Investigating the effect of strategic knowledge and structural power of chief information officers on the performance of government organizations mediated by system assimilation

Today, information and information technology are used in all fields and have important effects on organizational performance and thus, in organizations, one of the board members should be responsible for information technology. Information technology (IT) leaders are one of the most important human resources in an organization responsible for using all potentials and capabilities of information technology in the organization. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of CIOs' knowledge in IT and business areas and their structural power on organizational performance mediated by enterprise system assimilation. The data were collected from CIOs and CEOs working in Khorasan Razavi province government organizations. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by views of the supervisor, advisor, and some experts. Also, construct validity was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis. Data collected from 59 organizations were analyzed using structural equation modeling and Smart PLS software. The findings confirm the effect of strategic knowledge of CIOs in IT and business areas and their structural power on organizational performance. The results also indicate the mediating role of enterprise system assimilation in the relationship between CIOs' strategic knowledge and structural power and organizational performance.