Productivity

The paper studies the relationship between information technology (IT) and managerial productivity. Temporal dimensions constitute an important part of the individual perception of productivity. To study the impact of IT on the temporal dimensions of managerial work we conduct a descriptive study. An analysis of the obtained results indicated a significant difference between the impact of IT on the productivity of senior and middle managers. This observation confirmed the fact that the IT support of ill-structured tasks – tasks that constitute a significant part of senior managers’ work – has yet to be improved. While the work of middle managers is greatly influenced by organizational processes, the work of senior managers is influenced by such a factor as their personality. Personal preferences are neglected in current practice of IS development – a fact that weakens the positive impact of IT on the productivity of managers. In our paper we propose an approach to the development of IS that takes into account a manager’s personality type and preferences. The approach is based on an understanding and modeling of managerial activities and an elicitation of requirements imposed by different personality types on the support systems for managers