Abstract In this paper, the firstline and middle manager IT application competencies are empirically tested. By using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis with the sample size of 314, the IT application competence model is firstly built. With top management support as control variable, the relationship between the firstline and middle manager IT competence and IT application maturity is analyzed by conducting hierarchical regression analysis. Results of the hierarchical regression analysis show that the knowledge and trait have more important effect on the IT application maturity than the attitude has. The results imply that it is important for the IT application enterprises to pay more attention to improve the firstline and middle manager IT application knowledge by training, and to improve the firstline and middle manager trait competencies by selecting.
2012, Vol. 9 
