The impact of information technologies on organizational learning, decision-making and innovation

VI ABSTRACT The principal aim of this study is to research the effects of the use of information technology on organizational innovation. However, in this study, the effects of the use of information technology on organizational learning and decision making are mainly put forth for consideration. Efforts to achieve in innovations are studied by taking these issues into consideration. Data for the study has been picked up from the most known 5 1 businesses to have activity in private sector and production. To analyse the hypoteses of the study; correlation, t-test and poly regression tests have been used. The findings of this study indicate that the active use of information technologies has a beneficial influence mainly on organizational learning and effective decision making in the businesses being active in production. In relation to this, it is brought up that information based organizational learning and decision making are meaningly in touch with the efforts to supply innovations and organizational performance. Another finding of the study is that by only itself, vocalic mail and e- business applications can not support organizational learning and decision making,but can partially support the efforts to supply innovations. In the light of these findings, it can easily be seen that only technology transfer itself isn't worth for the business, but, by utilizing the benefits obtained from opportunities provided by information techologies, the businesses that may be able to create organizational learning atmosphere in the organization and, by utilizing an environment of information based, those that may be able to make decisions effectively and rapidly will be succeed in transforming the technology transfer into innovation.