Regional Information Center for Science and Technology employee's attitudes toward relationship between IT and their empowerment

this study aims to determine the relationship between the roles of information technology and Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST) employees’ empowerment.

To this end, we employed survey research using Spreitzer psychological empowerment questionnaire and a modified IT questionnaire based on Olumi, Hejazi, and Shikh Sojaei questionnaire.
Findings: The results showed a statistical significant between RICeST employees’ attitudes toward the role of IT on their empowerment (Pα) and self-determination is not statistically significant (P=0.279>α). This result showed IT has no impact on self-efficacy and self-determination of RICeST employees regarding empowerment. On the contrary, they believed IT has positive and significant influence on their meaning (P=0.002), personal impact (P=0.082), and trust (P=0.002) in connection with employees’ empowerment.

Organizations as well as RICeST using new information technologies for administrative activities, training, and encouraging the staffs in this regard, can increase their abilities and improve the organization performances.