Impact of Graduates’ Quality of Education and Research on ICT Adoption at Workplace
This paper aims to investigate the influence of quality
of education and quality of research, provided by local educational
institutions, on the adoption of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in managing business operations for companies in
Saudi market. A model was developed and tested using data collected
from 138 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of foreign companies in
diverse business sectors. The data is analyzed and managed using
multivariate approaches through standard statistical packages. The
results showed that educational quality has little contribution to the
ICT adoption while research quality seems to play a more prominent
role. These results are analyzed in terms of business environment and
market constraints and further extended to the perceived effectiveness
of applied pedagogical approaches in schools and universities.
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what do the industry data say?,” American Economic Review, vol. 92,
no. 5, pp. 1559-76, 2002.
[2] N. Bosma, M. van Praag, R. Thurik and G. de Wit, “The Value of
Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of
Startups,” Small Business Economics, vol. 23, pp. 227–236, 2004.
[3] P. Anderson and M. Tushman, “Technological discontinuities and
dominant designs: A cyclical model of technological change,” Admin.
Sci. Quart, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 604–633. 1999.
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of Network Position and Absorptive Capacity on Business Unit
Innovation and Performance,” Academy of Management Journal, vol.
44, pp. 996-1004, 2001.
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Intellectual Capital-Based View of the Firm,” Journal of Management
Studies, vol. 43, pp. 867-893, 2006.
[6] D. Ucbasaran, P. Westhead, and M. Wright, “Opportunity Identification
and Pursuit: Does an Entrepreneurs Human Capital Matter?,”, Small
Business Economics, vol. 30, pp. 153–173, 2008.
[7] M.A. Kafaji, “Evaluating the Roll of Quality of Service as a Mediator on
User Satisfaction in E-Government Applications,” Problems of
Management in the 21st Century, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 55-65, 2013.
[8] B.M. Alberto, and L.L. Fernando, “A firm-level analysis of determinants
of ICT adoption in Spain,” Technovation, vol. 27, pp. 352-66, 2007.
[9] J.B. Pick and R. Azari, “A Global Model of Technological Utilization
Based on Governmental Business-Investment, Social, and Economic
Factors,” Journal of Management Information Systems, vol. 28, no. 1,
pp. 49–83, 2011.
[10] G. Kannabiran, and P. Dharmalingam, “Enablers and inhibitors of
advanced information technologies adoption by SMEs: An empirical
study of auto ancillaries in India,” Journal of Enterprise Information
Management, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 186 – 209, 2012.
[11] P.H. Hirst, and R.S. Peters, “The Logic of Education,” Routledge &
Kegan Paul, London, 1970.
[12] K.L. Wester, L.D. Borders, S. Boul, and E. Horton, “Research Quality:
Critique of Quantitative Articles in the Journal of Counseling &
Development,” Journal of Counseling & Development, vol. 91, pp. 280-
290, 2013
[13] E.M. Rogers, “Diffusion of innovations,” Free Press, New York, 2003.
[14] J.F. Hair, W.C. Black, B.J. Babin, and R.E. Anderson, “Multivariate
Data Analysis: International Version,” 7th Ed, New Jersey, Pearson,
2010.
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Guilford Press, New York, 1998.
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York, 1978.
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ed.),” Pearson Education, Boston, 2007.
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analysis to the study of self-concept: First- and higher order factor
models and their invariance across groups,” Psychological Bulletin, vol.
97, pp. 362-582., 1985.
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structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives,”
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 1,
pp. 1-55, 1999.
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equation modeling,” Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, London, 2005.
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distinction in social psychological research: conceptual, strategic and
statistical considerations,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
vol. 51 no 6, pp. 1173–1182, 1986.
[22] M. Kapurubandara and R. Lawson, “Availability of E-commerce
Support for SMEs in Developing Countries,” The International Journal
on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3 – 11,
2008.
