The Role of Information Literacy in Environmental Scanning as a Strategic Information System - A Study of Singapore SMEs

摘要: The development of information technology and telecommunication has created both opportunities challenges for business organizations. On the one hand, it provides various channels applications accessing, processing distributing information; on other imposes higher requirements literacy (IL) skills employees dealing with information. Despite number studies undertaken to investigate role IL in workplace, few them have integrated a specific management activity, even fewer tried evaluate impact real applications. This study aims environmental scanning (ES), strategic system used by organizations cope changes. It will use quantitative qualitative methods: approach through questionnaire survey focus finding statistically significant effects; method face-to-face interview is expected discover more explorative scope research limited SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises), as they form chunk economy many countries, are sensitive towards uncertainties due their financial resources. fill knowledge gaps build up new model systematic consideration effect