Search for dissertations about: "Information resources"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1570 swedish dissertations containing the words Information resources.
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1. Information Demand and Use : Improving Information Flow within Small-scale Business Contexts
Abstract : Whilst the amount of information readily available to workers in information- and knowledge intensive business- and industrial contexts only seem to increase with every day, those workers still have difficulties in finding relevant and needed information as well as storing, distributing, and aggregating such information. Yet, whilst there exist numerous technical, organisational, and practical approaches to remedy the situation, the problems seem to prevail. READ MORE
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2. Information Management for Cutting Tools : Information Models and Ontologies
Abstract : There is an increasing demand for the exchange of important product and manufacturing information in a computer interpretable way. Large manufacturing companies are dependent on having access to the necessary information electronically. READ MORE
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3. Managing information security for mobile devices in small and medium-sized enterprises : Information management, Information security management, mobile device
Abstract : The rapid proliferation of mobile devices makes mobile security a weak point in many organisations’ security management. Though there are a number of frameworks and methods available for improving security management, few of these target mobile devices, and most are designed for large organisations. READ MORE
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4. An Exploration of Information Inadequacy: Instances that Cause the Lack of Needed Information
Abstract : Information is one of the most essential resources in our contemporary societies, as it guideshuman thinking, planning and subsequent actions, which in turn generates consequencesthat are desired or not. The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008, the tsunami in Indonesiain 2004, the Space Shuttle Challenger destruction in 1986 are just three instances ofdramatic situations, emerging continuously, where information plays a crucial role. READ MORE
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5. Tensions and Contradictions in Information Management
Abstract : The thesis aims to contribute to the research on the management and use of information in organisations by providing a holistic understanding of the various information practices and needs as well as attitudes towards information at different levels in the broader socio-historical context of a specific organisation. To this end, findings and approaches from research traditions in library and information science, management studies and organisational theory are combined in an activity-theoretical approach with some neo-institutional aspects. READ MORE