[23] G. Worku, “Electronic-Banking in Ethiopia- Practices, Opportunities
and Challenges ,” Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, vol. 15,
no. 2, pp. 2-8, 2010
[24] M.D. Chinn, and R.W. Fairlie, “The determinants of the global digital
divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration,”
Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 59, no. 1, pp.
16-44, 2007.
[25] T.K. Neo, and M. Neo, “Classroom innovation: engaging students in
interactive multimedia learning; Campus,” Wide Information Systems
vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 118-124, 2004.
[26] T,J. Newby, D.A. Stepich, J.D. Lehman, J.D. Russell, and A.T.
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, “Instructional technology for teaching and learning:
Designing instruction, integrating computers, and using media (5th ed),”
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2010.
[27] G.F. Barrett, and R. Milbourne, “Do Excellent Research Environments
Produce Better Learning and Teaching Outcomes?,” The Economic
Record, vol. 88, pp. 70–77, 2012.
[28] P. Urwin, and G. Di Pietro, “The Impact of Research and Teaching
Quality Inputs on the Employment Outcomes of Postgraduates,” Higher
Education Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 275–295, 2012.
[29] M. Subramaniam, and M.A. Youndt, “The Influence of Intellectual
Capital on the Types of Innovative Capabilities,” Academy of
Management Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 450–463., 2005.
[30] S. Nevo, M.R. Wade, and W.D. Cook, “An examination of the trade-off
between internal and external IT capabilities,” The Journal of Strategic
Information Systems, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 5–23, 2007.
[31] P. Cragg, M. Caldeira, and J. Ward, “Organizational information
systems competences in small and medium-sized enterprises,”
Information and Management, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 353-363, 2011.
[1] K.J. Stiroh, “Information technology and the U.S. productivity revival:
what do the industry data say?,” American Economic Review, vol. 92,
no. 5, pp. 1559-76, 2002.
[2] N. Bosma, M. van Praag, R. Thurik and G. de Wit, “The Value of
Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of
Startups,” Small Business Economics, vol. 23, pp. 227–236, 2004.
[3] P. Anderson and M. Tushman, “Technological discontinuities and
dominant designs: A cyclical model of technological change,” Admin.
Sci. Quart, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 604–633. 1999.
[4] W. Tsai, “Knowledge Transfer in Intraorganizational Networks: Effects
of Network Position and Absorptive Capacity on Business Unit
Innovation and Performance,” Academy of Management Journal, vol.
44, pp. 996-1004, 2001.
[5] K.K. Reed, M. Lubatkin, and N. Srinivasan, “Proposing and Testing an
Intellectual Capital-Based View of the Firm,” Journal of Management
Studies, vol. 43, pp. 867-893, 2006.
[6] D. Ucbasaran, P. Westhead, and M. Wright, “Opportunity Identification
and Pursuit: Does an Entrepreneurs Human Capital Matter?,”, Small
Business Economics, vol. 30, pp. 153–173, 2008.
[7] M.A. Kafaji, “Evaluating the Roll of Quality of Service as a Mediator on
User Satisfaction in E-Government Applications,” Problems of
Management in the 21st Century, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 55-65, 2013.
[8] B.M. Alberto, and L.L. Fernando, “A firm-level analysis of determinants
of ICT adoption in Spain,” Technovation, vol. 27, pp. 352-66, 2007.
[9] J.B. Pick and R. Azari, “A Global Model of Technological Utilization
Based on Governmental Business-Investment, Social, and Economic
Factors,” Journal of Management Information Systems, vol. 28, no. 1,
pp. 49–83, 2011.
[10] G. Kannabiran, and P. Dharmalingam, “Enablers and inhibitors of
advanced information technologies adoption by SMEs: An empirical
study of auto ancillaries in India,” Journal of Enterprise Information
Management, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 186 – 209, 2012.
[11] P.H. Hirst, and R.S. Peters, “The Logic of Education,” Routledge &
Kegan Paul, London, 1970.
