Inter-Organizational Information Systems Adoption by Universities in Kenya

Waithaka, Stephen Titus (2013) Inter-Organizational Information Systems Adoption by Universities in Kenya. PhD thesis, Kenyatta University.

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Abstract

Inter-organizational information systems (IOISs) are internet based information systems that electronically link organizations together to automate information flows and coordinate inter-organization activities between them. Kenya government, in collaboration with other stakeholders involved in enhancing teaching and research in the learning institutions have constructed a terrestrial fiber-optic network that connects most institutions of higher learning to enable them integrate their facilities for the purpose of sharing resources. Despite these efforts, adoption of Inter-Organization Information Systems (lOrS) by universities in Kenya is far from being realized. This begs the question as to what determines IOIS adoption in the universities. This study filled this gap by analyzing determinants of IOIS adopting in the universities in Kenya, given the mixed results from empirical evidence on JOlS adoption generally. A broad understanding of these factors is important to the policy makers who can embrace the motivating factors to enhance the adoption of the 10 IS and suppress the barriers of its adoption. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was carried out using both qualitative and quantitative methods and a census done on 68 universities in Kenya. Data were collected using both questionnaires and semi-structured interview guide. University managers provided the required data. A logit regression procedure was used to analyze the collected data. The study revealed that the lOIS adoption is low adoption in the universities in Kenya, which was attributed, to various factors. The public universities were found to have a higher level of 10 IS adoption compared to the private universities. Factors that were found to influencing lOIS adoption were top management support, number of personnel with Tors skills, availability of internet infrastructure, number of satellite campuses, perceived strategic benefits of the IOIS technology an/perceived transactional benefit of the rOIS technology. The study recommended that: top management in the universities in Kenya should be educated on the strategic and transactional benefits of JarS in the universities, universities should have skilled personnel on TOTStechnology, universities should establish satellite campuses, universities should allocate more resources necessary for the improvement of the internet infrastructure and that the government of Kenya should put strategies in place to stimulate universities in Kenya to adopt the IOIS.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Geoffrey Obatsa
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2017 07:44
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2017 07:44
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1424

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