Management

Obtaining Information for Effective Management

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There’s nothing new about using information to get things done – even cave dwellers needed information, such as how to get to the nearest source of pure water, just to stay alive.
But you will often hear that we now live in the ‘Information Age’. That sug- gests that information is more important than ever before – perhaps the most important thing in modern life.
At one time organizations could be successful simply by investing in physical resources – bigger better factories, nearer to customers, than their competi- tors’ factories, say. The problem was producing enough to satisfy demand.
Companies now compete by knowing more about the markets they serve, more about who the best suppliers are, more about how to do things, and – above all – by having the best new ideas. In other words they compete by gathering information and using it intelligently.
You might not agree that information is the most important thing in your life, but please be aware from the start that good use of information – and infor- mation and communications technology – is a skill that is going to be vitally important in your career.
In Session A we will look at the issues surrounding the validity of information, its nature, uses and sources. Then we’ll think about your own particular information needs at work. Session B will look in more detail at what meth- ods you can use to gather this valuable stuff: should you look it up some- where, or ask other people, or observe and record real-life information for yourself? Some collection methods are computerized, and if you’re using those, the chances are you will be storing the information on a computer. We look at the way in which two storage and analysis programs, databases and spreadsheets work. It’s important to think about how you will store and analyse your information because it will probably affect how you collect it. Finally we’ll tell you about situations when your ability to gather information may be restricted, usually by law

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Series Title

Obtaining Information for Effective Management

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Publisher

England : ., 2007

Collation

1-149

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-08-046434-3

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NONE

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Edition

4th Edition

Subject(s)

Management

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