Senior Information Research Articles

The Reflection of Organizational Citizenship Behavior on Knowledge Sharing : An Applied Research in The Baghdad Al-Karkh Health Department

The objective of the study is to assess the degree of knowledge sharing and diagnose organizational citizenship behavior and explain the existence of a correlation between organizational citizenship behavior with its dimensions(altruism, consciousness of conscience, politeness, voluntary participation, and sports spirit) and knowledge sharing with its dimensions (enjoyment in helping others ,competent self-knowledge, senior management support, organizational incentives, and information as well as communication technology). Targeting 846 employees who work at the department's headquarters. The study has been carried out in Al-Karkh Health Department. With the use of a specific method for random sample selection, the 264 research participants were divided across the divisions and areas of the department. The assumes that organizational citizenship behavior and information sharing inside the Al-Karkh Health Department are correlated and have an impact on each other. The research sample was given a questionnaire to fill out to collect data to collect data. With the use of programs AMOS and SPSS, several statistical techniques have been applied to anaylse data including arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and the coefficient of variation. The study's key finding most important results that there is an influence between the factors under investigation. Paper: Research paper.

If You Build it, They Will Come: Collection Management of Construction Contracts

AbstractWorking with construction contracts can be a real challenge for information professionals due to the confusing way in which they are often named, the sheer number of editions and amendments, the differing terminology that's employed and many other factors. Here Debra O'Malley, Senior Information Services Officer at Pinsent Masons, threads her way through the labyrinth of construction law while providing an overview of the vast range of contracts available and where they can be found.

THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL USING PHET SIMULATION ON PHYSICS STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENT

The purpose of this study was to measure students' academic skills using a group survey model using Phet.. These skills can be acquired by adopting an appropriate learning model in terms of mastery of materials and skills.. A survey was conducted at Senior High School and information was obtained that students' learning results still needed to be higher. Students' learning outcomes can be improved by using learning models and media. The solution that can be done is to apply the GO type cooperative model using PhET simulation. This research is pseudo-experimental, posttest-only design. The population of this study were all XI science classes of Senior high scholl , registered in the 2022/2023 academic year. Sampling was done using a purposive sampling technique, grade XI IPA 1 and grade XI IPA 2 classes were selected as samples. The instruments used were posttest questions for knowledge-skills observables for attitudes and skills-skills, and the research hypothesis was tested using the t-test. Research results using t-test lead to the conclusion that in students' knowledge competency, the value of Tcounts 5,279> Ttable 1,994437. Regarding attitude competency, the value of T is 11,89> Ttable 1,994437. In the skill competency, the value of Tcount is 3,3580> Ttable 1,994437. This shows that the hypothesis is accepted. So, motivating in the form of a posttest can improve the learning outcomes of physics students in Class XI IPA at Senior high school in the 2022/2023 school year.

Utilizing expectation disconfirmation theory to develop a higher-order model of outsourcing success factors

PurposeThe authors’ contribution to the literature involves using expectation disconfirmation theory (EDT) to examine the impact of expectations on outsourcing success. This study hypothesizes that perceptions of outsourcing success are contingent on disconfirmation between clients’ expectations and the perceived performance of fundamental issues related to the outsourcing relationship.Design/methodology/approachTo test the hypothesis, this study surveyed chief information officers, vice presidents and senior information systems managers to determine their perceptions of vendors. This study analyzed the data using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that the existing outsourcing success factors are more precisely depicted as multidimensional success factors that predict managerial perceptions of outsourcing success. This study uses a novel perspective to identify the multidimensional nature of the outsourcing success factors that might have remained latent without further analysis.Originality/valueUsing EDT, this study extends the understanding of outsourcing success as not merely composed of unidimensional factors but as a collection of multidimensional outsourcing success factors. This research demonstrates that not only do these success factors predict outsourcing success, but they can also be grouped together to provide a diversified, yet parsimonious view of how expectations relating to certain success factors influence a client’s perception of outsourcing success.

