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Martin Eppler
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Prof. Dr.
Last Name
Eppler
First name
Martin
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martin.eppler@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 2297
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PublicationVisualizing instead of Overloading : Exploring the Promise and Problems of Visual Communication to Reduce Information Overload(John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
;Mengis, Jeanne ;Strother, Judith B. ;Fazal, ZohraUlijn, Jan M.A unique approach to information overload, combining theory and practical solutions Written and edited by an international group of experts from academia and industry, Information Overload clearly links academic theory to real-world practice, providing a truly global and interdisciplinary treatment of this important topic. Emphasizing the role of engineers and technical communicators, the book discusses the root causes and costs of information overload within organizations and introduces strategies and proven techniques for reducing information overload and minimizing its negative impact. It offers a theoretical framework and ideas for future research, and features special chapter 'insight boxes' that recount different approaches to problems from various multinational corporations. Information Overload: * Focuses on key definitions and challenges of information overload for both communicators and organizations * Details a variety of technical and human-centered strategies for addressing the deluge of data * Presents effective solutions tried at IBM, Xerox, and Harris Corporation * Examines the effects of culture as well as that of color, visual form, text, and end-user documentation * Offers an engineering perspective on the technologies available for dealing with information overload Information Overload also serves as a first-rate survival manual for researchers in academia, practicing engineers, technical communicators, and managers and professionals at all levels of profit and nonprofit organizations.Type: book sectionIssue: 2Scopus© Citations 7 -
PublicationThe Concept of Information Overload - A Review of Literature from Organization Science, Accounting, Marketing, MIS, and Related Disciplines (2004)Based on literature from the domains of organization science, marketing, accounting, and management information systems, this review article examines the theoretical basis of the information overload discourse and presents an overview of the main definitions, situations, causes, effects, and countermeasures. It analyses the contributions from the last thirty years to consolidate the existing research in a conceptual framework, to identify future research directions, and to highlight implications for management.Type: book section
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PublicationWissensdialoge: Dimensionen, Prinzipien und Probleme der gesprächsbasierten Wissenskommunikation(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004)
;Mengis, Jeanne ;Reinhardt, RüdigerType: book section