ASIS Monographs Series
Learned Information, Inc.
Medford, NJ
Chapter 1. The Intelligent Organization
Organizational Information Processing
The Intelligent Organization
Intelligence Through Organizational Learning
Building the Intelligent Learning Organization
Information Acquisition
Information Organization and Storage
Information Products and Services
Information Distribution
Information Use
Summary
Managers as Information Users
Implications for Information Management
Research on Managers as Information Users
The Politics of Information Sharing
Managerial Information Processing and Organizational Learning
Competitive Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Social Intelligence
Environmental Scanning and Organizational Learning
Research on Environmental Scanning
Situational Dimensions: Perceived Environmental Uncertainty
Organizational Strategies
Managerial Traits
Information Needs: Focus of Environmental Scanning
Information Seeking (1): Source Use and Preferences
Information Seeking (2): Scanning Methods
Information Use
Summary
Environmental Scanning in Action in US Corporations
Environmental Scanning in UK Corporations
Environmental Scanning in Swedish Corporations
Environmental Scanning in Japanese Corporations
Scanning for Future Learning
Close-up View of Five Canadian CEOs
Designing an Environmental Scanning System
Selection and Use of Information Sources
Perceived Source Characteristics
Information traits
Information Richness
Human Sources
Textual Sources
Internet Resources and Services
Knowledge Sharing Tools
Knowledge Retrieval Tools
Business Intelligence on the Internet
Using the Internet for Organizational Learning
Information Management
Understanding Environmental Scanning
Designing an Effective Scanning System
Looking Ahead
Information Partnerships for the Intelligent Organization
New Ways of Organizational Learning and Understanding the Future
Scenario Planning
Systems Thinking
The Science of Complexity
The New Dynamics of Competition
Coda
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