Information activities at strategic management in the Turkish manufacturing industry

Summary form only given. This study aims to investigate the role of information activity (IA) at strategic management in the Turkish manufacturing industry and elucidate the modes, trends, and problems encountered in the practice. In order to realize this aim, influential people that use IA for strategic management in Turkish corporations were determined and the strategic aims that benefit from the IA were researched. The data in this study were gathered by means of a questionnaire survey. The level of benefit gained benefit from IA in the realization of strategic aims generally differ according to three groups of properties: (1) properties of the organization; (2) properties of the IAD; and (3) the people who suggest the revision proposal to the IA. The results show that IA in the corporations in Turkey are used to support the decisions and aid other functions rather than forming new strategies. In order to struggle with the competitive conditions of the world, all corporations in Turkey should prepare themselves to these conditions by sustaining appropriate conditions. Otherwise, in a globalizing world, the manufacturing industry of Turkey will not be able to compete in any market. Hence, required importance should be given to the IA.