Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between organizational structure between IT and the barriers to its establishment in University of Isfahan from faculty member’s viewpoints in 2007-2008. The questionnaires were prepared and examined based on the organization dimensions of organizational structures (formality, complexity, centralization) and IT. The research is descriptive-correlative type. Statistical population of the research consisted of 466 faculty member’s of university of Isfahan which 80 individuals were selected as statistical samples through simple randomized sampling method. To gather the data for organizational dimensions and IT a questionnaire consisted of 37 items based on 5-point Likert-scale .The reliability of questionnaire obtained 0.93 using Cronbach's alpha. The content and face validity of the questionnaire was determined through the viewpoints of experts in management & educational sciences .The data were analyzed at descriptive (Frequency, Percentage, Mean) and inferential levels (correlation coefficient, variance analysis, independent T- test) by the SPSS software version 15.00. The findings showed that there was a significant and positive correlation between all organizational dimensions of structure and information technology.
Highlights
If we consider Adam Smith’s work as turning point for enhancing the efficiency of organizations in 19th century, there is no doubt that emerging of the computer in the middle of 20th century has had less influence on the organizations, and its multidimensional effects prepared grounds to, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the organizations, so that IT has got an undeniable role in new organizations
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between organizational structure between IT and the barriers to its establishment in University of Isfahan from faculty member’s viewpoints in 2007-2008
Analyzing the questions revealed the following results: According to table 1, the correlation coefficient between IT application in University of Isfahan and formality reduction was significant at p ≤ 0.01
Summary
If we consider Adam Smith’s work as turning point for enhancing the efficiency of organizations in 19th century, there is no doubt that emerging of the computer in the middle of 20th century has had less influence on the organizations, and its multidimensional effects prepared grounds to, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the organizations, so that IT has got an undeniable role in new organizations. The era in which we live is called Information Age. In today’s world, information is viewed as the main factor and the cornerstone of economical and social development in the countries, playing pivotal role in all human activities. Information age, the human life and the relationship between them have substantially changed and vast developments have emerged in the field of information technology. IT consists of tools, instruments equipment, knowledge, and skills which are used for collecting, storing, restoring, and transferring the information (Behan, 1999)
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