[12] K.L. Wester, L.D. Borders, S. Boul, and E. Horton, “Research Quality:
Critique of Quantitative Articles in the Journal of Counseling &
Development,” Journal of Counseling & Development, vol. 91, pp. 280-
290, 2013
[13] E.M. Rogers, “Diffusion of innovations,” Free Press, New York, 2003.
[14] J.F. Hair, W.C. Black, B.J. Babin, and R.E. Anderson, “Multivariate
Data Analysis: International Version,” 7th Ed, New Jersey, Pearson,
2010.
[15] R.B. Kline, “Principles and practice of structural equation modeling,”
Guilford Press, New York, 1998.
[16] J.C. Nunnally, “Psychometric Theory (2nd Ed),” McGraw-Hill, Now
York, 1978.
[17] B.G. Tabachnick, and L.S. Fidell, “Using multivariate statistics (5th
ed.),” Pearson Education, Boston, 2007.
[18] H.W. Marsh, and D. Hocevar, “Application of confirmatory factor
analysis to the study of self-concept: First- and higher order factor
models and their invariance across groups,” Psychological Bulletin, vol.
97, pp. 362-582., 1985.
[19] L. Hu, and P.M. Bentler, “Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance
structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives,”
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 1,
pp. 1-55, 1999.
[20] R.E. Schumacker, and R.G. Lomax, “A beginner’s guide to structural
equation modeling,” Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, London, 2005.
[21] R.M. Baron, and D. A. Kenny, D.A. “The moderator–mediator variable
distinction in social psychological research: conceptual, strategic and
statistical considerations,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
vol. 51 no 6, pp. 1173–1182, 1986.
[22] M. Kapurubandara and R. Lawson, “Availability of E-commerce
Support for SMEs in Developing Countries,” The International Journal
on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3 – 11,
2008.
[23] G. Worku, “Electronic-Banking in Ethiopia- Practices, Opportunities
and Challenges ,” Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, vol. 15,
no. 2, pp. 2-8, 2010
[24] M.D. Chinn, and R.W. Fairlie, “The determinants of the global digital
divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration,”
Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 59, no. 1, pp.
16-44, 2007.
[25] T.K. Neo, and M. Neo, “Classroom innovation: engaging students in
interactive multimedia learning; Campus,” Wide Information Systems
vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 118-124, 2004.
[26] T,J. Newby, D.A. Stepich, J.D. Lehman, J.D. Russell, and A.T.
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, “Instructional technology for teaching and learning:
Designing instruction, integrating computers, and using media (5th ed),”
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2010.
[27] G.F. Barrett, and R. Milbourne, “Do Excellent Research Environments
Produce Better Learning and Teaching Outcomes?,” The Economic
Record, vol. 88, pp. 70–77, 2012.
[28] P. Urwin, and G. Di Pietro, “The Impact of Research and Teaching
Quality Inputs on the Employment Outcomes of Postgraduates,” Higher
Education Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 275–295, 2012.
[29] M. Subramaniam, and M.A. Youndt, “The Influence of Intellectual
Capital on the Types of Innovative Capabilities,” Academy of
Management Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 450–463., 2005.
[30] S. Nevo, M.R. Wade, and W.D. Cook, “An examination of the trade-off
between internal and external IT capabilities,” The Journal of Strategic
Information Systems, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 5–23, 2007.
[31] P. Cragg, M. Caldeira, and J. Ward, “Organizational information
systems competences in small and medium-sized enterprises,”
Information and Management, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 353-363, 2011.
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of education and quality of research, provided by local educational
institutions, on the adoption of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in managing business operations for companies in
Saudi market. A model was developed and tested using data collected
from 138 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of foreign companies in
diverse business sectors. The data is analyzed and managed using
multivariate approaches through standard statistical packages. The
results showed that educational quality has little contribution to the
ICT adoption while research quality seems to play a more prominent
role. These results are analyzed in terms of business environment and
market constraints and further extended to the perceived effectiveness
of applied pedagogical approaches in schools and universities.
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