HRIS Mediating Role the Relationship between TOE and Decision Making

Abstract

Decision making plays an important role in organizations. It is the most important activity that managers do. Studies have extensively tackled the importance of decision-making process Yet, determining the main factors that affect decision making and the role of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) as a mediator has received negligible attention, especially in the Egyptian context. Accordingly, the main subject of this paper is to examine the effect of the implementation of the TOE model based on the three contexts; technology (competitive advantage, complexity, compatibility, security and trust), organization (senior management, readiness, technology, maturity and performance), environment (competition, telecommunications infrastructure, internet service provider, business partner support and business partner pressure) on the process of informed decision-making mediated by HRIS in the higher education institutions sector namely Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). The study reviews literature, identifies key constructs, develops hypotheses and proposes a research framework. A structured questionnaire was also adopted and adapted to understand the employees’ perspectives. Questionnaires were distributed to over 500 employees, 400 of which were returned and considered valid. Descriptive Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS. The research framework has the potential to contribute to the body of knowledge, and therefore improve the decision-making process to attain better quality of job life.