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Papers by Ahmed Alkali

Background: While factors influencing e-training use intention has been mostly investigated based... more Background: While factors influencing e-training use intention has been mostly investigated based on the experiences of the developed countries, such investigations in the in the developing countries have been largely overlooked by researchers. Purpose: This paper extends the technology acceptance model (TAM) by investigating the roles of computer/internet self-efficacy and organisational support on intention of employees to use e-training. Methods: Three hundred and one responses collected from five public universities were in the study. Structural equation modeling was applied in data analysis. Results: The findings show that computer/internet self-efficacy, organisational support and perceived usefulness have positive and significant effects on intention. Likewise, perceived usefulness was found to have influenced the effects of internet self-efficacy, organisational support, and perceived ease of on intention. In addition, importance-performance matrix analysis (IPMA) was perfor...

Behavioral Sciences, 2017

Background: The last few decades saw an intense development in information technology (IT) and it... more Background: The last few decades saw an intense development in information technology (IT) and it has affected the ways organisations achieve their goals. Training, in every organisation is an ongoing process that aims to update employees' knowledge and skills towards goals attainment. Through adequate deployment of IT, organisations can effectively meet their training needs. However, for successful IT integration in training, the employees who will use the system should be positively disposed towards it. This study predicts employees' intention to use the e-training system by extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) using interactivity and trust. Methods: Two hundred and fourteen employees participated in the study and structural equation modelling was used in the analysis. Results: The findings of the structural equation modelling reveal that interactivity, trust, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use have direct and positive effects on employees' intention to use e-training. It was also shown that perceived ease of use had no effects on perceived usefulness, while trust has the strongest indirect effects on employees' intention. In addition, the results of Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA), which compares the contributions of each construct to the importance and performance of the model, indicate that to predict intention to use e-training, priorities should be accorded to trust and perceived usefulness.

Asian Social Science, 2015

In the process of decentralization, the role of Human Resource (HR) Manager has changed from havi... more In the process of decentralization, the role of Human Resource (HR) Manager has changed from having overall responsibility for employees to having responsibility for the management of the organization. Despite the aforementioned fact, a gap in the knowledge can be detected in the field of systematic evaluations of the claims that it is linked to effectiveness and doubts. This review has determined influence of HR practices on the three basic patterns base on Resource based view. Further studies need to be established to study other important factors involved.

Nigerian Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2021

Worldwide, governments are now adopting or using the Information and Communication Technology in ... more Worldwide, governments are now adopting or using the Information and Communication Technology in order to expand service delivery to their citizens, improve expediency among citizens and improve ease of access to the information provided by government. For instance, many countries are now using e-tax filing and payment system for greater achievement of tax administration, compliance, and effectiveness. The study therefore aims at examining the factors determining citizens' acceptance of online tax filing and payment system in Gombe State, Nigeria. The study sampled 394 taxpayers and the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM). The results revealed that information quality has significant effects on behaviour and the relationship between information quality and intention was mediated by behaviour. In addition, subjective norms, attitude, perceived behavioural control, and computer self-efficacy have insignificant effects on behaviour and intention to use online tax filing and payment system. The study, therefore, concludes that to hasten acceptance of online tax filling and payment systems, quality of the information provided on websites should be accurate, relevant, complete, timely and reliable.

Indian Journal of Innovations and Developments, 2016

Objective: The success of an e-training system in organisation will largely depends on how accept... more Objective: The success of an e-training system in organisation will largely depends on how acceptable it is to the employees of an organisation. Therefore, understanding what affect employees' intention to use e-training system is critical for its success. Accordingly, this paper investigates the factors influencing intention to use e-training among employees. Methods/Statistical Analysis:The paper reviews the extant literature in the field of e-training in order to develop a framework for understanding intention to use e-training.Empirical articles that specifically focused on e-training, online training, and web-based training were given priority while other non-empirical articles were considered based on their relevance and theoretical contributions to the field of e-training. Findings: The study found that factors including perceived usefulness, trust,perceived ease of use, interactivity, and support are critical in influencing e-training use intention in an organisations. T...

Chemical engineering transactions, 2017

Over the years, so many efforts have been put in place towards achieving environmental sustainabi... more Over the years, so many efforts have been put in place towards achieving environmental sustainability. The international community has presented many models and frameworks aimed at creating sustainability awareness and cleaner productions among nations. Research concepts, policies, and technologies designed to foster the production of goods and services that conform to the standards of environmental sustainability were offered for consideration and use. However, the pace at which individuals and organisations adopt environmental sustainability policies differ across countries. Increase e-waste from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is becoming an important environmental issue that requires urgent attention. To control the ICT e-waste, production of environmentally friendly ICT known as Green Information Technology (Green IT) and their use among individuals and organisations should be encouraged. While the adoption of Green IT in organisations has been partly conside...

Developments in information technology (IT) have offered universities some sophisticated technolo... more Developments in information technology (IT) have offered universities some sophisticated technological tools and innovative training contents that can be used in delivering training to their employees. However, for successful IT integration in training, employees’ positive disposition towards the new system is vital. Although factors, including computer/Internet self-efficacy, interactivity, organisational support, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and trust have been used in most studies that investigated technology acceptance, little is known about the effects of interactivity and trust on intention to use e-training. Therefore, this study empirically examines the roles of these factors in determining intention to use e-training within the context of Nigerian technological universities using the technology acceptance model (TAM). Data were collected from 301 employees of five technological universities in Nigeria and partial least squares - structural equation modeling (...

Review of European Studies, 2014

Changes in the healthcare system in relation to human resource conditions have somehow adversely ... more Changes in the healthcare system in relation to human resource conditions have somehow adversely influenced organizational effectiveness. In particular, this has exposed the FLNMs to multidimensional and ambiguity roles (management and clinical skills). Studies on FLNMs' roles have been conducted to clarify this, but little consensus has been reached so far. An exploratory qualitative research method is utilized to describe the terminologies "FLNMs' roles". In this regard, sixty text samples are conveniently selected as a secondary data (published articles, health care documentaries, and books from 2001-2012). Meanwhile, qualitative content analysis on the roles of FLNMs has been conducted on one thousand units (sentences or paragraphs in accessible sources) that appeared the FLNMs' role messages. Results indicated that their roles can be categorized into three main codes and 17 subcategories or factors, i.e., Planning (P 1-P 7), Organizing (Q 8-Q 12), and Leadership (L 13-L 17). More than 50% of the sources have cited "report delivery" and "patient care (health education)" of the planning role; "staff training and education" and "participation in training programs" of the organizing role; and "staff evaluation form and worker training" of the leadership role in their studies. This review has determined three central constructs of Mintzbergs' (1990) theory, including; "Interpersonal contact (IC)", "Information processing (IP)", and "Decision making (DM)" as a conceptual framework of FLNMs' roles. Further studies need to be established to study other important factors involved.