Background: Nowadays, the use of information technology to be consistent with environmental change and gain flexibility is necessary. The use of IT in the education system or any other system and organization has different effects. Understanding these factors will facilitate the use of this technology. This study investigated the relationship between individual, cultural, and organizational factors and acceptance of information technology among students of Urmia University. Methods: This correlational descriptive study was conducted at Urmia University in 2014. The statistical population comprised 1500 students. A sample of 200 students were selected among literature, engineering, physical education, and art students using relative stratified sampling method. We used two types of questionnaires with 85 items for gathering the data. The reliability of individual, cultural, and organizational questionnaire was 85% and the reliability of IT questionnaire was obtained as 88%. Validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by a panel of experts and the supervisor. Analysis of the data was done using "SPSS" version 20 and multiple regression method. Results:The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between all the organizational factors and IT adoption, while no significant relationship was found between two culture components (manhood/womanhood and ambiguity aversion) and IT adoption. Also, in terms of individual variation, there was not any relationship between computerized stress and IT adoption (P = 0.406). There was a positive relationship between computerized self-efficiency and IT adoption. Conclusions: Universities have realized the importance of IT and its effective role in increasing productivity, decreasing face-toface communication, increasing the rate of work done outside the university, and saving time required to do things; thus, they have convinced own and their organization to use this technology. If students have more experience in using computer, they will have more efficacy and therefore less stress in working with computer.

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Objective: Career path is one of the activities of human resource managers that by finding the path of progress of each person in his work life leads him to perfection. This, in turn, leads to higher job satisfaction, professionalism, and effectiveness. The main purpose of this study was to design a model of an internal career path among faculty members of Urmia University.y Materials and Methods: To achieve this goal, a qualitative approach and content analysis methods were used. The research population of professors of Urmia University was selected in 1398 which had scientific and executive records, as well as familiarity with the field of behavioral sciences and management. Based on the theoretical saturation of data, 23 of them were studied face to face. To collect the data, a semi-structured interview method was used. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using qualitative software (Maxquda18) in the form of open, axial, and selective codes. Open codes included 80, axial codes included 10, and selective codes included 4 formed as the main dimensions and components of the internal career path of faculty members; finally, the desired model of the internal career path of faculty members was presented.d Result and discussion: From this perspective, the internal career path of faculty members has 4 dimensions and 10 components including professional abilities (educational ability, research ability, and managerial competencies), teamwork competence (interaction and cooperation), knowledge (professional knowledge of the field, organizational knowledge, knowledge specialization strengthening), and personality traits (individual abilities, positive attitude, innovation). Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that having a career path will be a ground for success and it can have many effects on the individual and organizational life of faculty members. The dimensions of the internal career path and paying attention to them will lead to the development of long-term professional development programs for faculty members, which will lead to higher promotion and pave the way for faculty members.s

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