This document provides an overview of information, strategy, and strategic management. It defines information as data that has been organized and given context. Information literacy is knowing how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively. The building blocks of information are tool literacy, resource literacy, social-structural literacy, and research literacy. Strategy is defined as the long-term direction and scope of an organization to achieve competitive advantage through its resources. The elements of strategy are direction, scope, advantage, resources, environment, and stakeholders. Strategic management involves understanding customers, identifying critical success factors, envisioning the future, assessing competitors, and analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

1. Information, strategy and strategic management Block 1 : Lecture 2

3. What is Information? "One can have information without knowledge, but it is impossible to have knowledge without information. Information literacy is knowing where and how to find the information sources as well as how to locate the information within those sources; how to determine whether the information found is accurate, reliable, and valid; and how to use that information to further knowledge." (Waggoner)

4. Information Literacy To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

8. What is Strategic Management?

10. Next Week Block 1 : Lecture 3 strategic managers