The information artifact in IT governance: Toward a theory of information governance

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-178

  Tallon, Paul P ^a   Ramirez, Ronald V ^b   Short, James E ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; Data growth; Information artifact; Information governance; Information life cycle management; Information management; Information risk; Information value; IT governance

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION ARTIFACT; INFORMATION GOVERNANCE; INFORMATION LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RISK; INFORMATION VALUE; IT GOVERNANCE;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84894717480     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222300306     Document Type: Article

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