ERIC Number: EJ1188730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Exploring the IT Productivity Paradox in Higher Education: The Influence of IT Funding on Institutional Productivity
Ortagus, Justin C.; Kramer, Dennis A., II; Umbricht, Mark R.
Journal of Higher Education, v89 n2 p129-152 2018
Information technology (IT) spending has increased in every sector of higher education during the past decade despite a lack of meaningful data pertaining to its impact on productivity. This study, which was guided by the production theory, used a unique data set and dynamic fixed-effects panel model to examine the relationship between IT funding and institutional productivity in the form of teaching, research, and service outputs. Findings revealed that investments in IT are positively related with teaching and service outputs for private and nondoctoral institutions, whereas investments in IT are positively associated with research outputs for public and doctoral institutions.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Productivity, Financial Support, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Investment, Influence of Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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