Ins3705

Student Number: 49292943 BA Gumede Code of the module: INS3705 Title of the module: Information and Knowledge Management Semester: 02 Number of the assignment: 01 Date of submission: 08 August 2014

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I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this is my own and personal work, except where the work(s) or publications of others have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques. I have read and understood Tutorial Letter INKALLE/302/4/2014 regarding technical and presentation requirements, referencing techniques and plagiarism.

Bheki Alfred Gumede Student Number: 49292943 08.08.2014

Witness: Brenda Ramuthaga

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CONTENTS 1 2 2.1 2.2 Introduction Information management Definition of information management Categories of information found in an organisation

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2.2.1 Manner of presentation 2.2.2 Content 2.2.3 Originality and proximity 2.2.4 Information in an organisation 2.2.5 Other information in any organisation 3 3.1 3.2 4 Organisational Learning Description of organisation learning Link between organisational and information management

Characteristics of learning organisation and its application in the global Environment 6 8 8 9 9

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Characteristics of learning organisation Learning organisation in the global environment Conclusion Sources consulted

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Introduction

Good life, success and everything positive in life is everyone’s desire. One may ask how do we achieve such in life. Information is the best foundation of life globally, whether in your comfortable home, workplace, entertainment places everything is about information. Information is valuable as it can affect behavior, a decision or an outcome. Information can be considered positive or negative depending on the outcome if it is satisfactory or unsatisfactory, therefore what is information all about and why is it so important globally. 2 Information and management

2.1 Definition of information Information is the message that informs us about something....