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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/EUM0000000003901. When citing the article, please cite: Maria E. Burke, (1995), “Sources of UK business information”, Management Decision, Vol. 33 Iss: 5, pp. 33 - 4.

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/EUM0000000003900. When citing the article, please cite: Maria E. Burke, (1995), “Information on management”, Management Decision, Vol. 33 Iss: 5, pp. 29 - 32.

Based on the premiss that, as technology gradually takes over most of the clerical functions of management, the one function which computers and automation may never replicate is the creativity of the human mind. Examines the implications of the management of creativity for information managers in the 1990s and beyond. This is achieved by the application of an American model of creativity to information work, the outline of a strategy concerning the introduction of creativity to the organization and finally a consideration of how creativity can enhance the decision‐making process.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between information fulfilment and organisational design.

The exploration is undertaken in four ways. First, the early part of the paper places information fulfilment within the literature. Second, there is an attempt to further determine the meaning of information fulfilment. Third, the factors that impact on information fulfilment are identified within the context of organisational design. Fourth, empirical findings are reported in the form of a European project which investigated the “relationship” between organisational design and information fulfilment.

Information fulfilment is shown to be about the process of taking an intuitive “feel” and delineating a number of aspects which are concerned with what might be called emotion. Fulfilment is also connected with organisational roles and wider environmental issues.

The contribution of this paper to the discipline of information management is that information fulfilment is found to exist and to be an important issue influenced by the design of an organisation.

Students at Manchester Metropolitan University School of Library and Information Studies are required to submit a career development report, analysing their own aims and aptitudes for their future careers. While an independent exercise, this report also helps to prepare students for their eventual preparation of a Professional Development Report for the Library Association. Discusses the aims and objectives and operation of the report and considers its initial implementation.

The purpose of this paper is to present the cultural results of a three year study into the concept of information fulfilment and considers the impact of culture on levels of information fulfilment.

Ethnographic studies were undertaken within higher education institutions in four countries, by examining each organization's shape and comparing it with the level of achievement of information fulfilment. The social and symbolic meanings that underpinned the culture of information in the chosen institutions are presented. The cultural frameworks are analysed and followed by a section of “raw data” from the ethnographic field.

Culture impacted significantly in all the studies, and each study had its own unique character which provided rich insights into the culture, atmosphere and contexts of the fields.

The relationships between the cultures and the levels of information fulfilment are reported with a view to helping build knowledge management systems that deliver higher levels of information fulfilment.

There have been many developments in recent years concerning the theory and practice of management. Keeping up to date in this area is vital to the busy manager – new areas such as innovation, creativity and empowerment in particular have developed in popularity during the last few years. Starts with a brief look at these areas and continues with short descriptions of some of the main sources of information on management.

Based on the premiss that, as technology gradually takes over most of the clerical functions of management, the one function which computers and automation may never replicate is the creativity of the human mind. Examines the implications of the management of creativity for information managers in the 1990s and beyond. This is achieved by the application of an American model of creativity to information work, the outline of a strategy concerning the introduction of creativity to the organization and finally a consideration of how creativity can enhance the decision‐making process.

Describes the library and information course at Manchester′s Department of Library and Information Studies which has recently been updated to present the course as a crucial part of (not a prelude to) a career, and help students to decide on their career hopes. Discusses the Career Development Report undertaken in year two, its benefits and successes, and concludes that it offers a useful insight into student perceptions of the course.