ELECTRN 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Corporate Governance Of Information Technology, Role Conflict, Unearth
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Consumer it at work: development and test of an it empowerment. Study defines and explicates the concept of it empowerment the level of authority an employee assumes in utilizing it to control or improve aspects of his job. Surveying 529 employees finds support for a multi-faceted construct consisting of it meaning, competency, self-determination and impact. Find evidence that it empowerment is a strong precursor for explaining the level of consumer it usage within the organization. Gives employees an increasing role in it decision making. In the past, the revolution of the personal computer in the mid-80s, was successfully contained by the entry of the ibm personal computer. Today, the variety of devices is too broad, the availability of applications too widespread for. It consumerization to be simply viewed as an isolated and temporary phenomenon nor geographically constrained. Empowerment of employees has gained attention among scholars as it is assumed to enhance organizational performance and work satisfaction.
