Workflow-centric information distribution through e-mail

J. Leon Zhao, Akhil Kumar, Edward A. Stohr

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Abstract

Organizations require ways to efficiently distribute information such as news releases, seminar announcements, and memos. While the machinery for information storage, manipulation, and retrieval exists, research dealing directly with its distribution in an organizational context is scarce. In this paper, we address this need by first examining the pros and cons of the conventional "mailing lists" approach and then proposing new workflow mechanisms that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information distribution through e-mail. The proposed approach is relevant to other information distribution approaches beyond e-mail. The main contributions of this study include: (1) offering a workflow perspective on organizational information distribution; (2) analysis of workflows in two new information distribution methods based on dynamic mailing lists and profile matching, respectively; and (3) proposing a new way of matching supply and demand of information that extends existing information fil tering algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-72
Number of pages28
JournalJournal of Management Information Systems
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Electronic mail
  • Information distribution
  • Knowledge management
  • Workflow management

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