Information Technology Readiness and the Assessment and Adoption of Information Technology Innovativeness

Abstract

Government Information Technology Innovativeness defined as notion of openness to new information technology ideas in the government as an aspect of an organizational culture. In adopting the information technology innovativeness, information technology readiness plays a crucial effect. Misunderstood organizational characteristic within information technology innovativeness may generate unrealistic or inaccurate outcomes. Unfortunately, the effect of organizational context is nearly ignored in information technology innovativeness literature. In response, using the Resources based view (RBV) and Diffusion-Innovation-Theory (DIT), this paper argues on the interaction between the influence of organizational characteristic (information technology readiness), so as to explain information technology innovativeness. This proposition could improve understanding the information technology innovativeness and help to resolve inconsistency of findings in the literature. This study investigate the level of government information technology innovativeness in local through makers and managers by investigating the relationship between technology readiness and government information technology innovativeness. It further aims to assess governmental readiness by studying the information technology readiness effect on government information technology innovativeness.