INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR, 13 (4), 546-568 WINTER 2010 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS James Melitski, David Gavin, and Joanne Gavin* ABSTRACT. Organization culture and technology adoption are two of the most critical issues facing organizations in a global society. Increasingly, organizations operate in uncertain, networked, decentralized environments, where adoption and use of information technology has become central to fulfilling organizational missions. To examine the influence of organization culture on individual willingness to adopt technology, this work began by examining theories of behavioral intent, technology adoption, and organization culture and then proposed a model for examining technology adoption in public organizations. The research was based on the responses from an online survey of government, nonprofit, and social service workers from around the United States. The study found that there is a relationship between individual perception of organization culture and individual willingness to adopt technology. Finally, we addressed the limitations of the study design and propose future research. INTRODUCTION Increasingly, public, nonprofit and private organizations require managers to work in changing, networked, decentralized and virtual organizations; yet the literature rarely addresses individual motivations for using technology. In response to these challenges, this research examined why some managers successfully use and ---------------------------- * James Melitski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, David Gavin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, and Joanne Gavin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, are teaching at Marist College’s School of Management. James Melitski’s research interests include e-government, strategic planning for information technology, citizen participation, and performance measurement. David Gavin’s research interest is in strategic entrepreneurship. Joanne Gavin’s research interest is in personal ethics, decision making and executive health. Copyright © 2010 by Pracademics Press