15ADDRESSING PORTFOLIO INFORMATION ISSUES THROUGH THE USE OF BUSINESS SOCIAL NETWORKS, STARS, AND GATEKEEPERS
Introduction
The aim of this chapter is to address one of the key issues associated with portfolio management, which is the lack of necessary and relevant information for timely and informed decision making. Information impacts not just the portfolio manager and his or her team, but everyone touched by the portfolio management processes. Address the information problem and it will address many of the questions relating to portfolio management.
The chapter starts by describing the main problem areas that are constraining successful portfolio management and then focuses on one—incomplete and inaccurate ...