Adoption Of “bring Your Own Device” At The Work Place By Non-governmental Organizations In Kisumu County, Kenya

Abstract

In the recent past consumer technology has evolved faster than corporate technology. This has led to employees having gadgets with latest innovations and trends in the market. This trend commonly called, Consumerization of IT, has increased the urge for employees to carry their own gadgets to work for official use. This phenomenon called what is called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). This study sought for find how BYOD has been adopted by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kisumu County. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire from respondents randomly selected from employees who work with these NGOs. Data analysis was by using percentages, means, frequency. Data was represented by using charts, graphs and tables. The results showed that employees use personal devices at work in these NGOs. Some of the NGOs have gone further to offer support for these personal devices with a few of them having a policy in place to guide its use. The main motivation for this is that employees already own suitable devices for their work.

In the recent past consumer technology has evolved faster than corporate technology. This has led to employees having gadgets with latest innovations and trends in the market. This trend commonly called, Consumerization of IT, has increased the urge for employees to carry their own gadgets to work for official use. This phenomenon called what is called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). This study sought for find how BYOD has been adopted by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kisumu County. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire from respondents randomly selected from employees who work with these NGOs. Data analysis was by using percentages, means, frequency. Data was represented by using charts, graphs and tables. The results showed that employees use personal devices at work in these NGOs. Some of the NGOs have gone further to offer support for these personal devices with a few of them having a policy in place to guide its use. The main motivation for this is that employees already own suitable devices for their work.