Information Assets

An Executive Guide to the Untapped Driver of Business Success
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-16650-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

In the age of Artificial Intelligence, organisations are increasingly using data, information and knowledge as a competitive weapon. Their data, information and knowledge are arguably their most valuable assets. Yet, this fourth asset is managed badly when compared to the other three assets, namely money, people and infrastructure with considerable risk to the organisation. Executives are accountable for the success of their organisations, and those who fail to manage this critical resource and business enabler effectively can be regarded as negligent.

Information Assets (IAs) carry enormous risk and value. Most boards and executives don’t know how to govern and manage IAs effectively and nobody is held accountable. Given this, organisations should govern and manage their Information Assets the way they govern and manage their Financial Assets. The benefits of managing IAs well are compelling. These benefits include increased efficiency, productivity, employee satisfaction, improved decision-making, mitigating business risk and improving product, protecting corporate reputation and service delivery. Drawing on ground-breaking research, this book explains why Information Assets are so important to organisations and the barriers to managing them well.

This book takes a uniquely fresh look at Information Assets. It is the result of experience and research, including the results of interviews with more than 70 industry leaders on three continents. In short, this book is written by executives for executives and explains where to start to significantly improve your business’ operations and productivity through disciplined management of your Fourth Asset.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Price, James

Evans, Nina

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Wissensmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. Foreword. Glossary. Preface. Chapter 1: What do organisations do and how do they do it? Chapter 2: What are your Information Assets and why are they important to you? Chapter 3: The barriers to managing Information Assets and a holistic model to help you govern and manage them well. Chapter 4: What is the business impact of how you manage your Information Assets? Chapter 5: How important is executive awareness? Chapter 6: Why is the governance and management of your business so important? Chapter 7: What is the role of leadership and management in encouraging good Information Asset management practices? Chapter 8: What is required to govern and manage your Information Assets well? Chapter 9: What is the contribution of your information technology? Chapter 10: What is the impact of behaviour on the way Information Assets are managed? Chapter 11: Why is the quality of Information Assets so important? Chapter 12: What is required to leverage and exploit your Information Assets? Chapter 13: Why is it so difficult to justify investing in the effective management of your Information Assets? Chapter 14: How does the effective management of your Information Assets support the digital transformation of your organisation? Chapter 15: What you can do. About the authors. Other publications. Index. Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

James Price is the founder and Managing Director of Experience Matters, a firm that helps organisations to do amazing things through making their data, information and knowledge high quality and available as required. James and Experience Matters have provided global thought leadership in Information Asset governance and management practices for over 15 years. James is the lead author of “Information Asset Management”, a book based on ethics approved, peer reviewed research and a quarter of a century of business experience. It explains why it is important to govern and manage an organisation’s data, information and knowledge the way it governs and manages its money. James designed, developed and delivered a lecture series on the topic of Data Privacy, Governance and Quality to postgraduate students of the Business School of the University of South Australia. He is the Chair of the Data Leaders, a worldwide volunteer group of some of the greatest minds in this space. James is a joint leader of multi-national research projects, namely: the “barriers to and the benefits of managing data, information and knowledge as a business asset” that has been described by Gartner, the world’s most influential IT industry advisory firm, as “ground breaking”; developing a holistic model for managing Information Assets; and the “risk, cost, value and benefit associated with Information Assets”. He is internationally recognised as a peer reviewed author of, and a keynote presenter to, business and academic journals and conferences. James is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, an Associate of RIMPA Global, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, DAMA Australia and the EDM Council.

Nina Evans Associate Professor Nina Evans has worked in various Higher Education Institutions as Lecturer, Industry Liaison Manager, Associate Head of School, Head of Department and Vice Dean. She started her career as a Chemical Engineer and registered as a professional engineer (PrEng), while completing a Diploma in Education and an Honours degree in Computer Science. Nina also holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology, an MBA and a PhD. Nina is currently employed as a professorial lead in the STEM academic unit of UniSA. In this role, she focuses online management/mentoring of academic staff, teaching and research. In her teaching and research, she focuses on digital business transformation, i.e. the effect of disruptive technologies on both large and small enterprises. Business transformation is achieved through innovation, effective leadership, understanding the disruptive effect of information technology on businesses, promoting fusion between business and IT professionals, effective management of business processes, recognising and managing data, information and knowledge (“Information Assets”) as a business asset, as well as an understanding of human behaviour in organisations. She is also interested in the unique challenges facing Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – especially in regional areas – and how these businesses can use technology and social networks to overcome challenges. Nina is passionate about developing well-rounded graduates for the Connection Economy, where “who you are” matters as much as “what you do”. Apart from developing important technology skills in their university courses, IT students should also understand the “people and behavioural aspects” of the technology world. She has supervised more than 10 PhD and doctoral students to completion and published more than 100 papers in accredited journals and peer-reviewed academic conferences. She teaches Master’s courses in Knowledge Management, Information Governance, Business Transformation and Innovation, Business Process Modelling, Security Consulting and ICT Leadership. Nina is also a director of ThinkingFusion (Australia) and a trained facilitator of the Thinking Fusion Personal Development and Leadership programmes.