Management Environment and its Impact on the Efficiency of Purchasing and Operating the Technology

Abstract

Technology topic gained very large importance in the second half of the previous century; in the majority of countries, and this importance is increasing dramatically due to the hopes that nations put on this technology and the promising benefits from using it in the advancement and development of different areas. This isn't only interest the developed countries, but also it was extended to include the non-developed countries, which is trying hard to get rid of the backwardness that suffers and seeks to achieve the development, advancement, and progress through the use of technology, after several aid programs failed to achieve what was expected from them. It showed clearly that gap is expanding between the developed countries and the non-developed, which prompted the latter to work hard in order to get rid of the dependency that developed countries impose on it, by attempting to focus on the technology purchase process, its advance operation, and use it in the different development programs, benefit from it, and disseminate it. But as far as Jordan concern, which considers one of the non-developed countries, the leadership in it gave a special importance to the science and technology over the last 50 years, when the first Jordanian University was established in Amman at the start of the second half of the last century, and now their numbers exceed thirty-one universities that work on graduating scientific professions. This makes Jordan differ from the other non-developed countries, add to that Jordan became one of the countries that export high-level scientific professions to the Gulf, USA, and European countries. However, at the present time, this society doesn't provide adequate technological support for the development process, and this study aims to address the following topics:

First: study methodological framework.

Second: the concept and importance of technology.

Third: the general goal for purchasing and operating technology.

Fourth: the strategies for purchasing and operating technology in Jordan.

Fifth: the various environmental factors that influence the decision of purchasing and operating technology.

Sixth: the contributors to decision rationalization of purchasing and operating technology.

Seventh: the field study.

Keyword: Management environment, purchasing, operating, technology, reflection, decisions, strategies, goals, concepts, methodological framework, contributors.

DOI: 10.7176/IKM/9-6-07

Publication date:July 31^st 2019