Impact of Organizational Culture on Academics’ Readiness and Behavioral Intention to Implement eLearning Changes in Kuwaiti Universities during COVID-19

Sarah Al-Shamali (), Ahmed Al-Shamali, Ahmad Alsaber, Anwaar Al-Kandari, Shihanah AlMutairi and Amer Alaya
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Sarah Al-Shamali: College of Business and Economics, American University of Kuwait, P.O. Box 3323, Salmiya 13034, Kuwait
Ahmed Al-Shamali: College of Business, Gulf University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 7207, Mubarak Al-Abdullah 32093, Kuwait
Ahmad Alsaber: College of Business and Economics, American University of Kuwait, P.O. Box 3323, Salmiya 13034, Kuwait
Anwaar Al-Kandari: Business Management, Kuwait Technical College, P.O. Box 232, Abu-Halifa 54753, Kuwait
Shihanah AlMutairi: College of Business and Economics, American University of Kuwait, P.O. Box 3323, Salmiya 13034, Kuwait
Amer Alaya: The Faculty of Business and Law, British University in Dubai, Block 11, 1st and 2nd Floor, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai P.O. Box 345015, United Arab Emirates

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: A comprehensive review of the literature indicates that there is a lack of research on the influence of all the organizational culture (OC) types on academics’ readiness and behavioral intention to implement eLearning changes in higher education institutions (HEIs). To address this gap, this study empirically investigates the impact of OC on academics’ readiness and behavioral intention to implement eLearning changes within HEIs in Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 218 self-administered survey was distributed to public and private HEIs. The analysis of collected data reveal that the most prominent OCs are hierarchy and market types which support readiness for change. The contribution of this study lies in further understanding the impact of OC on academics’ readiness for eLearning changes and behavioral intention to support eLearning implementation. The findings further offer an original contribution by confirming the mediating role of academics’ readiness for eLearning changes in the relationship between OC and behavioral intention. This paper adds to the change management literature by collecting data during the COVID-19 pandemic within the interesting context of HEIs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which is currently scarce. The implications of this study contribute to the sustainability of Kuwaiti HEIs.

Keywords: organizational culture; change management; readiness for change; behavioral intention; higher education; COVID-19; eLearning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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