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The rapid growth in the use of information technology systems has led to several changes in the workflow of both the private and public sectors. Starting in the nineties, the public sector’s conservative approach to using information technology systems began to change. Old and rigid systems have been replaced by the new flexible systems. The new systems have helped to overcome the problem of inefficient public service and information delivery in the public and private sector. In their most current discussion of the concept, the authors pointed that there was a huge gap in the IT studies in which many researchers seem to overlook (DeLone, el al., 2003).
Studies in IT success have given few attentions to the antecedent of the TS success. One of the important antecedent factors of IT success is the technological factor. It was envisaged that the technological factors contribute greatly to the IT success of an organization.
Recent research highlights the role that investments in new information technologies (ITs) play in creating business value and executing business strategy (e.g., Brynjolfsson & Hitt 1998; Dewan & Kraemer 1998). Yet in competitive markets, a firm’s ability to earn an adequate return on strategic IT investments depends on the capabilities of the human elements present for information systems design, development, deployment and management. In this
Research, we focus on this other kind of IT asset – one in which individuals and firms can invest – IT human capital. As organizations scramble to leverage new technologies, the skills and knowledge required by firms employing IT professional’s changes. The result is an environment in which firms and individuals must make investment decisions to develop and then apply competencies necessary for success. This creates opportunities for those with relevant skills, but it makes skill set development and retention a critical challenge for individuals and organizations alike. We address these issues in the context of human capital theory, a theoretical perspective that views investment in a workforce as a capital investment (Becker, 1962, 1995; Becker, Murphy, & Tamura, 1990). IT human capital is defined as the productive capacity embedded in an IT professional that results from endowment and relevant investment activities that occur over time. Economics treats various issues of IT human capital: models of human capital investment (Glomm & Ravikumar, 1992, Keane and Wolpin 1997), separation decisions (Johnson, 1978; Parsons, 1986), and employee mobility (Katz & Ziderman 1990).