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Informationshantering och -spridning på Axis Communications AB

Gustafsson, Linda and Sjölin, Charlotte (1999)
Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
Abstract
In a complex and turbulent world, several companies begin to realize the value of information as a strategic resource and try to find strategies to manage this. This master thesis aims to describe the information management at Axis Communications AB. Axis is a fast growing company and due to this they have not been able to manage the flow of information whitin the company. To find out how the information was managed at this time we made a survey and employee interviews at three Axis business units. By analyzing the surveys and interviews we found several problems. Problems like inter department communication, subscription service, knowledge management and the Intranet. Because of this the staff spends several hours a week searching for... (More)
In a complex and turbulent world, several companies begin to realize the value of information as a strategic resource and try to find strategies to manage this. This master thesis aims to describe the information management at Axis Communications AB. Axis is a fast growing company and due to this they have not been able to manage the flow of information whitin the company. To find out how the information was managed at this time we made a survey and employee interviews at three Axis business units. By analyzing the surveys and interviews we found several problems. Problems like inter department communication, subscription service, knowledge management and the Intranet. Because of this the staff spends several hours a week searching for information. We consider that developing a new Intranet would solve many of the information problems at Axis. By not just looking at the technical aspects of the Intranet but also usability and structure it should be an Intranet that can be used by all employees at Axis Communications AB. (Less)
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author
Gustafsson, Linda and Sjölin, Charlotte
supervisor
organization
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
datorbaserad informationssökning - bibliotek, företagsbibliotek, usability, Documentation, information, library science, archivistics, Arkiv- och bibliotekskunskap, dokumentation
language
Swedish
id
1334116
date added to LUP
1999-01-19 00:00:00
date last changed
2014-04-11 14:17:05
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  abstract     = {{In a complex and turbulent world, several companies begin to realize the value of information as a strategic resource and try to find strategies to manage this. This master thesis aims to describe the information management at Axis Communications AB. Axis is a fast growing company and due to this they have not been able to manage the flow of information whitin the company. To find out how the information was managed at this time we made a survey and employee interviews at three Axis business units. By analyzing the surveys and interviews we found several problems. Problems like inter department communication, subscription service, knowledge management and the Intranet. Because of this the staff spends several hours a week searching for information. We consider that developing a new Intranet would solve many of the information problems at Axis. By not just looking at the technical aspects of the Intranet but also usability and structure it should be an Intranet that can be used by all employees at Axis Communications AB.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Linda and Sjölin, Charlotte}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Informationshantering och -spridning på Axis Communications AB}},
  year         = {{1999}},
}