The effect of information technology on social responsibility and organizational learning in Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran province to present a model

Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology

Mohammad  Salehi ¹ (Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran)

Received: 2020-11-10 Accepted : 2021-09-05 Published : 2021-09-23

Keywords: Information Technology, Organizational Learning, Islamic Azad University, model, Social Responsibility,

Abstract :

IT capabilities play an important role in a rapidly changing environment. It is important to note that organizations that have IT and the ability to use it, so the purpose of this study is the impact of IT on social responsibility and organizational learning in Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Province to present the model. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method. The statistical population includes 547 faculty members in the center and east of Mazandaran province, which according to Krejcie and Morgan table to 207 people by stratified random sampling method based on groups. Data collection was selected from three questionnaires of information technology, social responsibility and organizational learning. Validity was obtained through confirmatory factor analysis and reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.89, 0.86 and 0.92, respectively, which were approved. The method of data analysis was structural equations using LISREL software. The results indicate the direct and indirect effects of information technology on social responsibility and organizational learning. Organizational learning has also had a direct impact on social responsibility.

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