The World IT Project: History, Trials, Tribulations, Lessons, and Recommendations

Palvia, Prashant; Jacks, Tim; Ghosh, Jaideep; Licker, Paul S.; Serenko, Alexander

doi:10.17705/1cais.04118

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“…Second, this study relies on data collected in one country (namely the UK). However, because national culture can influence people's behavior, perceptions, and technology use [11]. The findings of this study must be replicated elsewhere in the cultural context.…”

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The Impact of Technology on Adolescent Social Change

Nizariah¹,

Suhendrayatna²

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The use of social media as a medium of communication is increasing from year to year. Technology has influenced people's lives and the environment. The purpose of this article is to investigate whether technology can influence adolescent social change. Materials and Methods We performed a systematic database search on Sciendirect for studies on adolescents and / or young adults (ages 10-19; ages 18-25) in the UK, China and UK. From the review of the article, it is found that there is a significant relationship between social media users and adolescent social behavior. The findings show that the use of positive social media is used wisely and has a negative impact if misused.

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confidence: 85%

The Impact of Technology on Adolescent Social Change

Nizariah¹,

Suhendrayatna²

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…According to Henrich et al (2010), most people are not western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic – individuals living in the Western countries, including the USA, differ from their non-western counterparts in terms of their reasoning, values and behaviors. The models and theories created and tested in the western context may not always apply in the contexts of other countries (Palvia et al , 2017). It is feasible that employees from non-western countries may engage in workplace sabotage for different reasons or respond to knowledge sabotage incidents in a different manner.…”

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Knowledge sabotage as an extreme form of counterproductive knowledge behavior: the perspective of the target

Serenko

2020

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Purpose This study aims to explore the existence of knowledge sabotage in the contemporary organization from the perspective of the target. Design/methodology/approach This study collected and analyzed 172 critical incidents reported by 109 employees who were targets of knowledge sabotage in their organizations. Findings Over 50 per cent of employees experienced at least one knowledge sabotage incident. Knowledge sabotage is driven by three factors, namely, gratification, retaliation against other employees and one’s malevolent personality. Knowledge saboteurs are more likely to provide intangible than tangible knowledge. Knowledge sabotage results in extremely negative consequences for individuals, organizations and third parties. Organizations often indirectly facilitate knowledge sabotage among their employees. Both knowledge saboteurs and their targets believe in their innocence – saboteurs are certain that their action was a necessary response to targets’ inappropriate workplace behavior, whereas targets insist on their innocence and hold saboteurs solely responsible. Practical implications Organizations should recruit employees with compatible personalities and working styles, introduce inter-employee conflict prevention and resolution procedures, develop anti-knowledge sabotage policies, clearly articulate the individual and organizational consequences of knowledge sabotage and eliminate zero-sum game-based incentives and rewards. Originality/value This is the first study documenting knowledge sabotage from the target’s perspective.

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“…The data for this study were collected as part of a much larger project, namely, the World IT Project (Palvia et al, 2017). The World IT Project recently gathered data about the IT profession in 37 countries.…”

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Should I stay or should I go? A study of IT professionals during a national crisis

Bellini

Palvia

Moreno

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ITP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss two important behaviors related to job mobility in the IT profession, namely, changing jobs to move to another organization (turnover) and changing the profession entirely (turnaway), during a national crisis. Based on the theoretical foundation of the push–pull–mooring perspective, a research model is developed that includes professional self-efficacy (PSE), job insecurity (JI) and job satisfaction (JS) as important antecedents. Design/methodology/approach Using a positivist approach and a survey method, the authors analyzed data from IT professionals from different economic segments in Brazil. Data collection occurred in two distinctive moments of the largest crisis in modern Brazilian history – a pre-awareness moment (first half of year 2015) and a crisis-conscious moment (first half of year 2016). Findings The findings reveal that PSE negatively influences JI and positively influences JS, JI positively influences turnaway intention, and JS negatively influences both turnover intention and turnaway intention. The effect of the national crisis was observed in that it further accentuated the intention of IT professionals to leave the profession. Another effect was related to age, as older professionals are less willing to turn over but more willing to turn away. Research limitations/implications Besides developing a parsimonious model to study both the intention to leave the organization and the intention to leave the profession, the study sheds light on how IT professionals react to economic crises and how the reaction varies by age. Practical implications The study puts to question the common belief that IT professionals are secure in the job market due to high demand for their skills and investments made by organizations to keep them on the job. Employers must pay attention to JI and turnover/turnaway intentions. Originality/value This study is among the few to study JI and aspects of the theory of human migration in IT. It is also possibly the first to discuss the effects of a national crisis on the mobility patterns of IT professionals.

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The World IT Project: History, Trials, Tribulations, Lessons, and Recommendations

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

The Impact of Technology on Adolescent Social Change

The Impact of Technology on Adolescent Social Change

Knowledge sabotage as an extreme form of counterproductive knowledge behavior: the perspective of the target

Should I stay or should I go? A study of IT professionals during a national crisis

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