P54 Evaluating capacity issues and safety of uveitis adolescent services at Moorfields Eye Hospital (MEH)

Introduction/BackgroundThe uveitis Young Adults Clinic (YAC) was implemented at MEH in 2019, with the aim of facilitating the transition from children's to adults' services. It receives new patients mainly from paediatric uveitis clinics at MEH and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), both reference centres, but also from multiple other paediatric services across London and the UK. The patients are seen from the age of 16 to 21 (or more in special circumstances). As this clinic runs only for one session weekly, it has been facing capacity issues with overbooking and backlog of patients waiting to be booked.Description/MethodA service evaluation audit was performed with the objectives of quantifying the Uveitis YAC capacity issues and evaluating its safety during the period from December 2020 to December 2021.1) Clinical capacity issues were quantified by checking clinic numbers per staff (new and follow-up patients) and comparing them to other uveitis clinics and the service’s template of 6 patients/doctor.2) Clinic safety was analysed by:- Checking the percentage of YAC patients that receive their hospital appointments within 25% of their intended follow-up period (25% follow-up delay target), following the Royal College of Ophthalmology key outcome measure (minimum standard of 85%).- Quantifying the backlog of new patients waiting to be booked into clinic for more than 18 weeks (RTT referral to treatment time 18 weeks - minimum standard of 85%).A total of 614 patient visits were identified during that time (with 202 unique patient IDs). The data sources used to extract the data were electronic medical records (PAS, Openeyes) and doctors' rota. Patient data were extracted in an automated way from EMR by a senior information analyst from the Service Improvement department. Data processing and analysis were done by two members of the clinical team independently with Excel and R.Discussion/ResultsA total of 421/614 visits had available intended follow-up times at PAS. Of these, 246 patients (58%) were seen within 25% of their requested follow-up.A total of 303 new patient appointment requests were retrieved from the YAC waiting list during that period (screenshot of first day/month). Of these, 94 were unique patients (patients stayed in the waiting list for more than one month). We excluded the patients added in the last month of December 2021 (total 18), as there was no way of checking when they left the waiting list. Out of the remaining 76 patients, 56.6% were not seen within 18 weeks of referral (43.4% were seen).There were 56 clinic dates during the period December 2020 to December 2021. From the first clinic in December 2020 to the last in June 2021, 191 patients were seen in YAC (178 follow-ups and 13 new). The mean number of patients per doctor was 6.8. From July to December 2021, 213 patients were seen (198 F/U and 15 news). The mean number of patients per doctor was 8.5. When comparing to the adult uveitis clinic which happens at the same dates and times, in the first 6 months, the number of patients per doctor was 4.3, compared to 5.8 in the second semester.The results show that the follow-up times are not reaching safety standards following RCO recommendations. New patient referrals are not being seen according to RTT standards. The number of patients per doctor exceeds service guidelines of 6 patients/doctor for complex uveitis patients.Key learning points/ConclusionThe YAC is a unique service that receives patients from major London uveitis services and works closely with UCLH Rheumatology Adolescent services to deal with complex and vulnerable cases. This audit shows that the clinic is working above this capacity and needs further support to be able to provide safe and high-quality care for adolescent patients. Possible improvements would involve increasing the clinical team, ideally with multidisciplinary members, and optimising scrutiny and booking of patients.

Time is of the essence: a systematic literature review of temporality in information systems development research

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify, classify and analyse temporality in information systems development (ISD) literature.Design/methodology/approachThe authors address the temporality and ISD research gap by using a framework – which classifies time into three categories: conceptions of time, mapping activities to time and actors relating to time. The authors conduct a systematic literature review which investigates time in ISD within the Senior Scholars' Basket, Information Technology & People (IT&P), and top two information systems conferences over the past 20 years. The search strategy resulted in 9,850 studies of which 47 were identified as primary papers.FindingsThe results reveal that ISD research is ill equipped for contemporary thinking around time. This systematic literature review (SLR) contributes to ISD by finding the following gaps in the literature: (1) clock time is dominant and all other types of time are under-researched; (2) contributions to mapping activities to time is lacking and existing studies focus on single ISD projects rather multiple complex ISD projects; (3) research on actors relating to time is lacking; (4) existing ISD studies which contribute to temporal characteristics are fragmented and lack integration with other categories of time and (5) ISD methodology papers lack contributions to temporal characteristics and fail to acknowledge and contribute to time as a multifaceted interrelated concept.Originality/valueThis work has developed the first SLR on temporality in ISD. This study provides a starting point for ISD researchers and ISD practitioners to test commonly held temporal assumptions of ISD researchers and practitioners.

