Information and Organization

Information and Organization

Andrew Targowski
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 36
ISBN13: 9781605660042|ISBN10: 1605660043|EISBN13: 9781605660059
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch010
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Andrew Targowski. "Information and Organization." Information Technology and Societal Development, IGI Global, 2009, pp.218-253. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch010

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A. Targowski (2009). Information and Organization. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch010

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Andrew Targowski. "Information and Organization." In Information Technology and Societal Development. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2.ch010

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to define information, mainly in terms of cognition units, and also to find out its other perspectives and images. Once we understand information, it becomes possible to define its role in an organization, particularly at the level of information systems. The issue of how more complex information systems may advance an organization to higher levels of structure (configuration) will be investigated. Modern complex organization is still very recent, about 50 years old, but can already be perceived to have some evolutionary phases. Finally, the transformation from the industrial to the informated model of an enterprise is described and both models are compared, with some conclusions about meaning for civilization’s well-being.

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