Continuous Intention of Entry-Level MIS Professionals to Stay Working in the MIS Field

Abstract

While many studies focused on what is management information system (MIS) major, how it attracts potential students, and describes needed skills, the perceptions of fresh MIS graduates' continuous intention to stay working in the field, especially in developing countries has not yet been studied empirically. In addition, there seems to be minimal effort investigating the issue from the Arab perspective. This article is the first that develops a continuous model and is built upon the expectation confirmation model and other subsequent efforts. This model links three external variables, among them two new ones: skill-job fit, Wasta, and computer self-efficacy. This model was validated using a sample of 105 graduates in Kuwait. Results reveal that the new cultural variable “Wasta” has impact on continuous intention through the mediation of satisfaction, while skill job and computer self-efficacy affect continuous intention through the mediation of expectation and confirmation, and the skill-job fit exert the strongest impact on intention. This research is expected to advance both theory and practice.