Importance of information technology (IT) knowledge in brokering of oil and gas in international business

Singh, Satnam (2014) Importance of information technology (IT) knowledge in brokering of oil and gas in international business. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS).

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Abstract

Study Objective: 6 he objective of this study is to look at the key competencies of a successful broker mainly the IT knowledge and its importance in the brokering competence of Oil and Gas business. The study is to analysis if there is a relationship between Information Technology (IT) Knowledge and Broker Information Technology (IT) competence in Oil and Gas business transactio, Design/methodology/approach: This research used a descriptive approach which employed the quantitative research method in collecting and analyzing data via questionnaire to study the relationship between IT knowledge and brokers' competence. Findings: The study is conducted using SPSS version 20.0 by using frequency analysis, One Sample t-test and Pearson Correlation test to determine relationship between the importance of IT knowledge and the various IT specific areas which demonstrate broker competencies. Results: The results demonstrate a significant relationship between IT knowledge and broker competencies; however as IT knowledge is important the data shows the brokers may not be competent enough to use it for successful Oil and Gas ~usiness transactions and may require fUl1her training for greater development.

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