The Relationship between Information Technology and Empowerment of Employees

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between information technology and the empowerment of education and training administration staffs in ٍEast Mazandaran. The research method is descriptive survey and the statistical population consisted of 440 staffs. Using Kredjcie-Morgan table, 205 individuals were selected as statistical sample. For data collection, Spreitzer (1995) questionnaire which contains 13 questions and a self-made questionnaire consisting of 65 items were used. Validity of questionnaires was confirmed by experts in the related fields and the reliability of information technology and empowerment questionnaires were calculated 0.784 and 0.916, respectively. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The results showed that there exists a significant relationship between information technology and the staff empowerment (p = 0.012). Also, the relationship between information technology and the staffs empowerment were tested and it was found that there is a positive and significant relationship between information technology and 4 dimensions of sense of competence (p = 0.035), sense of effectiveness (p = 0.034), sense of meaningful (p = 0.019), and sense of autonomy (p = 0.020).v

Keywords

• information technology
• empowerment
• sense of meaning
• sense of competence
• sense of self-determination
• sense of impact