THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION

The aim of this article is to demonstrate the importance and utility o f the notion of organizational culture for scholars and practitioners in the field of information studies. It presents a theoretical and emp irical examination of the effects of culture on communication and info rmation in organizations. First, the concepts of organizational cultur e, information and communication are briefly explored. Then a case stu dy of the effects of organizational culture on communication and infor mation is presented. In particular, we make a detailed examination of how attitudes to communication and information that had their roots in a dominant organizational culture were a strong influence on the demi se of the company which was ultimately acquired by a stronger firm).