Meta-Analysis of Studies of the Effective Factors in the Application of Information Technology in the Organizations of Iran

Purpose: The application of Information Technology (IT) in organizations, is influenced by a myriad of factors within the context of individuals, organizations, and the environment. These factors either facilitate or hinder the correct use of information technology in the organizations. Since the main reason for any organization to use information technology of any kind is increasing the organizational productivity, identifying the factors contributing to the application of IT can be vital for the organizations. Methodology: This study has aggregated the findings of the previous research conducted in the IT application literature , in Iran, with the aim of evaluating the magtidue of each factor and comparing them with one another. The method applied in this study was Meta-analysis which was computed by Comprehensive Meta Analysis (CMA2) software. Findings: The findings of this meta-analysis identified 27 factors from 65 studies. Among the 27 effective factors  in the application of IT, IT skills, organizational structure, organizational culture, motivation and organizational environment had the highest effect and gender, education, and age had the lowest effects. In order to simplify the findings of this reareach, the factors were classified in three groups of: individual factors, organizational factors and environmental factors from which organizational factors had the highest effect size with  a score of 0.617 and individual factors had the lowest effect size with a score of 0.493. Conclusion: Organizations that pay more attention to different aspects of organizational culture have been able to be more successful in applying information technology.