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Information and productivity: A review of research
Blaise Cronin,M. Gudim +1 more
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In this paper, the relationship between information-related investments and organizational productivity is reviewed and the concepts of cost, price and value are discussed and a variety of approaches for assessing the organizational impact of information inputs and information technology investments considered.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Information Management.The article was published on 1986-06-01. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Productivity & Information technology.read more
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What kind of resource is information
J. J. Eaton,David Bawden +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the idea of information as resource and information as commodity is reviewed and the attributes of information which make it appear similar to, and different from, other resources are evaluated.
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Electronic medical records and physician productivity: : evidence from panel data analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of an electronic medical record (EMR) system on the productivity of physicians is studied. But the authors focus on the short-term impact of EMRs on physicians' work.
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Enactment and use of information and the media among older adults
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the everyday information behavior of older adults' and the activating role of the media thereon, and they found that use of information and the media can motivate older adults to stay active in life.
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Information management: An educational perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential role of open learning in training for information management is discussed, as well as extensions and adjustments to existing courses which might make them more relevant and accessible.
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Economic theory as it applies to public sector information
TL;DR: The economic arguments put forward in government studies and policy documents are reviewed, focusing on the current push for harmonization of public sector information policy across the European Union and the debate as to which model of information dissemination is preferable.
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The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States
TL;DR: The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States marked the beginning of the study of our postindustrial information society as mentioned in this paper, and the transformation to a knowledge economy has resonated throughout the rest of the century, especially with the rise of the Internet.
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The Entrepreneur: An Economic Theory
TL;DR: A theory of the entrepreneur is needed to explain firm success or failure, firm creation and growth, economic growth and development, and income distribution as mentioned in this paper, which is the essence of both the rationalization of success and explanation of failure.
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The Information Economy: Definition and Measurement.
TL;DR: Porat et al. as discussed by the authors published a massive amount of material while working for the U.S. Department of Commerce and summarized his findings about the nature of knowledge work, identifying the primary knowledge professions of the period.
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Applying Information Technology to Organization Design
TL;DR: The normative theory of organization, aimed at enhancing organizational efficiency and effectiveness, traditionally paid special attention to two problems: how to divide up the work for its efficient performance and in such a way as to keep the needs for coordination of the parts within manageable bounds; and how to construct and maintain mechanisms for coordinating the several organizational parts-especially authority mechanisms as mentioned in this paper.