Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Information Seeking J. David Johnson

Information Seeking By J. David Johnson

Information Seeking by J. David Johnson


$164.19
Condition - New
Only 2 left

Summary

How do people in organisations get the information they need and what effect does their research have on their organisations? This study explores the reasons why people do and do not get the information they need and why technologies to facilitate information gathering so often fail.

Information Seeking Summary

Information Seeking: An Organizational Dilemma by J. David Johnson

How do people in organizations get the information they need to do their work, and what are the effects of their research positive and negativeon their organizations? Indeed, says the author of this unique, provocative study, the forces that promote ignorance within organizations often outweigh the drive to obtain knowledge. Johnson explores both sides of the information-seeking dilemma, the reasons why people do and do not look for and get the information they needand why the multi-billion-dollar technologies that have been developed to facilitate information gathering so often fail. Research-based, with a model to explain how information seeking works in organizations, Dr. Johnson's book will be fascinating, essential reading not only for gatherers of information in all types of organizations, but for the purveyors, their technological support staffs.

The study of information seeking is one of great pragmatic importance for individuals, organizations, and our society. It is also one that is more complex than it might at first appear, presenting many dilemmas for the organization. Chapter 1 provides a basic overview of the importance of information seeking and a definition. Chapter 2 describes the more general communication structure of organizations in which individual information seeking is embedded. While traditional views of structure were based on the need to restrict information access in order to reduce information load, more modern views try to capture how organizations can process ever larger volumes of information. Chapter 3 describes the information fields outside of the organization. Chapter 4 develops a more complete picture of the information carriers that individuals have to select from. Chapter 5 describes the barriers to information seeking which often result from the real benefits of ignorance for both individuals and organizations. Chapter 6 details strategies individuals can use in their search for information. Chapter 7 discusses what management can do to facilitate a seeker's search for information. In summary, Chapter 8 weaves all of the themes of the book together in discussing the importance of the development of a theory of information seeking and the pragmatic implications of information seeking for our society as a whole.

About J. David Johnson

J. DAVID JOHNSON is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Communication, Michigan State University. He is author of numerous articles and reviews in refereed journals on his research interests, which focus on organizational communication structure, information seeking, and health communication. Dr. Johnson is and has been a consulting editor for major journals in his fields and is author of a previous book, Organizational Communication Structure (1993).

Table of Contents

Preface Figures and Tables Introduction and Overview Hierarchies, Networks, and Markets Information Fields Information Carriers: A Focus on Channel Selection and Usage Barriers to Information Seeking or the Benefits of Ignorance Strategies for Seekers (and Non-Seekers) Strategies for Management Summing Up: Information Seeking in the Information Age Bibliography Index

Additional information

NPB9780899309996
9780899309996
0899309992
Information Seeking: An Organizational Dilemma by J. David Johnson
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
1996-06-30
200
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Information Seeking