RESULTS WITH EXPERIENCE OF MORE THAN 20 YEARS CONVERTED TO EXP=

Table 4a. Value of IT Certifications by Job Function

Computer Systems/ Networking Systems Engineering/ Integration/ Technical Services LAN/Network

Systems Support Software Application Development Intercept 9.002a _9.025 a _9.514a _9.588a _9.760a _9.817a _9.328a _9.561a _9.988a _9.969a Edu 0.051a _0.048a _0.028a _0.022a _0.024a _0.017a _0.052a _0.037a _0.022a _0.022b Exp 0.077a _0.072a _0.066a _0.064a _0.062a _0.055a _0.088a _0.079a _0.098a _0.099a Exp2 - -0.002a _-0.002a _-0.002a _-0.002a _-0.002a _-0.002a _-0.002a _-0.003a _-0.003a Hrs/week 0.011a _0.011a _0.013a _0.012a _0.008a _0.007a _0.008a _0.006a _0.005b _0.005 Jobtenure 0.003 0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.005 -0.002 0.013a _0.014a _{-0.008 -0.007} Gender 0.042 0.034 0.033 0.028 0.029 0.037 -0.028 -0.009 -0.010 -0.017 Age 0.003b _0.005a _{0.003 0.004}b _{0.003 0.004}b _-0.004b _-0.004a _{-0.002 -0.001} Small - -0.139a _-0.186a _-0.175a _-0.221a _-0.189a _-0.261a _-0.251a _{-0.056 -0.064} Medium - -0.071b _-0.131a _-0.134a _-0.108a _-0.092a _-0.153a _-0.164a _-0.113a _-0.116a West 0.107a _0.101a _0.154a _0.148a _0.130a _0.123a _0.114a _0.114a _0.180a _0.183a MW 0.015 0.028 0.011 0.021 0.077b _0.089a _{-0.019 -0.018 0.042 0.048} NE 0.169a _0.177a _0.123a _0.130a _0.187a _0.190a _0.107a _0.111a _0.090 b _0.091b CCSP 0.138 -0.052 0.272a _0.235 CISSP 0.235a _0.129b _0.196a _0.196 MCSE-S -0.123 -0.183 -0.193b _-0.096 DBAOCP 0.153a _0.384a _0.020 MCDBA -0.065 -0.315bx _0.039 CCIE 0.444a _0.201a _0.317a _0.409 CCNP 0.060 0.164a _0.150a _0.196a RHCE 0.181a _0.095b _0.231a _0.270a _0.204b Java2 0.083 0.047 PMP 0.234 N 1655 1625 1145 953 749 Adj R-Sq 0.248 0.266 0.200 0.222 0.178 0.233 0.318 0.361 0.175 0.177 F Value 46.37a _34.34a _34.90a _22.06a _21.60a _20.33a _38.06a _27.83a _14.17a _11.03a

a _{significant at the 1% level} b _{significant at the 5% level} x _{significant but with a wrong sign}

Table 4a. Value of IT Certifications by Job Function – cont’d

Computer Related Consulting

IS/MIS/DP Systems Analyst Data

Communications Intercept 8.720a _8.837a _9.863a _10.003a _9.898a _10.032a _10.308a _10.340a Edu 0.058a _0.046a _0.032a _{0.017 0.035}a _0.027a _{0.007 0.001} Exp 0.091a _0.085a _0.065a _0.061a _0.056a _0.050a _0.048a _0.043a Exp2 -0.002a _-0.002a _-0.001a _-0.001a _-0.001a _-0.001a _-0.001a _-0.001b Hrs/week 0.012a _0.013a _0.006b _{0.006 0.006}b _{0.006 0.005 0.005} Jobtenure 0.006 0.007 0.008 0.010 -0.001 0.001 0.006 0.007 Gender -0.002 -0.007 -0.020 0.024 0.027 0.037 -0.009 -0.019 Age 0.007b _{0.007 -0.001 -0.001 -0.001 -0.001 0.001 0.002} Small -0.106b _{-0.101 -0.170}a _-0.162a _-0.192b _-0.193a _-0.153b _-0.146b Medium 0.011b _{-0.004 -0.111}b _-0.138a _{-0.068 -0.070 -0.165}b _-0.158b West 0.276a _0.289a _{0.104 0.113}b _{0.084 0.060 0.133 0.151} MW 0.124 0.158b _{0.003 0.022 -0.085 -0.079 0.083 0.089} NE 0.152b _0.150b _0.134b _0.144b _{0.101 0.099 0.081 0.104} CCSP -0.036 0.415 -0.195 0.112a CISSP 0.262a _0.170b _0.262a _0.377 MCSE-S 0.071 0.079 0.454 0.012 DBAOCP 0.248a _0.340a _0.184a MCDBA -0.043 -0.101 -0.083 CCIE 0.219 0.507 0.116 CCNP 0.242 0.098 0.063 RHCE -0.012 0.036 0.096 Java2 PMP N 563 458 382 408 Adj R-Sq 0.235 0.258 0.196 0.247 0.145 0.173 0.065 0.078 F Value 15.37a _10.77a _10.30a _8.48a _6.39a _5.67a _3.35a _2.92a

a _{significant at the 1% level} b _{significant at the 5% level} x _{significant but with a wrong sign}

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jing “Jim” Quan is an assistant professor in the Department of Information and Decision Sciences in Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and is an MCT/MCSE and CNI/CNE. His research interests include Information Technology (IT) and Organizations, Knowledge Management, Project Management, and IT Human Resource Management. His work has appeared in such journals as Journal of Management Information Systems, The Communications of the ACM, The Communications of the AIS, Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of Global Information Management, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Information Technology and Information Management, and Journal of Computer Information Systems. He presented papers at the national and international conferences on information systems and technology.

Ronald Dattero is a professor of Computer Information Systems at Missouri State University. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University. His research interests include applications development, knowledge management, database management, IT professional and personnel issues, and applied statistics. His work has appeared in such journals as Journal of Management Information Systems, Information and Management, Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Communications of the ACM, Communications of Association for Information Systems, and International Journal of Forecasting.

Stuart D. Galup is an associate professor of Information Technology at Florida Atlantic University. He holds a DBA from Nova Southeastern University and is a Certified Computing Professional. His professional work in the transformation of information technology organizations was featured in Computerworld and Datamation. His research appeared in academic journals

such as Communications Research, Communications of the ACM, Information Resource Management Journal, ACM Computer Personnel, and Communications of Association for Information Systems. He is co-author of Building the New Enterprise: People, Processes, and Technology and The IT Organization: Building a World-Class Infrastructure, both published by

Prentice Hall.

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