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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Technology and its Relationship with the Information System and Leadership Behavior of Organization Heads: A Field Study of A Service and Financial Organization in Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
التقنية وعلاقتها بنظام المعلومات والسلوك القيادي لمدراء المنظمات دراسة ميدانية لمنظمة خدماتية وأخرى مالية بالسعودية - مدينة جدة
 
Subject : Business Administration 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : This study aims at measuring the extent of the change in information system is a response to the change in the technological type. This change causes change in the leadership behavior of organizations managers. Literature review was carried out in this field and hypotheses were built. Questionnaire form was put according to Daft & Macintosh for technology and information system in 1981, Stogdill 1964 for leadership behavior. The sample consisted of 40 managers in the middle level management for two Saudi organizations one is services ant the other is finance, Sperman correlation coefficient (rs) and (t) Test were used in testing the hypotheses and the model of study, the finding of the study are as follow:? 1. The change in technology lead to change in information system 2. The change in the in leadership behavior depends on the change in the information system. 3. The results of the study are in agreement, in general term with the suggested study approach. 4. The leaders of middle level management in Saudi organizations are similar in their orientation towards subordinates and tasks. 5. The leaders of middle level management in Saudi organizations have low degree information ambiguity; it means that these leaders have higher ability in tasks analysis. The study recommended that other study should be carried out on the three level management (high medium, low) to prove the reliability of the research model. The organization management should estimate the information treatment quantity and its ambiguity to the ability to analyze and differentiations and to follow its effectiveness in leadership behavior of these organizations. 
ISSN : 1319-0997 
Journal Name : Economics and Administration Journal 
Volume : 17 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1424 AH
2003 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, October 11, 2009 

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رشاد محمد الساعد RASHAD M. AL-SAEDResearcher  

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