DocumentCode
2375107
Title
Variables which affect the ability to cope with changes in IT
Author
Solberg, Linn Anette
Author_Institution
Center for Usability Studies, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
fYear
1998
fDate
30 Nov-4 Dec 1998
Firstpage
300
Lastpage
301
Abstract
A survey was carried out in five companies in Norway. The results indicated that age, computer anxiety and locus of control have significant effect on the employees´ ability to cope with IT changes, but these variables only explain 3% to 5% of the variation in coping. When the quality of IT and training and the amount of involvement were included, the variables explained 11% to 19% of the variation. This leads to the conclusion that it is important also to look at variables other than individual differences when evaluating the ability to cope with changes in IT
Keywords
human factors; information technology; management of change; personnel; psychology; training; IT changes; IT quality; Norwegian companies; age; computer anxiety; coping; employees; individual differences; involvement; locus of control; survey; training quality; variables; Lab-on-a-chip;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Human Interaction Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Australasian
Conference_Location
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-9206-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OZCHI.1998.732227
Filename
732227
Link To Document