Internet as a source of sharing and dissemination of information can help the manager perform their roles and responsibility in organizations because a manager is entrusted with roles that mainly depend on the existing information research that may be predictive of future trends.

The three classification of managerial roles brought forward by Mintzberg are Informational, interpersonal and managerial proper. The management is expected to make the decisions pertaining the running of the organization and can largely depend on information from the internet through customer interaction, collection of data, consideration of featured cases that fit his situation, seeking of advice from professions through the internet, as well as reviewing the most current information from data bases to help him predict the future trends in the market and economy. The internet can help the managers by availing most current information. Because the informational era can largely influence change in the labor market, the culture of an organization for example amongst the employees, empower employees to react to certain trend of the organization and shape the future through research, the internet can empower managers if they use the related information to guide them make decisions (McLuhan, 1994). Internet is not only a place of information but also tools to assist in quality management such as software and methods of communication such as emails, charting and conferencing that can help the managers to save on time utilized in accomplishing their responsibilities.

Managers can use Labeling and Filtering technologies for example PIC-Platform for internet content selection to acquire labels to assist them evaluate their situation by use of non-dubious information (Eysenbach, 1998). The manager can also establish the validity of information, research and decisions by comparing it with the available information on the internet.

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