top management needs to support the staff in various ways that will not only build their absorptive capacity but improve upon their skills and competencies in preparation for adoption of business intelligence technology (BIT) in the university.
Highlights
1.1 Background of the StudyBusiness Intelligence (BI) Technologies is becoming vital for many organizations, especially those that have extremely large amount of data
As far as level absorptive capacity is concerned, it was found out that majority (52.2%) of the respondents highly agreed that University staffs have the capacity to analyze any information acquired
This study examined the issues of absorptive capacity and innovative competencies as a prerequisite to adoption of the business intelligence technology (BIT) in organizations such as Universities are just about to get under way
Summary
1.1 Background of the StudyBusiness Intelligence (BI) Technologies is becoming vital for many organizations, especially those that have extremely large amount of data. Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) can provide decision makers with such accurate information, and with the appropriate tools for data analysis.Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) is an umbrella term that combines architectures, tools, data bases, applications, practices, and methodologies. Business intelligences technologies (BIT) emphasize the repetitive approach required to successfully extract maximum benefit from investment in Business Intelligence. It is repetitive because the Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) solutions evolve as the business evolves and offers much benefit to businesses. Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) projects are often mistakenly seen as purely technology based, with ownership limited to Information Technology (IT) specialists within the business instead of being embedded throughout the organization (Parkinson2010). Because staff members tend to look at Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) as purely Information Technology (IT) based, they fear to adopt and use such facilities offered by Business Intelligence Technology (BIT) (Heyns 2010)
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