IT professional identity: needs,perceptions, and belonging |
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| Authors: | Nita G Brooks Cindy K Riemenschneider Bill C Hardgrave Anne M O'Leary-Kelly |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Computer Information Systems,Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University,Murfreesboro,U.S.A.;2.Department of Information Systems,Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University,Waco,U.S.A.;3.College of Business, Auburn University,Auburn,U.S.A.;4.Department of Management,Sam M. Walton College of Business, The University of Arkansas,Fayetteville,U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A theoretical model of professional identification is developed and empirically examined as a means to understanding information technology (IT) workers’ attachment to the IT profession. Professional identification represents oneness with or belonging to a profession and provides a unique means of investigating and evaluating the IT profession. Results from a survey of 305 IT workers indicate that professional identification is directly impacted by three factors: (1) the individual's need for professional identification; (2) the individual's perceived similarity to others in the IT profession; and (3) the individual's perceptions of the IT profession, signifying the importance of internalization to identification. Professional identification is also indirectly impacted by the public's perception of the IT profession. |
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