Problem of information overload in business organizations: A review of the literature

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-28

  Edmunds, Angela ^a   Morris, Anne ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION FATIGUE SYNDROME; INFORMATION OVERLOAD;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033888206     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(99)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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