Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
The present research sought to examine the impact of the information technology (IT) and the management information system (MIS) on the organizational performance of physical education managers and experts in the education department of Khorasan-e Razavi province. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on a statistical population consisted of all managers and experts of the education department of Khorasan-e Razavi in 2015. The sample size (N=62) was equal to the statistical population since the latter included a limited number of participants. Data related to IT were gathered using a questionnaire designed by Azizi et al. (2013); data related to MIS were gathered using a questionnaire designed by Mostafaei (2009); and data related to organizational performance were gathered using a questionnaire designed by Rezaei (2014). The validity of the questionnaires had been confirmed in previous studies while their reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha which produced the following results: =α 0.817 for IT questionnaire, =α 0.958 for MIS questionnaire, and α= 0.925 for organizational performance questionnaire. Also, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were employed at the significance level of to analyze data. Results from Friedman test showed that subjects under study attached more importance and priority to the use of intranet and employee databases in the fields of IT and MIS respectively. Also, a significant positive relationship was observed between IT and organizational performance and between MIS and organizational performance. When compared to MIS, IT was a stronger predictor of improvement in the organizational performance of physical education in the education system.
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