Development of Interactive Learners' Packet in Teaching Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

This study aimed to determine the different levels of evaluation of Senior High School Social Science Teachers and Information and Communication Technology Teachers on the Developed Interactive Learners? Packet in teaching Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics in public and private Senior High Schools in Santa Cruz District, Division of Laguna. Specifically, the study attempted to answer the questions; 1. Determine the evaluation in the component of Interactive Learner?s Packet in terms of; 1.1 objectives; 1.2 content; and 1.3 assessment; 2. Determine the evaluation of the characteristic of the Interactive Learner's Packet in terms of; 2.1 accessibility; 2.2 user-friendly; 2.3 interactivity; and 2.4 structure? 3. Determine the significant difference in evaluating the developed Interactive Learner's Packet components; 4. Determine the significant difference in evaluating the character of the developed Interactive Learners' Packet. The study employed a descriptive research method. The total population sampling technique was used to identify the 72 public and private secondary school teachers as the respondents of this study. Adapted Survey Questionnaire was used as the research instrument to gather the information concerning the statement of the problem. The evaluation level of the Social Science and ICT Teachers on the Components of Interactive Learners? Packet gathered an overall mean of 3.89 for objectives, 3.77 for the content from the Social Science Teachers and 3.59 and 3.45 from the ICT Teachers which were interpreted both as Extremely Agree, respectively. However, it is noticeable that the third component - assessment resulted to Social Science teachers giving a higher rating mean of 3.78 with an interpretation of ?extremely agree? compared to 3.34 which interpreted as ?agree? from the ICT teachers. The overall weighted mean on the three characteristics? user friendly, interactivity and structure got a highest mean of 3.84, 3.94 and 3.80 which interpreted as ?extremely agree? from the Social Science Teachers while an overall mean of 3.79, 3.58 and 3.72 was from the ICT teachers which also interpret as ?extremely agree?. On the other hand, on the first characteristics as to accessibility, the overall weighted mean of 3.68 was from the Social Science Teachers with an interpretation of ?extremely agree? while an overall mean of 3.39 from the ICT teachers was interpreted as ?agree?. Results showed that there is significant difference on the level of evaluation between Social Science teachers and ICT teachers from both public and private Senior High Schools in the characteristics and components of the developed Learner?s Packet in terms of its objectives, content, assessment, accessibility, and interactivity. The results also showed that the evaluation of the teachers with the components? user friendliness and structure of the learner?s packet have no significant difference. Therefore, it is concluded that the developed interactive learner?s packet is very accessible, the content is suitable, and it?s very interactive to the senior high school learners and teachers, and a budget-friendly learning material in today?s new normal set-up, and it can be considered as a supplementary learning material in teaching Understanding Culture, Society and Politics.

Sustainable Development Goals Realisation: A National Indicator Framework for Iranian Health Monitoring

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a global inclusive indicator framework for improving the population’s health, adapted to each country’s socio-political context. This study aimed to propose a national indicator framework for Iran as a reference list toward SDGs realisation in health and health-related. SDGs and three additional complementary frameworks (WHO Core Health Indicators, Action on Social Determinants of Health Core Indicators and Iranian National Health Equity Indicators) were selected to provide the theoretical base for the National Indicator Framework and to identify, compare, and select the potential indicators based on the country’s contextual needs and capacities. WHO’s “result chain pattern for heath core indicators classification” was used as a conceptual basis to facilitate identifying indicators and to link those to underlying country data systems and data gathering methods. After identifying the initial list of 181 indicators, senior informants from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education-related departments and other health-related organisations were consulted to reduce and verify the initial list. A National Indicator Framework for health monitoring in Iran has been developed to contain 101 indicators (including 12 input/ process indicators, 13 output indicators, 44 outcome indicators, and 32 impact indicators) organised within four domains of “health status”, “risk factors”, “service coverage” and “the health system”. This framework addresses the health core indicators gap identified in paragraph No. 3 under article NO.7 of the Law on Permanent Provisions of Country Development Programs. It will be used to notify policies and programs to improve the health system and population health status at the national level.

Recruiting for Success: Best Practices for Job Interviews

AbstractThis article is aimed at anyone who is responsible for recruiting staff and discusses how to prepare for a successful job interview. It is written in the context of a competitive recruitment market caused by the increased workload in law firms since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The author, Victoria North, is a senior information professional with many years of experience of building successful teams. She shares some of the best practices she has learnt during her career.

