Organizations must respond to changes in their internal and external environment in order to survive. The term ‘morphing organization’ is used to reflect that although the organization changes, some elements of the organization need to remain the same to maintain the organization’s identity. As an organization changes, the context in which information is managed also […]
Month – March 2015
Dangerous Data: A Health Warning
Information technology provides the means for capturing, storing, processing and retrieving data in information systems. Advances in information technology have continually challenged information systems to explore new ways in which the data captured can be used. The move from improving efficiency of data capture and data storage led to process improvements, improving the effectiveness of […]
Information Management in Practice: Business Start Up
Black Country Gifts (www.blackcountrygifts.co.uk) started trading four months ago. The information management in practice series discusses the challenges of managing information on a day-to-day basis in organizations. This blog reflects on the initial stages of setting up the business and the information that Black Country Gifts needs to manage. Starting the Business The business model […]
Storing Data But Losing Information
We focus on backing up data and worry about the threat of data being lost through technical malfunction or data breaches. However, we are storing data but losing information. Changing Technology Google’s vice president recently warned of the danger of losing precious photographs due to the age of changing technology (NewsX, 2015). As new data […]