Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V

The aim of this study is to identify the information needs of account officers with a view of determining the requirements for an appropriate records management system. The study aims to identify the aspects of a records management system through consultation with internal staff and also external co...

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Main Author: Wong, San See.
Other Authors: Abdus Sattar Chaudhry
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42726
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description The aim of this study is to identify the information needs of account officers with a view of determining the requirements for an appropriate records management system. The study aims to identify the aspects of a records management system through consultation with internal staff and also external consultants. A literature review was carried out with the objective to broaden the scope on the setting up, managing and evaluating a records management system in financial institutions. A survey method was used to solicit input from the account officers. Through these surveys, the information needs of the account officers was laid out in greater depth. In addition to the survey, a meeting with a consultant on the proposed set-up was arranged to gain insight of the records management process from an expert's point of view. The findings from the survey and the consultation concluded that account officers see a need to organise documents in a systematic manner to enable more efficient document retrieval. The study concluded with a the write-up of a business plan and the suggestion that a further study to be conducted in the area of electronic document management system and the option of off-site storage for archival of documents.
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spelling ntu-10356/427262020-09-27T20:17:09Z Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V Wong, San See. Abdus Sattar Chaudhry School of Applied Science DRNTU::Library and information science::Archives and records management::Business records management The aim of this study is to identify the information needs of account officers with a view of determining the requirements for an appropriate records management system. The study aims to identify the aspects of a records management system through consultation with internal staff and also external consultants. A literature review was carried out with the objective to broaden the scope on the setting up, managing and evaluating a records management system in financial institutions. A survey method was used to solicit input from the account officers. Through these surveys, the information needs of the account officers was laid out in greater depth. In addition to the survey, a meeting with a consultant on the proposed set-up was arranged to gain insight of the records management process from an expert's point of view. The findings from the survey and the consultation concluded that account officers see a need to organise documents in a systematic manner to enable more efficient document retrieval. The study concluded with a the write-up of a business plan and the suggestion that a further study to be conducted in the area of electronic document management system and the option of off-site storage for archival of documents. Master of Science (Information Studies) 2011-01-07T04:53:16Z 2011-01-07T04:53:16Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42726 en 68 p. application/pdf
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Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
title Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
title_full Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
title_fullStr Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
title_full_unstemmed Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
title_short Study on managing records in financial institutions with special reference to ABN AMRO Bank N.V
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