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Selecting A Strategy For Determining Information Requirements, Mohammed H. Omar
Selecting A Strategy For Determining Information Requirements, Mohammed H. Omar
Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022
There is and continues to be an awareness in society that accurate and timely information is a vital resource of any organization, and that an effective management information system is a means of providing the needed information. In an answer to the question: why do organizations process information? Daft [6] presents two answers. Organizations process information to reduce uncertainty and equivocality. As information increases, uncertainty decreases. In situations where organizations are faced with a high degree of uncertainty, a large number of questions has to be asked and more information needs to be acquired to learn the answers. The assumption …
The Impact Of Office Automation On Quality Worklife, Mohammed H. Omar, Charlotte A. Fugett
The Impact Of Office Automation On Quality Worklife, Mohammed H. Omar, Charlotte A. Fugett
Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022
The proliferation of office automation in the workplace environment has been accompanied by a wave of growing concern over the potential negative side effects on the quality of worklife of user employees. Issues'which have surfaced include: visual, postural and other health hazards; increased work stress; and adverse impact on the overall quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to describe some of these problems and report on both the findings and recommendations of various studies that have been conducted on these issues. This paper is also intended to emphasize the vital role that authorities involved in the management …