Senior managers have tended to resist the incursion into their personal domain of computer systems meant for their use. Their main criticism is that technical solutions are being imposed on them without an adequate analysis of the problems at hand. This suggests that the way in which executives obtain and exchange information may not be adequately understood. With the help of a framework designed to identify top executives' networks of information flows, the study reported in this paper analysed the information practices of 16 executives from four organizations. The findings of the research indicated that executives use a combination of communication flows and information flows in a proportion which varies depending upon the context of their different activities. It also revealed that executives initiated information and communication flows of a different nature depending upon the role they play and the level of those with whom they deal within the organization. The results of the study suggest that very specific approaches are needed when identifying executives' needs in terms of developing systems aimed at supporting top managers' strategic activities.

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Information flows amongst executives: their implications for systems development

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A descriptive and exploratory case study of the evolution of intercollegiate athletics and education at Loyola University Chicago, 1922-1994 (Illinois)

This study experimentally investigated the effects of two independent variables (power and status) on content characteristics of messages directed upward in a hierarchy. The evidence indicates that power, rather than status, influences the content characteristics of messages directed upward by subordinates.

Power, status, and upward communication in small decision‐making groups

vii List of Figures xi CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study1 1.2 Statement of the Research Problem11 1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study 12 1.4 Research Questions13 1.5 Significance of the Study14 1.6 Scope of the Study 15 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.

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Course material traditionally used in undergraduate busi ness communication classes often lacks content relevant for MBA students, particularly those students who have had extensive work experience. The challenge for those developing management communication courses for MBA students is to develop credible and useful materials to teach written and oral communication principles to students with a wide range of communication competencies. Effective course materials should meet three criteria. First the topics should deal with practical issues, as perceived by the MBA student. Second, appropriate materials ought to be relevant to the kinds of communication situations entry-level MBAs could be expected to face in their first few years of employment. Third, materials should integrate knowledge and principles of business administration that students are gaining in other areas of their curriculum. The system of content development that is pro posed in this paper meets those constaints. The approach in cludes source materials and content development frameworks for four different germane topic areas: 1) company, industry, and organization data; 2) management theory and organizational design; 3) crisis communication; and, 4) issues management. While the latter three of these topic areas are not traditional sources of content for MBA communication courses, they can serve to integrate management and communication principles. Thus, in a communication course, appropriate content may include structure as well as facts or data.

Developing Content for an M.B.A. Communications Class.

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Information flows amongst executives: their implications for systems development

A descriptive and exploratory case study of the evolution of intercollegiate athletics and education at Loyola University Chicago, 1922-1994 (Illinois)

Power, status, and upward communication in small decision‐making groups

Communicating stress management to the academic staff of ahmadu bello university, zaria, for healthy living and higher productivity

Developing Content for an M.B.A. Communications Class.

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