A New Look at Information Systems and Records Management

Thomas, Guy H., Langemo, Mark, ARMA Records Management Quarterly

The success or failure of modern organizations now depends heavily on the adequacy of the information and records used as a basis for executive and managerial decision making, as well as on compliance with state, local, and federal regulations. Many boards of directors, top management executives and managers have assumed their positions without understanding the potential risk (civil and criminal) of not conforming to these requirements. Their first indication often arises during some type of crisis such as litigation, audit or investigation.

An organization's information is an asset just as plant and equipment, buildings, patents and processes, officers and employees, and any …

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Publication information: Article title: A New Look at Information Systems and Records Management. Contributors: Thomas, Guy H. - Author, Langemo, Mark - Author. Magazine title: ARMA Records Management Quarterly. Volume: 26. Issue: 3 Publication date: July 1992. Page number: 3+. © 2009 Association of Records Managers & Administrators (ARMA). Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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