Information Management Systems

Introduction
The human resource department is faced with the challenge of managing the file of every employee in an organization. This has been a great challenge in the past since organizations are growing everyday in terms of numbers of employee. Information is a very important part of any organization. The functioning of any organization really depends on how fast and efficient information travels within an organization. For the efficiency of an organization, information needs to be received, interpreted, and disseminated as fast as possible. It is also very important that the information does not change its form or meaning as it is passed from one department to another. This is known as information management.

Information management has proved to be a vital part of every organization. The challenge of information management has seen big firms go down due to lack of information or sharing of the wrong information. Due to the importance of information management in an organization, human resource departments have embraced technology to help them be more efficient in the sharing of information within an organization. Technology has helped the human resource department be able to store their information and share it online in soft copy. This has really come in handy for the human resource department that keeps a lot of information about every single employee. This research focuses on the challenge of information management in an organization.
Problem Statement
This particular research focuses on the problem of information management in an organization. This has proved to be a game changer in all successful firms. All success stories begin with good management of information which has proved to be a great challenge to the human resource department. The current information management systems have made great steps towards improving but there is still a lot to be done.
Purpose and Significance
The main purpose of this study is to look into the problem of information management in organizations from the past, present, and steps that can be taken to improve in future. This study is significant since the problem of information management is affecting the whole society. It is a key feature in the business world and business is the backbone of the world economy. This study is very significant because the problem is experienced in all over the world and if addressed it can be helpful to many organizations that help build the economy.
History (Background)
For a long time, there have been a lot of issues between employees due to poor sharing of information. An employee might have applied for an emergency loan, but might not get it in time due to poor information sharing between departments. Such inconveniences used to be very common due to storage of information using the manual system. The manual system made it very tedious for the human resource department to get information about employees since they all had separate files. This annoyed employees a lot since they expected better services from the human resource department. Such frustrations paved way for better systems of storing and sharing information. That is where technology came into help with digital systems of information management. These systems came as a huge step in the business world since it was easier to store and share information between departments saving time and employee disappointments. This improved the efficiency of every organization.
Analysis
Information management is a very huge problem in the business world. Organizations have had a great challenge coordinating the different departments within them due to lack of a proper way of disseminating information. A lot of researches have been conducted on information management in order to get better ways that are more efficient. Technology has proved to be a great facility in solving the problem of information management. It has removed the burden of storing files in rooms from the human resource department and made it possible to get all employee information on the click of a button.
Modern information management systems are faster and efficient in processing loans for employees. They have also created a sense of satisfaction in both employees and employers. This is due to the fact that the general performance of the organization has greatly improved and employees are getting their services in a more organized manner.
Conclusion
From the above discussion, it is clear that every organization needs a good system to manage their information. This is a crucial part of all organizations since it affects the overall performance of an organization. There has been a great change in the management information systems of the past and the current ones. These changes are seen all in a bid to get a better information management system. Old filing systems were tiresome and inefficient hence reduced the efficiency of the organizations. A good information management system ensures that employers and employees are satisfied with the overall performance of the organization.
Recommendation for further Research
This research has clearly shown a lot of positive effort towards better information management systems. However, there is still a lot that can be done to make the existing systems better and more efficient. Further research needs to be conducted to find systems that will cover the weaknesses experienced in the current system.











Reference
Battaglio, R. P. (2015). Public human resource management: Strategies and practices in the 21st century