Abstract:
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the influence of demographic variables on the acceptance
and adoption of management information system practices by senior staff members
at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The objectives of this study were to: assess
the nature of management information system practices among the senior staffs at
University of Cape Coast; examine if there is any difference in the acceptance and
adoption of MIS between male and female senior staffs; among senior staffs of
different age groups; between married and unmarried senior staffs; and among
senior staffs with different years of experience. The study employed a descriptive
quantitative research approach and descriptive survey and inferential statistics as
the study design. The study was on the views of 200 senior staff members at the
University of Cape Coast with a self-administered questionnaire as the main
research instrument. The results were analysed with the help of the Statistical
Product and Service Solutions (SPSS 22.0 version) software The major findings of
the study revealed that the administrative information is stored in the management
information system of the organisation. It was clear from the findings that
demographic variables have influence on the acceptance and adoption of MIS.
However, the most significant demographic variable which had positive influence
on the use of MIS acceptance and adoption among senior staff at the University of
Cape Coast was age range. Therefore, it was recommended that senior staff of
University of Cape Coast should embrace the management information system
practices to ensure its effectiveness, and also professionally trained management
information system managers should be employed.
