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Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (B)

By: W. Earl Sasser and Josep Valor
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Abstract

Acting on his vision to make the World Bank a knowledge institution, bank President Wolfensohn announces the creation of an Information and Knowledge Management Council and an Information Solutions Group, headed by a newly nominated CEO, Mohamed Muhsin. This case describes Muhsin's intentions as well as those of the head of the bank's knowledge-management initiative.

Keywords

Organizational Change And Adaptation; Information Technology; Knowledge Management; Management Teams; Information Management; Banks And Banking; Banking Industry

Citation

Sasser, W. Earl, and Josep Valor. "Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-054, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
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