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© British Association of Social Workers

The Structure of Information in Organizational Frameworks—The Social Service Department

YITZHAK BERMAN

Yitzhak Berman is Director of the Department of Planning and Social Analysis at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Jerusalem, Israel. He is interested in the use of information in the policy making and planning processes of social welfare. He is currently preparing a handbook for Social Welfare Department Directors concerning social reporting and its use in policy-making and planning.

Correspondence to Yitzhak Berman, Director, Department of Planning and Social Analysis, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, PO Box 1260, Jerusalem, Israel.

Summary

Information application variables and organization information variables are identified from the literature. These variables are applied to three levels of organizational implementation; strategic planning, management, and operational levels. It is found that different types of information application and organization information variables will be used on different levels of organization. A model of the various characteristics of information is presented, followed by its application to a social service department.


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