СИСТЕМА ПАТРИОТИЧЕСКОГО ВОСПИТАНИЯ МОЛОДЕЖИ В ТОМСКОЙ И ОМСКОЙ ОБЛАСТЯХ: ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННО-ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ

The article concentrates on the study of the current state of the regional systems of patriotic education in Omsk and Tomsk Regions. Based on the data of a mass survey of senior schoolchildren and information about patriotic education carried out in the regions, the article assesses both the degree of youth involvement in patriotic projects and the effectiveness of various approaches to patriotism shaping. The analysis of the existing structure of subjects of patriotic education and regional patriotic event and project contents has allowed us both to conclude that military training and patriotic education, as well as other militarized educational approaches dominate in the regions, and to highlight the trend of centralizing the system of patriotic education and predominance of federal organizations influence on educational institutions.

Map of Care: 10 smart tools for the evaluation of senior care facilities

AbstractBackgroundMany senior care facilities (assisted living, nursing homes, memory care) are of average quality. There is lack of reliable and impartial information on care facilities. Furthermore, most people do not have the specific knowledge to evaluate their various senior care options in order to make the right choice.MethodAn interdisciplinary team of medical doctors, neuropsychologists, senior care industry professionals and information technology/user experience specialists analyzed the needs of older adults and their relatives. These needs were mapped to characteristics of senior care facilities and online tools were developed to assess different aspects of all types of senior care facilities (assisted living, nursing homes, memory care). In addition to a general assessment tool for each facility type, specialized tools (tech tool, design for dementia tool, accessibility tool) were included and in total 10 online tools were developed. These online tools were integrated in the Map of Care online platform for senior living, which features facility locations on an interactive map along with facility reviews and ratings.ResultUsers have the opportunity, after an in‐person visit or a virtual tour of a facility, to assess, compare and finally select the most suitable facility for their needs and preferences using the available online tools. Data from users’ responses to the online tools are collected anonymously, populating the Map of Care database. Continuous processing of this data will allow for the provision of senior care analytics at facility, city, state and national level. Thus, apart from impartial rating of senior care facilities, the Map of Care ecosystem will allow for monitoring of trends, gaps and unmet needs in the field of senior care facilities.ConclusionThrough a democratic participatory process of user‐generated evaluations, reviews and ratings, Map of Care aims to empower older adults and their relatives to make informed choices about care facilities while providing vital insights to the field of senior care facilities with the overall goal of continuously improving the quality of senior care.

Challenges and prospects of linked data technology: a qualitative study of Pakistani LIS professionals’ insights

PurposeThis study aims to explore the perceived challenges and prospects of linked data (LD) technology along with the skills required among library professionals to take LD initiatives in Pakistani libraries.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research design with the phenomenology approach was used to meet the objectives of the study. Data was collected through in-depth interviews from 18 senior libraries and information science (LIS) professionals who were well versed with technology. This sample consisted of informants who provided rich and privileged information about the topic and had been involved in the implementation of new technologies in libraries. Qualitative data analysis software NVivo was used to analyze data and to create themes.FindingsResults indicated that LIS professionals should have advanced technical skills to adopt LD technology in their libraries. Respondents opined that the visibility of library resources and services should be increased on the Web for a wider audience. Findings identified the following challenges in the implementation of LD initiatives in the information environment: MARC standards, low level of awareness, lack of skills among professionals, privacy issues and time barrier. Moreover, information professionals have been contending uncertainties to implement emergent technologies in libraries. However, they are still willing to adopt LD technologies, though these initiatives are at an infancy level in libraries.Social implicationsFindings may be helpful and supportive for professional associations to design training content and for library schools for offering advanced technology courses.Originality/valueThis study will contribute to LIS literature especially in the context of developing countries. It will enhance library professionals’ awareness regarding the significance of LD initiatives in libraries.

Assessing the Technological Competencies of Library and Information Science Graduates and Their Employment Outcomes: A Case Study of Pakistan

The purpose of this study was to compare the self-perception of early career Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates’ Information and Communications Technology (ICT) competencies with the expectations of senior Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals’ in Pakistan. A quantitative research approach based on a survey was used in the study. Purposive sampling technique was employed to collect data from 100 early career LIS graduates and 100 LIS professionals having more than five years’ experience through a questionnaire. The researcher received 89 questionnaires from senior LIS professionals and 91 from early-career Department of Information Management (DoIM) graduates resulting in a 89% and 91% response rate respectively. The results of the study indicate that there is a gap between the expectations of senior LIS professionals’ and the perceptions of early career LIS graduates’ regarding their ICT competencies. Senior LIS professionals expected that early-career LIS graduates would have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, computer operating systems, computer hardware and functions, social networking sites, electronic database searching, and institutional repository software. Senior LIS professionals also expected that early career LIS graduates should be familiar with research management tools such as Endnote, Mendeley and Zotero, integrated library systems and plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin and SafeAssign. The early career LIS graduates reported that they were expected to have knowledge of above-said expertise and that iy was considered essential for their future jobs. The findings of the study would be beneficial for the faculty of library schools and policymakers to make changes in the curriculum so as to minimize the gap between academia and the industry.

