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A list of articles relevant to P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems are available to download below.

Reading widely is an important part of preparing for the exams - so use these articles as part of your study.

Some of the articles were written for the old 2000 syllabus. We have reviewed each article and those relevant to Organisational Management and Information Systems are listed.

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• Porter's value chain and Mintzberg's organigram (PDF 71KB) by  Doug McHardie (December/January 2007/2008)
  Doug McHardie highlights two key models - Porter's value chain and Mintzberg's organigram - that focus on organisational interrelationships.
• Business process re-engineering (PDF 182KB) by Bob Scarlett (November 2006)
  Business process re-engineering is so last decade. Bob Scarlett charts the rise and fall of the movement and the emergence of a complementary approach.
• Complex decision making (PDF 225KB) by Bob Scarlett (March 2006)
  Several techniques are available to help managers with complex decisions to make. Bob Scarlett explains the strengths and weaknesses of four popular approaches.
• Guidance on how to use your additional 20 minutes reading time (PDF 85KB) by Martin Taylor (May 2005)
• Advice on how reading the business pages of quality newspapers can make your exam answers far more insightful (PDF 366KB) by Graham Pitcher (April 2005).
• Bodybuilding (PDF 389KB) by the examiner of the old IORG paper (March 2004)
  The subject of organisational development has featured in the syllabus for years, but the questions in this field are rarely well answered.
• Paramount pictures (PDF 452KB) by Bob Scarlett (December/January 2003/04)
  It's a simple idea; identify who's best at an activity that your organisation needs to improve and learn from what they do. SO why isn't everyone benchmarking?
• Setting great store (PDF 367KB) by Grahame Steven (October 2003)
  Data warehousing is a concept that's highly relevant to this subject. But what is it, exactly?
• Go Figure (PDF 404KB) by David Harris (June 2003)
  A review of the analysis and design tools covered in this syllabus and some hints and tips on how to use them.
• Three point turns (PDF 356KB) by Graham Pitcher (September 2002)
  An analysis of different change strategies adopted by the incoming CEOS of a trio of major companies
• Handle with Care (PDF 369KB) by Alan Marsden (July/August 2002)
  The science of human resource management is not nearly as straightforward as it might first appear
• Architectural salvage (PDF 366KB) by Mervill Cassell (February 2002)
  The dotcom crash highlighted weaknesses in most e-selling. Merrill Cassell explains how 'bricks and mortar' companies have learnt from these mistakes and are starting to weld their real and virtual businesses together more effectively.
• Get a little extranet help (PDF 376KB) by Terry Corbitt (November 2001)
  Using the internet to link up with customers and suppliers can work wonders for a company's efficiency but could you benefit even more from setting up an extranet?
• Quality streak (PDF, 387KB) by Bob Scarlett (September 2001)
  The principles of TQM have inspired devoted followers, but is it unwise to believe that the appraoch will work for all companies?
• Know-all (PDF 825KB) by Alan Lewin (July 2000)
  Looking at information as a key resource for successful businesses.
• Article on motivation (PDF 443KB) by Keith Reynolds (March 2000)

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