1st Edition

Information Management An Informing Approach

By Fons Wijnhoven Copyright 2009
192 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

190 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Information and its management is central to modern society. Organizations – private and public, national and international – have recognized that information is a key resource and that its management is critical for success.   Existing books on information management focus on the abilities of computers to process data, the development of information systems, and the management of IT... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Lockean View and Databases  3. The Leibnizian View  4. The Kantian View and Multiple Perspectives  5. The Hegelian View and Information Politics  6. Information Management in Organizations  7. The Singerian View and Information Management Research

Biography

Fons Wijnhoven is Associate Professor of Knowledge Management and Information Systems at Twente University, The Netherlands.
 

'This unique work demonstrates that information management is as old as humankind and shows why understanding theory can help develop better information systems.' --A. J. Marsh, University of Arkansas at Monticello, CHOICE (August 2010)