Impact of Digital Technology on Processes at Universities from Teachers’ Perspective

Mirela Mabić; Dražana Gašpar; Daniela Garbin Praničević

doi:10.2478/crdj-2024-0001

Abstract

Digital technology has become inseparable from all core and supportive processes because of the intensive use of different digital tools. The paper aimed to determine teachers’ views on the impact of digital technology on business processes in higher education institutions - whether they recognize the impact and how they evaluate it. The survey was conducted among the teachers of the public University in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results show that digital technology has a positive and mostly strong or medium impact on business processes in higher education institutions. The work on international research and educational projects and the teaching process are the most influenced by digital technology. It has a stronger impact on the core processes than on supportive activities. Teachers recognize the influence of digital transformation on all processes at universities, both core and supporting. The influence is stronger with core processes.

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Impact of Digital Technology on Processes at Universities from Teachers’ Perspective

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