Organizational Factors that Affect the Implementation of Information Technology: Perspectives of Middle Managers in Iran

OBJECTIVE: to examine the organizational factors affecting the application of information technology in hospitals. Since the organizational factors are one of the most important determinants of successful projects, by understanding their impact and identifying them it can help planning a systematic IT implementation. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descriptive study 110 middle managers were chosen from teaching hospitals. Structured questionnaire was used for the data collection. RESULTS: There was a significant relationship between organization resource, organizational knowledge, process, management structure and values and goals with implementation of information technology. CONCLUSION: Findings showed that organizational factors had a considerable impact on implementation of information technology. Top managers must consider the important aspects of effective organizational factors.