Drivers of workforce agility: a dynamic capability perspective

PurposeThis paper aims to represent an exploration of drivers of workforce agility under the lens of dynamic capabilities to advance the existing workforce literature on agility and strategic human resource management.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth qualitative interviews with senior information technology professionals, managers, directors and leadership were conducted. Data coding and analysis followed the Gioia methodology to develop a theoretical framework.FindingsThe theoretical paradigm of workforce agility is seeing revisions. In the past it was solely connected to resource-based view theory, current literature superficially speaks of the link with dynamic capability but lacks comprehensive and strategic understanding. The research brings in the evolutionary change by viewing workforce agility directly under the lens of dynamic capability theory and recognizes workforce agility as a high-level strategy. Based on the analysis of the qualitative interviews this study has developed a conceptual heuristic of workforce agility drivers, interlinked with dynamic capabilities micro-foundations – “sensing”, “seizing”, and “continual renewal”. This paper conceptualizes workforce agility as a response to high pressures for the dynamic capability of the company, which requires reconfiguration and redeployment of external and internal human resources and an inherent need to bring some stability to the internal resources of the company.Originality/valueThere is a growing body of literature linking organizational agility with dynamic capabilities, which overlooks workforce agility. This study is theory-based research on workforce agility, which guides practitioners in making human resource processes more agile.

Printable Off–On Thermoswitchable Fluorescent Materials for Programmable Thermally Controlled Full‐Color Displays and Multiple Encryption

Thermoswitchable fluorescent materials (TFMs) have received special attention due to their unique fluorescent colorimetric responses to temperature. Conventional TFMs generally display unicolor with switching from one color to another, showing unprintable and unsatisfied performances. These limitations greatly hinder their development and expansion toward advanced applications. Herein, the superior integration of full-color, off-on switching mode, printability, and high performance to TFMs is achieved successfully. The success is due to a thermally induced synchronous "dual/multichannel" stimulus-response mode regulated by a self-crystalline phase-change material; that is, synergistic changes of the molecular existence states and subsequent colors/spectra of the fluorescent modifier and fluorophores, accompanied by corresponding high-efficiency on-off switching of Förster resonance energy transfer. These TFMs are simple to prepare and show good performance, such as high fluorescence emission contrast (>100), great reversibility (>200 cycles), and easy-to-adjust response temperature. Particularly, these R/G/B TFMs can be prepared as tricolor fluorescent inks, and thus full-color emissions on flexible substrate can be easily obtained by printing. Finally, their great potential in switchable dynamic interior decoration, programmatic temperature-control information display, and senior information encryption are illustrated. This successful exploration offers a new perspective for designing and optimizing various other switchable materials with higher comprehensive performances.

The multiplicity of value in the front-end of projects: The case of London transportation infrastructure

There is growing interest in the ways that value is understood in the context of projects and within project-based settings. Recent studies emphasise the multiplicity of project value in various project settings as perceived by different project actors. Drawing on previous work on project value and project front-end, this study expands on the idea of multiplicity of project value in the early project definition phase. To this end, the study draws from empirical data on infrastructure projects provision, including semi-structured interviews with a set of highly experienced and senior level informants with extensive knowledge and familiarity of infrastructure project planning and front-end decision making. The study is bounded with a focus on London, UK as an example of a complex, highly established global city with a great reliance on its infrastructure and a well-established projects ecology. Through inductive qualitative data analysis the study explores the role of infrastructure projects as solutions to policy problems, the multiple and complex nature of value in project definition and identifies three value levels, which are instrumental for project definition: local value, sector value and user value. The multi-level value framework in the project front-end extends and complements early decision making in planning and setting up of infrastructure projects.

