Impact of information technology in academia

Ranjan, Jayanthi

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“…This can have significant detrimental effects on women's work-life balance (Doherty, 2004). Moreover, the increased use of IT in universities as a core communication vehicle to keep pace with changing education environment means additional pressure on employees, especially women (Wet & Koekemoer, 2016;Ranjan, 2008;Noor, 2011). This is because most women nowadays are no longer full-time housewives but hold more significant responsibilities.…”

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Information Technology and Women Academician Work-Life Balance

Mohd Fadhil,

Mustafa,

Jaffar

2023

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The continuing evolution of information technology (IT) allows work to be done anywhere, anytime. However, the use of IT has transferred work into the home lives of academicians and, in turn, has affected their work-life balance. Thus, concern about the influence of IT on academicians' work-life balance remains. This research utilises work-family border theory as a theoretical lens to investigate the impact technology has had on women academicians' work-life balance. Through a case study design, a public type of university in Terengganu, Malaysia, is selected as a research case to explore the use of IT and whether the IT benefited or otherwise women academicians' work lives. This research is expected to benefit academics and practitioners by contributing to the body of knowledge on the role of IT in women academicians' work-life commitment. Also, the findings are expected to provide women academicians with an explanation in understanding their dual-role thus, preparing them for better work-life balance.

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Information Technology and Women Academician Work-Life Balance

Mohd Fadhil,

Mustafa,

Jaffar

2023

IJARBSS

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Enhancing the teaching‐learning process: a knowledge management approach

Bhusry

Ranjan

2012

International Journal of Educational Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the need for knowledge management (KM) in the teaching-learning process in technical educational institutions (TEIs) in India, and to assert the impact of information technology (IT) based KM intervention in the teaching-learning process. Design/methodology/approach -The approach of the paper is basically conceptual and descriptive. The paper studies the role of KM in facilitating knowledge sharing among stakeholders in TEIs in India and elaborates on the need for knowledge management in the teaching-learning process. A KM framework for enhancement of knowledge sharing by the use of shared intellectual repositories (IRs) is proposed for the enhancement of teaching and learning in technical educational institutions in India. Findings -The authors value the impact that KM can have in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in TEIs, and underscore the need for credible research into the benefits and challenges that the implementation of IT-based KM intervention will provide.Research limitations/implications -The paper emphasizes the urgent need for improvement in quality of education in TEIs in India using the tools and processes of knowledge management. The importance of the proposed framework lies in augmenting the teaching-learning process, improving productivity, enhancing communication among academia, researchers and professionals, enhancing student perception and understanding of subjects, and providing a common platform for pooling individual knowledge towards a common knowledge base. Originality/value -The paper helps academicians to understand the importance of IT-supported KM concepts, tools and practices towards quality teaching and learning. It provides useful inputs to TEIs, which must recognize that implementation of KM will influence knowledge sharing among faculty, researchers, practitioners, experts, professionals and students and enable quality education for students. Furthermore, the development of an IT-based KM system will facilitate the promotion of institutional value in the competitive academic society. However there exists the need to evaluate the proposed framework in TEIs in India.

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Study of sharing knowledge resources in business schools

Ranjan

2011

The Learning Organization

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a common business school framework based on knowledge resources that are available in business schools. To support the arguments made based on review literature, the paper presents the holistic framework of knowledge resources in a business school and also provides a knowledge value chain in sharing the resources. The paper then applies the framework to study the provisions of knowledge recourses in a business school to examine the effect of knowledge sharing.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on insights from review literature the paper starts from a broad view on knowledge sharing in business schools. Then the paper proposes a knowledge‐sharing framework. To evaluate the framework, the paper investigates one of the business school's knowledge sharing tools. Wherever data were insufficient, logical interpretation is provided. The framework is compared with respect to business schools. Then it is analyzed with the business school's online knowledge sharing tool.FindingsThe paper finds that the rapid pace of change in knowledge resources is increasingly influencing the creation, publication and dissemination of educational materials and sharing information – thus, finally having an impact on learning. The paper finds that there is an urgent need to share all the knowledge resources in business schools for effective delivery. Some important general observations are argued for, while studying the online knowledge‐sharing tool. First, effective information technology infrastructure for sharing knowledge resources is a must, and second, all the resources need to be shared online. The paper finds that the purpose of knowledge sharing in business schools would create value in the form of academic and personal value.Originality/valueThe paper provides useful suggestions for business schools to adopt knowledge‐sharing tools. The framework proposed can be adopted by any business school worldwide to enhance their ratings and processes. The paper reveals through study that, business schools must actively explore the immense potential and the wide ramifications of the knowledge resources that are hidden in different academic domains rather than just waiting to adopt passively some tool at different academic domains. This paper sets out to inspire business school leaders to find out more on knowledge sharing tools. The chosen research strategy was to study business schools and analyze their content, looking for similarities and complementarities in their nature and their strategies with respect to knowledge sharing. First, the paper identified existing systems, examining available processes in the business school, and expanding them through more searches. This paper is based on reflections combined with inputs from informal discussions and interviews conducted with several management educators, management consultants, management students and managers, which had taken place at several meetings, seminars and conferences over the last few years.

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Impact of information technology in academia

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Information Technology and Women Academician Work-Life Balance

Information Technology and Women Academician Work-Life Balance

Enhancing the teaching‐learning process: a knowledge management approach

Study of sharing knowledge resources in business schools

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