Managing Information Practices
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Managing Information Practices
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Managing Information Practices
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1Managing Information Practices
Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................2
Issues:..............................................................................................................................................2
Strategies to mitigate the issues:......................................................................................................4
References:......................................................................................................................................6
Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................2
Issues:..............................................................................................................................................2
Strategies to mitigate the issues:......................................................................................................4
References:......................................................................................................................................6
2Managing Information Practices
Introduction:
XYZ insurance has been constructed recently by merging two business Allstate Insurance
Company and BYO Insurance. Now XYZ is part of the newly constructed multi-site business
Division of Information and Business Intelligence (DIBI). Before merging the two business, AIC
had many employees who were employed as information professionals and they were
geographically scattered, serving a particular branch office. After, AIC decided to merge with
BYO, the branch managers witnessed a significant decline in the client that they used to have.
Additionally, the decision that BYO will no longer support dedicated information service has
made the situation even more complex. The fact that BYO, previously had no dedicated
information professional as AIC had, is perhaps responsible for the decision.
Issues:
With reference to the situation the immediate task that needs to be done is to design a
restructured and reformed information service. This will involve organizational restructure,
which might be considered as the alternative form of the organisational change that is quite
common in the private sector as compared to the government and public sectors.
However the process of organizational change or the organisational restructure is full of
difficulties as it raises issues in the organizational level (Worrall & Copper, 2014). The issues
that is prevalent in this regards are:
Employee uncertainty:
Introduction:
XYZ insurance has been constructed recently by merging two business Allstate Insurance
Company and BYO Insurance. Now XYZ is part of the newly constructed multi-site business
Division of Information and Business Intelligence (DIBI). Before merging the two business, AIC
had many employees who were employed as information professionals and they were
geographically scattered, serving a particular branch office. After, AIC decided to merge with
BYO, the branch managers witnessed a significant decline in the client that they used to have.
Additionally, the decision that BYO will no longer support dedicated information service has
made the situation even more complex. The fact that BYO, previously had no dedicated
information professional as AIC had, is perhaps responsible for the decision.
Issues:
With reference to the situation the immediate task that needs to be done is to design a
restructured and reformed information service. This will involve organizational restructure,
which might be considered as the alternative form of the organisational change that is quite
common in the private sector as compared to the government and public sectors.
However the process of organizational change or the organisational restructure is full of
difficulties as it raises issues in the organizational level (Worrall & Copper, 2014). The issues
that is prevalent in this regards are:
Employee uncertainty:
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