The knowing organization: How organizations use information to construct meaning, create knowledge and make decisions

Choo, Chun Wei

doi:10.1016/0268-4012(96)00020-5

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“…It means that it applies to goals fundamental for the organisation, related to its vision and mission, decisions influencing its existence and operation in a long time horizon, from which its other tasks and functions are derived (Choo, 2006;Citroen, 2009, p. 47).…”

Section: Strategic Information Its Significance For Management and Cmentioning

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Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

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Sokołowska

Kondraszuk³

2017

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Purposes: The main goal of the paper is to determine the significance of selected sources of strategic information, used by Polish farmers in decision making. In addition, an attempt was made to determine the factors impacting the evaluation of those sources among the traits of the farmer and his farm.Methodology: Data was gathered using the questionnaire method and analysed with standard tools of descriptive statistics. Findings:The farmers deemed personalised sources of strategic information the most important, especially agricultural advisers, input suppliers and buyers of agricultural products. From among institutional (non-personalised) sources, local government and the chamber of agriculture were significant. Business information agencies and survey companies are the least important sources for farmers. The characteristics of the surroundings of the farm -specifically, its geographic location and the size of settlement where it is located proved to have the widest impact on the evaluation of the sources included in the study. From among the organisational factors, only farm size has a significant impact. Research limitations/implications:The study was confined to a representative group of farmers in Poland. A closed list of sources of strategic information was used. Originality/value:The study results contribute to the knowledge on the functioning of Polish agriculture and may also be used in comparative studies, characterising this sector's diversity within Europe. They can in turn contribute to properly focusing on supporting the policy of balanced agriculture development in the EU.

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Section: Strategic Information Its Significance For Management and Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

Jaworski

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Kondraszuk³

2017

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“…Thus, managing information should be seen as the management of a network of processes that acquire, create, organize, distribute, and use the information in a continuous cycle (Choo, 1998;Popadiuk;Choo, 2006). Information management within the context of Knowledge Management is therefore subjected to the following assumptions: the creation of meaning for the understanding of its operation environment; development of knowledge to fill in the gaps of knowledge and develop new competences; decision making to choose course of TransInformação, Campinas, 25(2):167-174, maio/ago., 2013 action.…”

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Directions of scientific literature in knowledge management from the perspective of their relationships with innovation, information and technology management

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Given the establishment of new journals as a way to fill in gaps and further studies in the area of Knowledge Management and the impact Knowledge Management has had for two decades as a tool for competitive advantage, the aim of the study was to point out tendencies and discuss academic production in Knowledge Management over the years. As the focus of discussion, the article analyzes the relationship of Knowledge Management between Innovation Management, Technology Management and Information Management. The source material for mapping academic output was ten international journals, which were selected from 2006 to 2012, obtaining an initial sample of 2,900 papers. The systematic search was conducted to identify which relationships are more predominant in the journals selected. Through the analysis of relationships in publications within the time interval established, it was found that the relationship between Knowledge Management and Technology Management appears much more frequently in all publications over the years. The relationship between Knowledge Management and Technology Management decreased significantly in recent years. In contrast, there was an increase in papers discussing Knowledge Management and Innovation Management. Resumo Dada a criação de novos periódicos como forma de suprir lacunas e ampliar estudos no campo da Gestão do

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“…Segundo Choo (1998a) "monitoração de ambientes organizacionais é a aquisição e uso da informação sobre eventos, tendências e relações em seu ambiente externo, cujo conhecimento auxiliará os gerentes a planejar as futuras ações." E, de acordo com os depoimentos prestados, observamos não ser uma prática usual a coleta de informações que visem um escopo tão amplo, mas, sim, muito mais uma prática de "Inteligência Competitiva", que, de acordo com Choo (1998c), constitui como sendo a "atividade de monitoração do ambiente externo por informações consideradas relevantes para o processo de tomada de decisões nas organizações (p.74)." Segundo Porter (1997), a essência da formulação da estratégia competitiva encontra-se na ação de relacionar uma organização ao seu meio ambiente.…”

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“…De acordo com Choo (1998c), as fontes de informação devem ser monitoradas continuadamente para que uma organização não fique desatualizada ou perca ocasionalmente informações tidas como relevantes.…”

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Monitoração ambiental no setor de biotecnologia: comportamento de busca e uso de informação em empresas de micro e pequeno portes de Minas Gerais

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Este artigo relata os resultados de uma pesquisa de Mestrado da Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG que teve como objetivo investigar o comportamento de busca e uso de informação sobre o ambiente organizacional externo, por parte dos gestores das empresas de micro e pequeno portes do segmento de biotecnologia de Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais. Com esta pesquisa procurou-se responder às seguintes questões: se é fato que as organizações devem interagir com o ambiente externo para desenvolver e manter sua competitividade, qual é a importância do processo de busca e uso de informações externas? Sob que condições o uso das informações coletadas torna-se um redutor de incertezas para as organizações de micro e pequeno portes? Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida utilizando-se da análise qualitativa, obtida com a realização de entrevistas com gestores de empresas de biotecnologia mais especificamente ligadas ao segmento de saúde humana da área de diagnóstico, na região de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Os resultados levam-nos a concluir que ambientes, cenários e pessoas diferentes têm necessidades, comportamentos, análises e usos de informações diferenciados. Não existe um padrão único de comportamento de busca e uso de informações externas, e a redução das incertezas independe da quantidade de informação coletada e ou mesmo processos estruturados. A redução da incerteza se concentra nos indivíduos e na sua capacidade pessoal de adicionar valor à “informação”, informação esta que poderá ser utilizada para responder a uma pergunta, resolver um problema, tomar uma decisão, negociar uma posição ou compreender uma situação.

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The knowing organization: How organizations use information to construct meaning, create knowledge and make decisions

Cited by 948 publications

References 2 publications

Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

Directions of scientific literature in knowledge management from the perspective of their relationships with innovation, information and technology management

Monitoração ambiental no setor de biotecnologia: comportamento de busca e uso de informação em empresas de micro e pequeno portes de Minas Gerais

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