Information Technology Competence of Business Managers: A Definition and Research Model

Bassellier, Geneviève; Reich, Blaize Horner; Benbasat, Izak

doi:10.1080/07421222.2001.11045660

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“…Anderson and Messick (1974) catalogued 29 diverse competences ranging from specific skills (fine motor dexterity) to abstract concepts such as consolidation of identity. Though competence is often used in the sense of performance, that is not entirely accurate (Bassellier, Reich, & Benbasat, 2001). According to McClelland (1973), compe tence comprises the relation between humans and work tasks, that is, the issue is not about knowledge and skills itself, but knowledge and skills required to perform a specific job or task in an efficient way (McClelland, 1973).…”

Section: Competence Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Competence gaps in software personnel: A multi-organizational study

Colomo‐Palacios

Casado‐Lumbreras

Soto‐Acosta

et al. 2013

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tToday, the innovation and quality of the software industry's products and services depend to a great extent on the knowledge, ability and talent applied by software engineers. At the same time, human aspects are recognized as one of the main problems associated with software development projects. More specifically, inefficiencies usually come from inadequate verification of software engineers' competences. Another issue is the lack of an established career for software engineers, which adds difficulties to eval uate competences. With these challenges in mind, this paper presents a study conducted in the software industry to test competence gaps among software practitioners, comparing the 360 degree feedback results and self evaluations with that of standard competence levels. The results of this research may be very valuable to organizations immersed in software development projects.

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Section: Competence Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Competence gaps in software personnel: A multi-organizational study

Colomo‐Palacios

Casado‐Lumbreras

Soto‐Acosta

et al. 2013

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…As such, IT knowledge of a firm helps better search for new ways to explore and exploit the IT infrastructure to create and capitalize on the business opportunities (Lu et al 2011). In particular, with a high understanding of the strategic potential of IT, the firm would develop appropriate strategies to facilitate the creation of a clear vision for IT, and ensure the strategic use of IT (Bassellier et al 2001). Under this condition, IT knowledge can help the firm respond quickly to environmental threats and leverage opportunities (Bhatt et al 2005).…”

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The Contingency Effect of Relational Competency on the Relationship between Information Technology Competency and Firm Performance

Wei

2017

Data and Information Management

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Drawing upon the resource-based and relational view, this study examines how the three types of IT competencies (i.e., IT objects, IT operations, and IT knowledge) differentially affect firm performance and how such effects are moderated by interorganizational communication (IOC). We test the hypotheses of interest with data collected from 258 firms in China. The results of hierarchical regression analysis reveal that IT operations and IT knowledge significantly improve firm performance, while IT objects are found to be insignificant. In addition, the moderating effect of IOC on the relationship between the three types of IT competencies and firm performance varies across different types of IT competencies. Specifically, IOC positively moderates the relationship between both IT operations and IT knowledge and firm performance. However, the moderating effect of IOC on the relationship between IT objects and firm performance is not significant.

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“…The literature is saturated with studies concerning the competencies of the professionals of this sector. Studies can be found about the competencies necessary for software project managers (Sukhoo et al, 2005), analysts (Misic & Graf, 2004), chief information officers (Bassellier, Reich, & Benbasat, 2001), entrylevel IT professionals (McMurtrey, Downey, Zeltmann, & Friedman, 2008) and professionals in general (Kovacs, Caputo, T urchek, & Davis, 2006), to cite some of the most significant examples. Within Europe diverse initiatives have been developed in order to establish the competence levels of graduates from various professional degrees.…”

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IT Professionals’ Competences: High School Students’ Views

García-Crespo¹,

Colomo‐Palacios²,

Gómez-Berbís³

et al. 2009

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Executive SummaryDuring last few years, the competential paradigm has become a standard for modern Human Resources Management. The importance and the impact of this concept have led higher education institutions to adopt this concept in the definition of educational resources. In this scenario, knowing which competencies and characteristics define professionals in any position is fundamental, not only for organizations and academic institutions, but also for the professionals of the future. In today's environment, with its shortages of professionals in the IT sector, attracting students in order to shape tomorrow's labor force has become a major issue of concern in educational institutions. Within the set of elements employed by such institutions to attract future students, one significant issue is how to convey the professional reality that is faced by prospective students. IT professionals are often subject to negative social stigmas. And this negative view creates negative stereotypes, which are on one hand, generally adopted, and on the other, they don't accurately portray the employees' the working life.This research presents a study that investigates the perception of the characteristics of IT professionals from the perspective of future professionals: students in their final year of high school. The results indicate that the students generally hold a stereotyped vision regarding the characteristics that are typical of professionals in industry. With the objective of improving the specific knowledge of the professional reality of IT workers, the current paper proposes a number of measures in order to attract students to the profession and inform them of the true professional characteristics of IT professionals. One suggestion is to encourage collaboration between organizations and academic institutions in attracting new people to IT roles and for professional associations to assume a much more active role in communicating IT working styles appropriately.Keywords: IT education, IT Professionals, Professional stereotypes, Competences, Professionalism.Material published as part of this publication, either on-line or in print, is copyrighted by the Informing Science Institute. P ermission to make digital or paper copy of part or all of these works for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage AND that copies 1) bear this notice in full and 2) give the full citation on the first page. It is permissible to abstract these works so long as credit is given. To copy in all other cases or to republish or to post on a server or to redistribute to lists requires specific permission and payment of a fee. Contact Publisher@InformingScience.org to request redistribution permission. Gomolsky, 2007), the lack of talent is threatening business growth. One of the questions seriously undermining the development of a talented labor force in organizations is the decrease in enrolment of students in IT related degrees. According to the...

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Information Technology Competence of Business Managers: A Definition and Research Model

Cited by 337 publications

References 43 publications

Competence gaps in software personnel: A multi-organizational study

Competence gaps in software personnel: A multi-organizational study

The Contingency Effect of Relational Competency on the Relationship between Information Technology Competency and Firm Performance

IT Professionals’ Competences: High School Students’ Views

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