THE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEADMASTER AT STATE HIGH SCHOOLS AND STATE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN SOUTH SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization (SECI) towards the implementation of an information technology. The population in this study was 255 headmasters of state high schools and state vocational high schools in South Sumatra Province of Indonesia where there were 167 responses collected by using non-probability sampling and purposive sampling technique. The instrument in measuring the variables in this study was questionnaires which were distributed to respondents. The results showed that SECI which consists of socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization have a positive and significant effect on the implementation of an information technology. This can help to guide the headmasters about socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization in an effort to support the implementation of an information technology of each school.

Keywords

• Knowledge transfer
• SECI
• information technology
• principal