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 Volume 9, Issue 5 (May 2022), Pages: 96-108

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Analyzing the determinants influencing technology-driven initiatives in project-based organizations in Pakistan using a hierarchical component modeling approach

 Author(s): Amanat Ali 1, *, Syed Qammer Abbass 2, Muhammad Sajid Khattak 3, Muhammad Irfanullah Arfeen 4, Muhammad Azam I. Chaudhary 5, Ahmed Ibrahim 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1Lahore School of Professional Studies, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
 2Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan
 3Planning and Development Directorate, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
 4Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
 5Department of Health Informatics, Northwest Integrated Health, Tacoma, USA

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3592-2956

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2022.05.013

 Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the determinants influencing technology-driven initiatives in project-based organizations in Pakistan. Technology-driven initiatives help organizations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, products, and services and are a major source of competitive advantage. These initiatives have become more important for project-based organizations to improve project efficiency, reduce cost, and enhance effectiveness. Many organizations in Pakistan have structured their hierarchy as project-based organizations and strived to implement technology-driven initiatives to enhance innovation and improve project performance. However, for envisaged improvement, the well-recognized determinants influencing technology-driven initiatives have not been previously analyzed in this context. This study has filled this gap and identified and analyzed four determinants influencing technology-driven initiatives in project-based organizations in Pakistan. This has achieved by developing an explanatory model and testing the model using sample data from 98 respondents. The PLS-SEM-based hierarchical component modeling approach has been applied for data analysis. The results indicate that human resource management practices and organizational culture positively influence technology-driven initiatives in this context. Political deadlocks negatively influence technology-driven initiatives. However, leadership inaction shows no significant influence on technology-driven initiatives. The results are useful for theory and practice. 

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 Keywords: HRM practices, Leadership inaction, PLS-SEM based hierarchical component, modeling, Political deadlocks, Project-based organizations

 Article History: Received 1 October 2021, Received in revised form 3 March 2022, Accepted 4 March 2022

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Ali A, Abbass SQ, and Khattak MS et al. (2022). Analyzing the determinants influencing technology-driven initiatives in project-based organizations in Pakistan using a hierarchical component modeling approach. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 9(5): 96-108

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