Studying the impact of IT governance mechanisms on IT-oriented organizational performance

Abstract

Iraqi government higher education institutions rely heavily on information technology to improve their IT-oriented performance, and those concerned felt that their use required good management (IT governance). Hence, the aim of the study is to study the relationship between the mechanisms of information technology management (communication channels, decision-making structures and processes) and the organizational performance of the IT-oriented approach embodied in learning, growth and responding to the demands of the market and customer for a sample of government colleges in the southern region of Iraq (70) faculty. In order to reach this goal, the researcher prepared a questionnaire, which included four variables (17 statements). The researcher assigned two questionnaires for each college according to the requirements of the interrelated pairs method. The Dean asked to answer the first question (green) College answer the second (color pink). In analyzing the data derived from the views of a sample using the micro-squares method based on symmetry analysis, it was found that the mechanisms of IT governance affect the organizational performance to varying degrees. Based on the standard path parameters values obtained by the sub variables, the most effective communication approaches between the technical management mechanisms Information in IT-oriented organizational performance, the research concluded with conclusions drawn from theoretical reading, from field results and the most important recommendations.