Information operations in the Kuwaiti corporate sector:  an analysis

Rehman, Sajjad Ur; Marouf, Laila

doi:10.1108/00330330310460572

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“…He also noted the need for collaboration between these programs and the corporate companies for the conduct of applied research. Rehman and Marouf (2003a, b) then analyzed the human resource needs of the Kuwaiti market vis‐à‐vis the emerging undergraduate program of information studies. They noted that there was a strong need for designing undergraduate majors and the academic community had to come up with imaginative, creative, courageous, and ingenuous programs so as to satisfy market needs.…”

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Organizational and human resource aspects of IT management

Marouf

Rehman

2005

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PurposeThis paper aims to explore the organizational arrangements and employment policies and practices of 30 Kuwait corporate companies in five selected IT operations of system development, software applications, database management, networking, and web applications.Design/methodology/approachFor the purpose of data collection, key human resource managers of these companies were interviewed. It was investigated what organizational placement had been practiced in these companies and who were the IT professionals in terms of their education, professional background, and other significant affiliations. Issues related to employer perceptions about the preparedness of these professionals and the problems they had faced in their employment were specifically addressed. These companies were conveniently organized into three categories for having distinct organizational policies.FindingsIt was noted that the practices greatly varied. Outsourcing was widely practiced for web applications, system development, and database management. A majority of employers showed dissatisfaction with the quality of local graduates and demanded a number of remedial measures from different quarters in order to ameliorate the problems they faced.Practical implicationsThe findings have relevance for the executives and IT managers of Kuwaiti corporate companies for critical assessment of their human resource.Originality/valueProvides information on the organizational arrangements and employment policies and practices of several Kuwaiti companies.

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Organizational and human resource aspects of IT management

Marouf

Rehman

2005

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“…Rehman and Marouf (2003) investigated information operations in 39 companies in the private sector in Kuwait finding that most of them performed activities typical of an information center and required the service of information professionals. Yet none of these 39 companies had an information unit or information professional.…”

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Application of information and communication technologies in special libraries in Kuwait

Al-Ansari

2011

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PurposeThe study is designed to explore the application of information technology in various operations and services in special libraries in Kuwait.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected through a questionnaire accompanied by interviews with head librarians in 25 special libraries in Kuwait.FindingsThis study provides baseline data on the current status of the application of information and communication technology (ICT). The majority of the libraries are partially automated. The library catalogue was found to be the most popular area for automation. More than one fourth of the libraries are still using manual systems in their library operations and services. Lack of adequate personnel, ICT training programs, and low priority of libraries within their organization are major obstacles for ICT application in special libraries.Practical implicationsThis paper will have implications for the development of special libraries in Kuwait. It also indicates existing obstacles, difficulties, suggestion and recommendations for further development.Originality/valueIt is the first study of the status of ICT applications in special libraries in Kuwait. Its findings should help researchers and decision makers to improve the current information infrastructure

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“…In a recent study (Marouf and Rehman, 2002;Rehman and Marouf, 2003a), the breadth, scope and intensity of information operations in the Kuwaiti corporate companies were examined. The researchers noted that the employers and executives of these companies were unable to conduct a number of information activities despite their significance.…”

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Human resources for information management operations in Kuwaiti corporate companies

Rehman

Marouf

2004

Information Management &Amp; Computer Security

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Investigates organizational arrangements and employment policies and practices of 31 Kuwaiti corporate companies in five selected information management operations: information organization and indexing, resource development, searching, information packaging, and competitive intelligence. Key human resource managers were interviewed for data collection. Investigates what organizational placement has been practised in these companies and who are the information professionals in terms of their education, professional background, and other significant affiliations. Specifically addresses issues related to employer perceptions about the preparedness of these professionals and the problems they faced in their employment. Finds that information and indexing activities were primarily relegated to secretarial staff. Information resource development was fragmented across different divisions of companies. Novices were conducting searches without any specialized training. Employers faced problems in identifying where to get professionals who had expertise in information packaging and presentation. A large number of them used local Kuwaitis for collecting competitor intelligence, as they had the edge of cultural familiarity.

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Information operations in the Kuwaiti corporate sector: an analysis

Cited by 6 publications

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Organizational and human resource aspects of IT management

Organizational and human resource aspects of IT management

Application of information and communication technologies in special libraries in Kuwait

Human resources for information management operations in Kuwaiti corporate companies

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