Influence of information availability and utilization on decision-making of managers in large-scale manufacturing industries in Nigeria

Popoola, Sunday Olanrewaju

doi:10.7553/72-1-1375

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“…Accessibility is a multi-dimensional characteristics of information sources. This includes the amount of effort required from the user and the amount of time it takes for the user to find necessary information, which in turn is determined by availability (24/7), convenience, comprehensiveness, easy to use, familiarity, understandability, whether it is free to access or not (Bronstein, 2010;Agarwal, 2011;Haase and Franco, 2011;Case, 2012;Popoola and Okiki, 2013;Woudstra et al, 2016). Most people tend to use an information source that require the least effort and risktaking for them and that are impersonal.…”

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Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Role of Digital Source Selection and Information Literacy

Nikou

Brännback

Orrensalo

et al. 2020

Exploring Diversity in Entrepreneurship

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Internet-based applications, such as social media -offer potentially effective and efficient vehicles to access, use and distribute information as well as means to network with other actors. However, for realizing this potential, critical competencies are information and digital literacy. In this chapter we discuss the importance of information literacy (IL) in the context of social media. Information literacy is defined as cognitive skills necessary for using and evaluating information in an educated and effective way. IL is a necessary competence for entrepreneurs in general and specifically for entrepreneurs relying entirely or partially on social media in their entrepreneurial activities. We argue that access and use of information is an important way for entrepreneurs to reduce uncertainty in their entrepreneurial action. Information literacy and information source selection are important to practicing entrepreneurs as most need to access information in order to run their business; information from policy makers, financing institutions, tax authorities and legal counsel to name a few. This information is today inherently provided in digital format.In this chapter our focus is on digital information and specifically digital source selection and information literacy. We have studied 145 Finnish entrepreneurs and analyzed their information literacy in relation to digital source selection. Results show that while information literacy impact digital information source selection, that relationship is influenced by source accessibility and the task complexity. Interestingly, and somewhat unexpectedly the study revealed that source selection is directly influenced by the opinions of peers or social norms.

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Section: Information Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Role of Digital Source Selection and Information Literacy

Nikou

Brännback

Orrensalo

et al. 2020

Exploring Diversity in Entrepreneurship

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“…According to Kulthau (1991), information need is often understood in information science as evolving from a vague awareness of something missing and as culminating in locating information that contributes to understanding and meaning. According to Chen and Hermon as cited in Popoola (2006), individuals, organizations or governments often find themselves where they must make decisions, answer questions, locate facts, solve problems and information must be given and transferred by an individual or by some source to provide the solution. An effective utilization of information by administrative staff facilitates easy and quick decision making effectiveness in the university system.…”

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Information use on Decision-making Process of Administrative Staff of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Unegbu¹

2013

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Information is vital in decision making; and bad decisions most of the times are as a result of lack of adequate information. This research examined the administrative staffâ€™s use of information in their decision making process in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The descriptive survey, total enumeration technique, and a well-structured questionnaire were used to obtain data. Most of the administrative staff members were fully aware of how the use of information aids in administrative decisions. The most frequently consulted information sources were internal memo, minutes of meeting, schedules of meeting, past conference papers and dictionaries. The reasons for administrative staffâ€™s use of information were according to confronting issues like scheduling appointments, calling up meetings, and recruiting new staff. The use of mobile phones by administrative staff should be encouraged since the administrators could receive messages anywhere and at any point in time to make both individual and administrative decisions.

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Influence of information availability and utilization on decision-making of managers in large-scale manufacturing industries in Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Role of Digital Source Selection and Information Literacy

Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Role of Digital Source Selection and Information Literacy

Information use on Decision-making Process of Administrative Staff of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

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