Management of Information Organizations

Index

A

abstraction, 17

achievement, 81

asymmetric distribution, 31

B

BooklistOnline.com, 117

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 124–5

C

classical management theory, 39

classical perspective, 39, 43–6

investment consultancy, 46

library, 43–5

museum, 45

news agency, 45–6

classical school, 39

Coca-Cola, 96

communication, 97–9

communication networks, 98

comprehension, 18

conclusion, 17–18

contextual factors, 109–11

customization, 140

D

data, 2–4

contextual factors, 4

lack of exposure, 3–4

data, information, knowledge and wisdom (DIKW) continuum, 1–11

data, 2–4

holistic nature of wisdom, 11

information, 5–7

knowledge, 7–8

wisdom, 8–11

delegating, 85, 93

E

empowerment, 86, 93

energy, 5

evaluation, 87, 94–5

event/happening, 13