Journal of Information Technology Services (한국IT서비스학회지)

Korea Society of IT Services (한국IT서비스학회)
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A Study on the Organizational Fit of IT Supporting Organizations : A Case of IT Supporting Agricultural Promotion Agencies

IT 지원 조직의 조직 적합성에 관한 연구 : 농촌 IT 지원조직의 사례

  • 박성희 (서울대학교 농업정보체계연구실) ;
  • 안경아 (서울대학교 농업정보체계연구실) ;
  • 김민정 (서울대학교 농업정보체계연구실) ;
  • 최영찬 (서울대학교, 농.경제학과 지역 정보 전공) ;
  • 문정훈 (서울대학교, 농.경제학과 지역 정보 전공)
  • Received : 2012.10.27
  • Accepted : 2013.01.05
  • Published : 2013.03.31
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Abstract

The concrete information technology (IT) has affected ways for supporting agricultural products. However, studies relating IT to agriculture in a broader sense have not been prevalent. The objective of this study is to improve agencies' effectiveness and performance in the use and application of IT through understanding the organizational fit and misfit. This research applied a multi-contingency view to Korean IT supporting agricultural promotion agencies and it evaluated the competitiveness of these agencies with reference to the correspondence of factors (Goal, Strategy, Environment, Knowledge Exchange, Task Design, and Information System) affecting their performance with organizational goals. The results reveal that organizations with good performance show better organizational fit with their organizational goal. This study contributes to the ways of efficient IT management in agricultural organizations in Korea.

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