Adaptability and Taking Initiative in an It Industry
Studying the importance of competencies of Adaptability and Taking Initiative in an IT industry and also the degree of difference between the importances attached to both
Abstract
This paper aims to study whether the competencies of ‘taking initiative’ and ‘adaptability’ in a management graduate are considered one and the same by a person working in an IT industry or if the two differ. A research was conducted by putting forth various questions related to both the competencies to people working in the IT industry and the results were analyzed to check if the competencies were treated the same or differently by the respondents. The figures proved that both the qualities i.e. one of taking initiative and being adaptable are given varying degree of importance and hence treated as separate.
KeyWords: Competencies, Initiative, Adaptability, Information Technology
Introduction
'Information technology' is defined as a service which encompasses all possible aspects of information systems based on computers.
Both software development and the hardware involved in the IT industry include everything from computer systems, to the design, implementation, study and development of IT and management systems.
Information Technology is one of the most important industries in the Indian economy. The IT industry of India has registered huge growth in recent years.. In the last ten years the Information Technology industry in India has grown at an average annual rate of 30%.
Some of the major reasons for the significant growth of the IT industry of India are - * Abundant availability of competent manpower * Reduced telecommunication and internet costs * Reduced import duties on software and hardware products * Cost advantages * Encouraging government policies
Every industry requires workforce with different set of competencies in various proportion. Same applies for the IT industry as well.
Looking at the very first factor i.e. availability of
Abstract
This paper aims to study whether the competencies of ‘taking initiative’ and ‘adaptability’ in a management graduate are considered one and the same by a person working in an IT industry or if the two differ. A research was conducted by putting forth various questions related to both the competencies to people working in the IT industry and the results were analyzed to check if the competencies were treated the same or differently by the respondents. The figures proved that both the qualities i.e. one of taking initiative and being adaptable are given varying degree of importance and hence treated as separate.
KeyWords: Competencies, Initiative, Adaptability, Information Technology
Introduction
'Information technology' is defined as a service which encompasses all possible aspects of information systems based on computers.
Both software development and the hardware involved in the IT industry include everything from computer systems, to the design, implementation, study and development of IT and management systems.
Information Technology is one of the most important industries in the Indian economy. The IT industry of India has registered huge growth in recent years.. In the last ten years the Information Technology industry in India has grown at an average annual rate of 30%.
Some of the major reasons for the significant growth of the IT industry of India are - * Abundant availability of competent manpower * Reduced telecommunication and internet costs * Reduced import duties on software and hardware products * Cost advantages * Encouraging government policies
Every industry requires workforce with different set of competencies in various proportion. Same applies for the IT industry as well.
Looking at the very first factor i.e. availability of
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