This study develops and validates a credible body of evidence supporting the value of
organizational intranets in relation
to
organizational productivity. The specific goal of this study is to assess both the character and the degree of the impact of the extent to which an intranet is used within private sector organizations on both individual organizational functions (such as intra-organizational communications, decision making, group collaboration and employees' productivity) and on overall organizational business activities. As this study purpose sought to assess the impacts of an intranet on an organization, only organizations with a functioning intranet in place were included in the research sample for the study. Following the problem statement, purpose, and research questions
presented in the introductory chapter, the findings of this study are presented in four additional chapters. A review of the literature relevant to the problem investigated is presented in Chapter 2, while the methodology followed in the conduct of the study is described and explained in Chapter 3 and the results of the research performed are presented in Chapter 4. The conclusions drawn from the study findings, together with a discussion of the contribution of the research findings and conclusions and recommendations for future research are presented in Chapter 5. Table of Contents: Introduction Background Statement of the Problem Research Purpose Research Questions Organization of the Research Review of Literature Introduction Conceptual Framework Organizational Context Information Technology Importance of IT Broadband vs. Narrowband Measuring the Impact of IT Review of Relevant Research Literature Review Summary Research Methodology Introduction Research Design Research Questions and Hypotheses Population and Sample Data Collection Instrumentation Data Analysis Results Introduction Results of the Frequency Analyses Results of Testing the Hypotheses Conclusion Introduction Findings of the Research Conclusions Contributions of the Study Recommendations for Future Research Endnotes Bibliography Appendix: Data Collection Questionnaire