We learned that e-mail is a major area of focus for information governance (IG) efforts, and has become the most common business software application and the backbone of business communications today. In addition, the authors provided details to support their position by providing 2013 survey results from 2,400 corporate e-mail users from a global perspective. The results indicated that two-thirds of the respondents stated that e-mail was their favorite form of business communication which surpassed not only social media but also telephone and in-person contact.
With this detail in mind, briefly state why the e-Mail has become a critical component for IG implementation? Support with references and do your usual critical review of at least 2 other students’ posts.
Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:
At least two scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references in your post.
References:
Textbook: Chapter 12 – Information Governance for E-Mail and Instant Messaging
TOWER, 2004. E-Mail Management: Avoiding the 6 Common Mistakes. Best Practices in Records Management and Regulatory Compliance. Pages 6 – 8.
Clara, A. M. C., Canedo, E. D., & De Sousa, R. T. (2017). Actions to verify compliance of a public company with IT Governance. 2017 12th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2017 12th Iberian Conference On, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.23919/CISTI.2017.7975834
van den Broek, T., & van Veenstra, A. F. (2018). Governance of big data collaborations: How to balance regulatory compliance and disruptive innovation. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 129, 330–338.
