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    Informational Differences in Organizations
    (Research Gate, 2021) Mayanja, Samuel; Joseph, Ntayi M.; Omeke, Michael
    Organizations need information to support the key aspects of running their entities, such as communication, record-keeping, decision making, data analysis, and more. Organizations use this information to improve their business operations, make strategic decisions, and gain a competitive edge. Good information is essential for effective operation and decision-making at all levels in businesses. Management identifies and illustrates the different kinds of information by the complex internal and external communication links of different functions of an organization (Goldstein et al. 2010). Managers use information to clarify roles and tasks; decision-making processes (strategic and operational); rational and alternative behavior; and cognitive style and perception. The effective symbolic use of information is power. Information helps in avoiding the duplication of scarce resources. Information stimulates the thought process of the users, particularly top management and employees. Information about what is happening in the system