Business Professionals’ Perceptions Related to the Influence of Information Technology in Individual Work

Authors

  • Ricardo Adriano Antonelli UTFPR - Câmpus Pato Branco/PR
  • Lauro Brito de Almeida Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Márcia Maria dos Santos Bortolocci Espejo Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Fernanda Luiza Longhi FADEP – Faculdade de Pato Branco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752013000100003

Keywords:

Information Technology, Benefits on the Individual, Work process, Decision-Making Process

Abstract

According to the literature, much has been said about the impact of IT in organizations, but little about its impact on the individual. This study aims to identify IT benefits in individual work, choosing as a proxy some post-graduation “latu sensu” students, from a federal university in the south of Brazil. For data collecting, a questionnaire based on studies of Torkzadeh and Doll (1999) and Pereira (2003) has been prepared. Torkzadeh and Doll dealt with the process of working; Pereira, by using the four phases of decision making . The final instrument, after being validated and tested, amounted to 21 questions to detect the potential benefits of IT. The results demonstrated that users are satisfied, by pointing an average of 2.69 on a scale of "1" (little satisfied) to "5" (very much satisfied). The framework, work process, got an overall average [2.82]. Managerial control [3.10] and productivity [3.06] had the highest ratings; innovation [2.34], the lowest one. Technologies fully implemented had greater satisfaction in all constructs of the survey with statistically significant differences. Such differences were also proven in the IT solutions that use ERP technology, the best-evaluated one. When comparing age, it was found that younger users were more satisfied with the benefits of technology. As concerning the number of employees, small business users were less satisfied with IT.

Author Biographies

Ricardo Adriano Antonelli, UTFPR - Câmpus Pato Branco/PR

Bacharel em Informática pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa UEPG. Especialista em Desenvolvimento para Ambiente de Internet utilizando Orientação a Objetos, Java e Banco de Dados pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Pato Branco - UTFPR. Bacharel em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Pato Branco UTFPR. Mestre em Contabilidade e Finanças pela Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR. Experiência nas áreas de Tecnologia da Informação e Ciências Contábeis, com ênfase em contabilidade gerencial, sistemas de informações contábeis, análise financeira, implantação de sistemas de informação, programação Java, perícias bancárias e consultorias em empresas.

Lauro Brito de Almeida, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Graduado em Economia pela Faculdade de Economia São Luís (1981), mestrado em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo (1994) e doutorado em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo (1999). Pós-Doutorando em Administração pelo PPAD/PUC-PR (2010). Professor doutor da Universidade Federal do Paraná, no PPG Mestrado em Contabilidade e graduação em Ciências Contábeis. Membro Titular do Conselho Editorial da Editora da UFPR. Foi Coordenador do PPG Mestrado em Contabilidade UFPR no período 2005 à 2009. Temas de interesses: controle gerncial, contabilidade de custos, contabilidade gerencial, orçamento empresarial e finanças. Experiência profissional por mais de 20 anos em Controladoria.

Márcia Maria dos Santos Bortolocci Espejo, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Atualmente é coordenadora e professora do Programa de Mestrado em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, e docente do curso de Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR. É líder do grupo de pesquisa (CNPq) Laboratório de Controle Gerencial e Teorias Organizacionais Aplicadas. Doutora em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo -FEA/USP (2005-2008), mestre em Administração pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL (2002-2004), graduada em Administração pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1993-1997). Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Ciências Contábeis, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: ensino e pesquisa em contabilidade, controle e contabilidade gerencial, gestão orçamentária e análise das demonstrações contábeis.

Fernanda Luiza Longhi, FADEP – Faculdade de Pato Branco

Possui graduação em Direito pela Faculdade Mater Dei (2007) e especialização em Direito Processual Civil pela Universidade Castelo Branco (2009). Professora da FADEP no curso de Bacharelado em Direito

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Published

2013-04-26

How to Cite

Antonelli, R. A., Almeida, L. B. de, Espejo, M. M. dos S. B., & Longhi, F. L. (2013). Business Professionals’ Perceptions Related to the Influence of Information Technology in Individual Work. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 10(1), 41–60. https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752013000100003

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2013)

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