TY  - JOUR
AB  - The process of management, and the management of information as an
essential element of general managerial practice, is addressed from the
perspective of the manager. Information has always been a key element in
the performance of a business and the effectiveness of management, and
information technology can now transform the use of this information to
give managers substantial benefits in business planning and decision
making. It is considered that information must be integrated into an
organisation′s overall management and planning system rather than being
controlled by specialist IT professionals and that the manager has to be
responsible for: people, their motivation and training; business
systems, culture and environment; and the organisation′s data resource.
The ways in which business information processes can be analysed and
modelled are reviewed and it is explained that information models can
enable a better understanding of the organisation by showing it in a new
and sometimes enlightening way. Some of the many complex issues
associated with managing the change process and achieving successful
implementation of the technologies are considered.
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
SN  - 0025-1747
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000069
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000069
AU  - Sharratt John
AU  - McMurdo Alistair
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Managing the Information Explosion
T2  - Management Decision
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 6
EP  - 55
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -