Social intranets and the supply chain

The general perception of intranets within the IT pantheon is as unloved, unused and frankly annoying. Intranets can and often do provide an essential, closed and secure service within organizations to keep employees informed of corporate decisions and strategy as well as a central repository to emp...

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Published in:KM world 2016-01, Vol.25 (1), p.12
Main Authors: Pelz-Sharpe, Alan, Mullen, Matt
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Employees
High technology industry
Information technology
Intranets
Logistics
Organizations
Supply chains
Systems integration
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Summary:The general perception of intranets within the IT pantheon is as unloved, unused and frankly annoying. Intranets can and often do provide an essential, closed and secure service within organizations to keep employees informed of corporate decisions and strategy as well as a central repository to employee-related forms and policies. Today many organizations are looking to upgrade, replace and in some cases actually abandon their corporate intranets. Many are actively exploring a more modern approach to addressing the same underlying business need (communicating and sharing centrally with employees), looking for alternatives and fresh ideas. Intranets have had a bad rap. First-generation intranets promised a great deal but often ended up as little more than unloved digital notice boards. Some organizations have fared better with their intranets adding self-service elements and gaining some user traction, but intranets are not sexy, and many organizations are wondering as to the wisdom of spending heavily to overhaul or replace their intranets.
ISSN:1099-8284