The Relationship between the Perceptions of Academic Staff in Mutah University of Technology Transfer and Mutah's University Organizational Readiness for Change

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the relationship between the dimensions of organizational readiness for change; motivational forces; institutional resources; staff attributes; and organizational climate, and the faculty perception of technology transfer. The study was applied on the context of the academic staff at Mutah University in the first semester 2011/ 2012. A questionnaire of 2 sections was distributed to the members of academic staff at Mutah University.The results of the study showed the academic staff at Mutah University sees the engagement in technology transfer is very important. Technology transfer awareness among them is considerably accepted and should be enforced. The organizational readiness for change was addressed in this study as insufficient this was attributed to the internal financial problems in the university and multiple environmental factors.The study showed that there is an approximately strong correlation between faculty perception of technology transfer and the dimensions of organizational readiness for change. The strongest relationship was appeared between the faculty perception of technology transfer and organizational climate.  The study recommended that the technology transfer process in the University should be fostered in order that the technology transfer is able to do its duties effectively and efficiently.

Keywords: technology transfer, organizational readiness for change, Mutah University