Organizational Learning: How Executives Stay Informed

Books24x7, announced the availability of a new research report, “How Executives Stay Informed: A Study of Resources Used and Time Spent Locating Critical Business Information.”
Interesting findings:

• 37% of senior-level executives spend more four or more hours each week searching the Internet in frustration for business-related information that will help them stay informed and current.
• 91% of executives routinely use the Internet when searching for business-related information. Respondents relied on the Internet more than any other source, including trade journals, books, newspapers, and webinars.
• 67.5% of respondents said they don’t read books or articles in entirety but read summaries, skim, or read specific sections.
• 14.4% read seven to ten business books a year, 21.4% read four to six books, and 45.8% read one to three books. 74.9% of respondents said they’d like to read more, but are limited because of time.