The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of workplace learning, organisational culture, personal characteristics, such as motivation to learn and self-efficacy on the information technology (IT) competency of external auditors. This study also examines the role of organisational c...

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Autores principales: Mokhtar Abdulhakim Alsabahi, Ku Maisurah Ku Bahador, Rafeah Mat Saat
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:94509a1b096f47c689f7679ce8f827f22021-12-02T18:21:19ZThe influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator2331-197510.1080/23311975.2021.1899625https://doaj.org/article/94509a1b096f47c689f7679ce8f827f22021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1899625https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of workplace learning, organisational culture, personal characteristics, such as motivation to learn and self-efficacy on the information technology (IT) competency of external auditors. This study also examines the role of organisational culture as a moderating variable between workplace learning and IT competency. Using a simple random sampling technique, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by 220 external auditors in Yemen. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to analyse the hypothesised relationships. The results show that workplace learning, motivation to learn, self-efficacy, and organisational culture are significant and positively influence the IT competency of the external auditors. Organisational culture also significantly moderates the relationship between workplace learning and IT competency. The study’s findings contribute greater insight into the importance of organisational culture, motivation to learn, self-efficacy of external auditors, and how learning in the workplace influence their IT competency.Mokhtar Abdulhakim AlsabahiKu Maisurah Ku BahadorRafeah Mat SaatTaylor & Francis Grouparticleinformation technology competencypersonal characteristicscompetency theoryworkplace learning activitiesmotivation to learnself-efficacyexternal auditorsyemenBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic information technology competency
personal characteristics
competency theory
workplace learning activities
motivation to learn
self-efficacy
external auditors
yemen
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle information technology competency
personal characteristics
competency theory
workplace learning activities
motivation to learn
self-efficacy
external auditors
yemen
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Mokhtar Abdulhakim Alsabahi
Ku Maisurah Ku Bahador
Rafeah Mat Saat
The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
description The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of workplace learning, organisational culture, personal characteristics, such as motivation to learn and self-efficacy on the information technology (IT) competency of external auditors. This study also examines the role of organisational culture as a moderating variable between workplace learning and IT competency. Using a simple random sampling technique, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by 220 external auditors in Yemen. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to analyse the hypothesised relationships. The results show that workplace learning, motivation to learn, self-efficacy, and organisational culture are significant and positively influence the IT competency of the external auditors. Organisational culture also significantly moderates the relationship between workplace learning and IT competency. The study’s findings contribute greater insight into the importance of organisational culture, motivation to learn, self-efficacy of external auditors, and how learning in the workplace influence their IT competency.
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author Mokhtar Abdulhakim Alsabahi
Ku Maisurah Ku Bahador
Rafeah Mat Saat
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Rafeah Mat Saat
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title The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
title_short The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
title_full The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
title_fullStr The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
title_full_unstemmed The influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: The role of organisational culture as a moderator
title_sort influence of personal characteristics and workplace learning on information technology competency among external auditors: the role of organisational culture as a moderator
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2021
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