Abstract:
This study performs an in-depth analysis of the impact of technology change and
organizational culture change on Software Engineers. Software Industry is fast
moving and rapidly changing. The knowledge workers interact with computers
and attempt to model a real world scenario in intangible computer software. This
process is not made easier by the evolution of software technology, new hardware
and various process methodologies. Software Engineers today need to have the
ability to grasp new technologies and make use of them.
Culture of an organization is the heart of what employees believe in.
Organizational culture is defined as a way of life characterized by certain sets of
behavior, assumptions, beliefs and attitudes. It is found that the organizational
culture has a significant impact on the organizational effectiveness and the
success.
The author presents an experiment and an analysis to find the impact of
technological and cultural change on Software Engineers. This impact is studied
in view of motivation and turnover intention of the Software Engineers.
Hypothesis tests are performed in order to find the significance of this impact.
The results of the study show that there is a positive effect from technological
change on Software Engineer's motivation and a negative effect from culture
change on Software Engineer's motivation. Technology change does not seem to
have a significant effect on Software Engineer's intentions to leave the
organization but when it comes to the change of culture there is a significant
effect. The Software Engineers wish to leave their organizations if a culture
change is more frequent. The study concludes with recommendations of best
practises to follow when technological and cultural change is needed.
