INFORMATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
Keywords:
Business Organizations, Information Policy Development, Organizational Efficiency, Organizational Productivity, Organizational Sustainability.Abstract
This paper examined the impact of information policy development on organizational sustainability, efficiency, and productivity in some selected business organizations in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State. It also examined the issues of the right tools, software to be applied with special emphasis on the size, scope of the organizations, the efficient management of information policy, the rightful use and application of censorship. A survey research design was employed in this study in which questionnaires was designed and interview was conducted to elicit information from various respondents. A sample size of twenty (20) employees comprising heads of administration, commutation, and personnel was derived using Taro Yamen’s formula. The data collected from respondents was analyzed using percentage and regression statistics. It was recommended among others that business organizations should endeavour employ an effective and efficient management strategy and system, which will, in turn, influence positive result in the long run through trust, retention, sustainability, proficiency and productivity of the organizations.
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