Private Sector IT Research Articles

Does Participative Leadership Promote Employee Innovative Work Behavior in IT Organizations

The responsibilities of leaders have grown as a result of information technology organizations’ increasing reliance on information and development to carry out their work. It is important for leaders to guide and support organizations as they respond to the challenges of continually generating new innovation and information frameworks. The participative initiative, therefore, is characterized as an authority that draws on part data and part insight to reduce progressive obstructions by including individual hierarchical individuals in the decision-making process. The participative initiative encourages a positive style of leadership in which the leader provides workers with the chance to partake in dynamic and critical thinking through consolation, backing, and impact. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of participative leadership on employee innovative work behavior through the mediating role of employee knowledge-sharing attitude and absorptive capacity, with project risk management as moderator. The non-probability convenience sampling technique was used and data collection occurred over three months from January 2022 to March 2022. As data collection took place in one time period, the design is cross-sectional in nature. The data were collected from 273 workers (i.e. engineering manager, project manager, project leader, team leader, software engineer, advisor, and expert) working in different public and private sector IT companies of Portugal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both hard and soft copies of surveys were distributed via email. The analysis was performed using Smart PLS version 3.2.8. The results revealed that participative leadership had a direct effect on employee innovative work behavior that was positive and significant. Also, both the knowledge-sharing attitude and absorptive capacity of employees positively and significantly mediate the relationship between participative leadership and employee innovative work behavior. Project risk management, however, only significantly moderates the relationship between absorptive capacity and employee innovative work behavior. Lastly, some theoretical, practical implications, study limitations and future directions were discussed.

Organisational and professional hierarchies in a data management system: public–private collaborative building of public healthcare and social services in Finland

ABSTRACT Nordic countries are considered international leaders in producing combinable data on their citizens’ encounters with public institutions, as well as the digitalisation of public services. Public-sector professionals increasingly collaborate with private IT companies in developing data analytics products for cost saving and cost-efficiency. This article presents the results of a two-year ethnographic study of a collaboration between the Knowledge Team of a public-sector organisation and a private-sector IT company for developing and maintaining a data management system in one Finnish regional healthcare and social service organisation. The data management system is defined as a data analytics product that provides management with information about clinical and financial aspects of organisation management. We combine perspectives of science and technology studies and the sociology of professions to situate our research on the data management system as a boundary object within the broader context of professional work. Via our theoretical framework, we examine the negotiation process through which the data management system becomes a boundary object in practice. This process includes not only the accommodation of diverse epistemic cultures but also organisational and professional hierarchies that empower some experts to shape the data management system towards their visions and interests. This article applies the ‘boundary object’ concept to elucidate structural power differentials in public–private partnerships and multi-professional collaborations.

Digitalization of Global Economy: A Qualitative Study Exploring Key Indicators use to Measure Digital Progress in the Public Sector

Research background:The digitalization of the global economy is the most common phenomenon in the 21st century. Most Public sector organizations have already started their journeys towards digitalization, and many of them have dealt with their contemporary challenges with success. At the center of these transformations are metrics and indicators used for evaluating digital progress. Already existing measures focus on numerical measures of the presence of digital technology in the public sector (output measures), but do not evaluate the quality of the digitalized public sector (outcome measures).Purpose of the article: This paper attempts to evaluate metrics and indicators used for measuring the digital progress in the public sector.Methods:Three particular aspects of digitalization in the top five leading countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, and Malta) were examined: I. success rate of public sector IT projects (measured by how often projects are scrapped); II. The price comparability between the public sector and private sector IT projects; and III. The relative modernity of government IT systems (compared to private sector systems).Findings & Value added:The findings of this paper present key metrics and indicators that can be used to evaluate public sector digital progress. Policymakers will need to redefine digitalization goals and areas of investments, while researchers can contribute more insights to the individual impact of these metrics and indicators on the development of a digital public sector. To this end, the paper contributes to a better understanding of the essential metrics and indicators to measure digitalization progress in the public sector.

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The present study focuses on the critical areas of a typical Information Technology in the Private Sector within the USA that has narrowed down economic and national security assurance within the USA. The process of risk management in the IT Sector within the USA in regards to the structuring and management of risk associated with its strategic planning. Thus the article insights on the role of risk management to meet the success rate. The risk environment of the Private Sector's IT in the USA is inherently dynamic and complex. Hence articles highlight each component of risk management and its role to overcome the associated risk.

Combating deviant behaviour for strengthening organisational commitment: role of emotional intelligence

This study aims to examine the relationship between workplace deviant behaviour (WDB) and organisational commitment (OC), and to explore the role of emotional intelligence as a moderator on the relationship between WDB and OC. Data for the study were obtained from the respondents of information technology industries across Delhi/NCR by using convenience sampling. 302 middle level managers belonging to 24 different public and private sector IT companies were surveyed to investigate the above-mentioned relationship. The study reveals that work deviant behaviour negatively influences organisational commitment. Results further indicated that emotional intelligence weakens the negative influence of work deviant behaviour on organisational commitment. Due to the paucity of time, the present research work studies only small number of companies belonging only to Delhi-NCR region and a specific sector, hence, the results cannot be generalised. The study advances the existing literature on organisational commitment by identifying a significant association between organisational commitment, workplace deviant behaviour, and emotional intelligence, and highlighting its theoretical and practical implications.

