Information Resource Management and Organizational Agility of Telecommunication Firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Authors: Ebeku, Igoni And Prof. Ebikaebina Tantua Jnr

Abstract:
The study discusses information resource management and organizational agility of telecommunication firms in Rivers State. The cross sectional survey design was used in the study. The study population constituted 100 leaders of telecommunications firms in Rivers State whose study sample was derived through census based on the focus of the study. Data was analyzed and results presented in tables showing the mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient. The findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between information resource management and organizational agility using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation tool at a 95% confidence interval. The study concludes that Information Resource Management: Data Resource Management, Network Resource Management, and Software Resource Management significantly influences employee information resource management of telecommunication firms. It was therefore recommended that the leadership of telecommunication firms should adopt the tested attributes of information resource management in the study in order to enhance the organizational agility of telecommunication firms in Rivers State.

Keywords: Information Resource Management, Data Resource Management, Network Resource Management, Software Resource Management, Adaptability, Innovativeness

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