Use of information technology in managers and internet based model proposal for training programme

Ill ABSTRACT USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MANAGER'S TRAINING AND AN INTERNET BASED MODEL PROPOSAL FOR TRAINING PROGRAMME Özlem OKTAL Business Administration Department Anadolu University Institute of Social Sciences, April 1999 Adviser: Prof. Dr. Güneş BERBERO?LU Increase in the speed of change puts pressure on the information amount in the circulation, as well as on the volume of communication. Larger volumes of information and communication, in turn, accelerate the change process. In order to cope with such an increase new technologies have been developing. These technologies are related to the forms of interpersonal relationships and the information technologies helping people reach the knowledge. Thanks to these technologies, speed of processing and usefulness of information have improved, leading an increase as well as in the volume of data. Hence, planning, implementing, and controlling capacity of firms have become more effective. Computers and Internet are examples of such technologies mentioned. In today's competitive environment, importance given to managers and their training which helps them adapt to the changing environmental conditions is ever increasing. It became imperative that using information technologies in managers' training in both education and industrial sectors in developed countries. Firms considering this a need and a must have to make some changes to their organizational structures. Especially companies wishing to establish a training system based on Internet have to form the technological infrastructure in the first place. Having defined the process of training program clearly, it will be easier, through Internet, to process the information concerning programs and to establish an appropriate structure facilitating certain people to access specific information they need.