How do contingency factors influence the content of balanced scorecards? An empirical study of French intermediate-sized enterprises

PurposeNotwithstanding a number of studies that led to the development of different performance measurement systems incorporating contingency factors, very scarce research on the variety of balanced scorecards (BSCs) indicators used in performance management were carried out in France. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to investigate if there is a significant relationship between contingency factors and the content of balanced scorecards in terms of the degree of use and a variety of performance indicators.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 2,580 French intermediate-sized enterprises (ISE) were identified through the Diane Database (Bureau Van Dijck) then contacted by the means of a survey questionnaire that was built online using LimeSurvey software. This study receives 156 complete and usable responses. The research model was tested through multiple regressions and multi-group analyses.FindingsThe results show that ISEs financial managers do not use, to the same extent, all the indicators constituting the four dimensions of BSCs. Therefore, BSCs implemented by French ISEs can be described as “unbalanced”. Furthermore, three contingency factors (computerization, decentralization and market listing) were found to be significantly associated with the variety and degree of use of performance indicators in balanced scorecards. The remaining contingency and control factors did not seem to influence the degree of use and variety of BSCs content.Practical implicationsThe findings highlight the importance of developing tools that have the potential to evolve in line with organizational, environmental and technological changes. Furthermore, this paper provides food for thought for financial directors and management controllers as to how to better meet senior management, managers and operational staff information needs.Originality/valueWhile there is scarce academic work on BSCs in ISEs, the present research is, to the best of the knowledge, one of the rarest to apply and test a contingency approach on a sample of ISEs.

What do Computer Games have to do with Libraries and Learning?

Two teachers have undertaken a project in which year five and six students design computer games and year ten to twelve students build them. The younger students are taught basic flow diagram techniques and thus patterns of logic. They then select a topic of personal interest for their game design. The game is in the form of a quest for the player and must contain material that has been researched using Library resources. The complete, fully documented game designs are passed to the senior Information Technology students who produce them. All students are fully and formally accredited for their work.

Digital Transformation of HR Technologies

This article involves a study of the personnel management technologies digitalization degree based on the results of the SAP, Deloitte and Hays report, published in 2019. The analysis demonstrated HR automatization dependence on the size and specialization of organizations. The larger the company, the more complex personnel management processes are. The article defines four digitalization levels from the paper approach to the active use of artificial intelligence systems. Industries with the highest automatization percentage are identified. The article takes a closer look at personnel recruitment, selection, adaptation and training practices performed with the use of appropriate tools and programs. Among the most laborious recruitment functions stand communication with potential candidates, testing and interviewing, especially in cases of mass recruitment. Specialized programs that process CVs, build ratings, conduct video interviews and online testing to optimize recruiter’s work. The advantages of chatbots and messengers for adaptation digitalization are pointed out. Most executives have a positive attitude to the transition to new automated HR methods. The role of e-learning and software training is outlined, and the advantages of webinars, test constructors, and distance learning implementation are analyzed. It is noted that one third of Russian companies are actively automatizing employee training and development technologies. The article also highlights the most important personnel management processes that demand digital transformation in the first place. The automatization necessity of management accounting, effectiveness analysis of the current HR system, and benefits calculation is justified. Gamification advantages are outlined, as they are used in adaptation, training and personnel assessment processes. Senior management, HR executives and information services role in moving to a new level of personnel management is emphasized. VTB, VTB 24 and Sberbank spendings on automated HR systems are reasoned. Conclusions on the need to invest in digital transformation of HR processes are drawn.
 Keywords: personnel management, technologies, digitalization, process

Developing an information classification method

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a method for information classification. The proposed method draws on established standards, such as the ISO/IEC 27002 and information classification practices. The long-term goal of the method is to decrease the subjective judgement in the implementation of information classification in organisations, which can lead to information security breaches because the information is under- or over-classified. Design/methodology/approach The results are based on a design science research approach, implemented as five iterations spanning the years 2013 to 2019. Findings The paper presents a method for information classification and the design principles underpinning the method. The empirical demonstration shows that senior and novice information security managers perceive the method as a useful tool for classifying information assets in an organisation. Research limitations/implications Existing research has, to a limited extent, provided extensive advice on how to approach information classification in organisations systematically. The method presented in this paper can act as a starting point for further research in this area, aiming at decreasing subjectivity in the information classification process. Additional research is needed to fully validate the proposed method for information classification and its potential to reduce the subjective judgement. Practical implications The research contributes to practice by offering a method for information classification. It provides a hands-on-tool for how to implement an information classification process. Besides, this research proves that it is possible to devise a method to support information classification. This is important, because, even if an organisation chooses not to adopt the proposed method, the very fact that this method has proved useful should encourage any similar endeavour. Originality/value The proposed method offers a detailed and well-elaborated tool for information classification. The method is generic and adaptable, depending on organisational needs.