Argues for the importance of placing a higher priority on information resources and managing their strategic contributions to the business. Gives details of an executive development programme which aims to infuse senior executives with insight to manage information as a strategic resource.

Ideal organizational structures are subjectively based on specific sets of organizational and external factors. Begins with a review of structural alternatives and identifies the need for a contingency‐based approach. Changes in corporate structure may be needed as a result of internal...