You are required to examine, and comment on, the body of knowledge surrounding three areas you have examined in weeks 6 through 10 of your tutorials and lectures. Topics: Information is critical to decision making. Identify three industrial cases where impure or inadequate information led to disaster. In light of these three cases discuss in detail the relationship for managers between organisation, information, decision-making, command and control. Your paper should reference at least to (2) key theorists considered in this subject and four (4) key academic papers in this area The review of the body of knowledge involves choosing one (1) of the topics from the above and selecting at least eight (8) refereed academic journal articles relevant to the chosen topic. This can be achieved through undertaking research that is relevant to the topic via searching electronic databases through the La Trobe University website: • Students must only draw on academic sources (research books and scholarly journal articles) to inform their review. • Students must identify key academic studies relevant to the chosen topic and summarise key findings in the literature to illuminate the question.

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