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The objective of this thesis was to study the subject of information management or knowledge management in general, and identify the role of it to administrative decision making in the KMC. To achieve this objective the study has three interlinked objectives which are first to identify the structure of information management in KMC, Secondly to identify information uses in KMC and lastly to identify the role of internal stakeholders for effective information management in KMC. Furthermore, the study is divided into six chapters: the first chapter is introduction which includes the background of the problem; statement of the problem; objectives of the study (general and specific objectives); research questions; significance of the study; scope/limitations of the study; delimitation of the study; structure of the report; the conceptual framework, the ethical consideration of the study and the definitions of the key terms of the study.
The second chapter is literature reviews which among other things include theoretical, empirical and synthesis of the reviewed literatures. On the other hand the third chapter is research methodology which encompasses the methodological approaches of the study which are research design, population of the study, sample, sampling procedures and research instruments. Other chapters are chapter four which is about the presentation of the research findings, chapter five is about the discussion of the research findings and chapter six presents a summary, conclusion and recommendation of the study.
A sample of 60 respondents was used .Simple random and judgmental sampling techniques were employed. The data were collected by the use of questionnaires, interviews, observation and documentary sources where obtained data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by the use of Microsoft world, ME and Manual techniques.
The study found out that the structure of information management in KMC is a bottom up structure which is some sort of decentralized structure, the information is used for, planning, controlling, leading, staffing and budgeting, and the role of internal stakeholders for effective information management are to collect, store, monitor and disseminate information when required.
The study recommended that information users should lead by examples, to provide training about the subject of IM, establishment of information resource center, provisions of enough facilities to the public relation office, Establishment of Municipal radio for dissemination of information and the like and many more as presented in chapter six of this thesis. |
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