Title: Possible effect on the perception and attitude of employees after adoption of new information technology and business strategies: a case study of Namibia

Authors: Habib Ullah Khan; Fillemon Johannes

Addresses: Department of Accounting and Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar ' Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK

Abstract: Technology adoption and upgradation are the two required aspects for any organisation to create a niche in the marketplace. It is an undeniable fact that this venture could not be completed successfully without the active involvement of the personnel. So, there is every need to train or update the staff. Keeping the staff in the dark about the organisational developments can hinder their active participation and can slowdown the pace of development. With this intention, an exploratory case study is conducted at NPC, Namibia to know the perception and attitude of employees towards IT/IS and business strategies alignment. The case study involved various steps like review of the organisational reports, interacting with employees, data collection using questionnaires and observational studies. The output from the secondary reviews, interactions and the analysis proved that there is much discrepancy in the perception and attitude of the employees with respect to their professional profiles.

Keywords: information technology; IT; information systems; IS; National Planning Commission; NPC; perception and attitude; P&A; Namibia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2021.118992

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2021 Vol.12 No.3, pp.225 - 248

Received: 11 Apr 2021
Accepted: 28 May 2021
Published online: 16 Nov 2021 *

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