Combating Deviant Behavior for Strengthening Organizational Commitment: Role of Emotional Intelligence.

This study aims to examine the relationship between workplace deviant behaviour (WDB) and organisational commitment (OC), and to explore the role of emotional intelligence as a moderator on the relationship between WDB and OC. Data for the study were obtained from the respondents of information technology industries across Delhi/NCR by using convenience sampling. 302 middle level managers belonging to 24 different public and private sector IT companies were surveyed to investigate the above-mentioned relationship. The study reveals that work deviant behaviour negatively influences organisational commitment. Results further indicated that emotional intelligence weakens the negative influence of work deviant behaviour on organisational commitment. Due to the paucity of time, the present research work studies only small number of companies belonging only to Delhi-NCR region and a specific sector, hence, the results cannot be generalised. The study advances the existing literature on organisational commitment by identifying a significant association between organisational commitment, workplace deviant behaviour, and emotional intelligence, and highlighting its theoretical and practical implications.

Prosocial Motivation of Private Sector IT Professionals Joining Government

Attracting highly skilled IT talent has become a priority and an immense burden for government organizations—especially when they have other—higher paying—employment opportunities. We set out to explore why IT professionals choose a government job to make an impact on society. We aim at disentangling the effects of different types of motives, such as extrinsic, intrinsic, and other-oriented motivational forces on the decision to accept a challenging government IT job. We use self-determination theory (SDT) to analyze publicly available statements of former private sector IT professionals reporting their reason for joining 18F. Our study is one of the first attempts to use SDT as a comprehensive framework for conducting qualitative research into work motivation in the public sector. We shed light on the conceptual and empirical distinctiveness of motives, behaviors, and perceptions of prosocial impact, which are often lumped together in the public service motivation (PSM) literature. We contribute novel empirical evidence to a nascent stream of research that uses SDT to disentangle the intrinsic, prosocial, and purely extrinsic motives that drive individuals’ decisions to join public-sector organizations.

Risk Management in Private Sector

The present study focuses on the critical areas of a typical Information Technology in the Private Sector within the USA that has narrowed down economic and national security assurance within the USA. The process of risk management in the IT Sector within the USA in regards to the structuring and management of risk associated with its strategic planning. Thus the article insights on the role of risk management to meet the success rate. The risk environment of the Private Sector's IT in the USA is inherently dynamic and complex. Hence articles highlight each component of risk management and its role to overcome the associated risk.

Gender intelligence and its influence on work atmosphere: A quantitative study from the private sector IT industry of Kerala

Gender intelligence and its influence on work atmosphere: A quantitative study from the private sector IT industry of Kerala

A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness and Happiness in Private Sector It Professionals: An Exploratory Study

Working life of an individual takes up a major share of his/her life. The work environment has a pivotal role in the lifestyle of an individual. Hence, it should be nurturing and developing along with the productive standards. The pressures of high performance and monotony can cause negative views among the working people. In the present scenario, the working professionals in the private sectors experience higher levels of psychological distress due to burnout and increased competitiveness. Psychological distresses can consequent in unconstructive views of the environment, others and the self. The concept of life satisfaction, henceforth, comes into focus which in this case, is significantly hindered. Life satisfaction is the subjective assessment of the quality of one’s life. Along these lines, conclusive relationship has been established between satisfaction with life and happiness. Moreover, the person with significant levels of life contentment is likely to engage in the act of forgiveness. In Indian context, these hassles might be differing for both the genders. Despite the pressures of daily life and ever demanding role of Indian women in families and their workplace, equilibrium needs to be established where women can play the twin role without compromising on her mental and physical health. This indicates that gender might play a significant role in the experience of Psychological distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Males and Females. Based on this premise, the present research attempts to investigate the magnitude of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Private Sector IT Professionals. The sample has been segregated on the basis of gender, i.e., males and females. The research intends to find out the discrepancy in the aforesaid variables between the two groups. The sample of 100 IT professionals was surveyed in the ratio of 1:1. The research was accomplished using the following tools: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams, 1988), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) (Diener et al., 1985), Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Snyder, Thompson & Hoffman, 2005), and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Argyle & Hills, 1989).

Public and Private Sector IT Governance: Identifying Contextual Differences

This paper highlights systemic contextual differences and the unique IT Governance issues that might arise in public and private sector organizations. Public sector organizations constitute a significant component of economic activity in most countries. Like their private sector counterparts, many public sector agencies are struggling to cope with reduced or inadequate IT budgets and are continuously looking for ways to extract maximum value from IT resources. While both sectors face similar managerial-level IT issues and challenges, we argue that there are systemic differences between private and public sector organizations suggesting that a one size fits all approach to IT Governance may not apply.

A case study on a project failure in a Chinese private trading company from a technological frame perspective

In recent years increasing research interests have been generated in the area of IT adoption in China. While much of the research is done on the large public companies, studies on small and medium enterprises (SME) in the private sector remain scarce. This paper examines a failed attempt by a small private Chinese trading company in Guangdong province that adopts a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to address both internal and external challenges. The findings shed lights on understanding the process of Chinese private sector's IT adoption. Lessons for successful IT projects in private sector are provided.