IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management (IJEBM )

E-ISSN 2489-0065
P-ISSN 2695-186X
VOL. 5 NO. 4 2019

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Galvanizing the Infopreneurship Career Development for Office & Information Management Professionals

Don-Solomon Amakiri AND Tatfeng Marie M.O

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Abstract

Infopreneurship is a viable alternative for information managers to exude creative thinking, strategic planning, focused and purposeful marketing strategies to innovative and create employment opportunities in the face of the dwindling economic quagmire. This paper x-rayed the opportunities in inforpreneurship career path for graduate of office and information management. In a bid to achieving this focus, the paper reviewed literatures on the conceptual overview of infopreneurship awareness, career development and infopreneurship career paths for information managers as well as related challenges. The paper identified inadequate awareness; inadequate ICT skills, over dependence on white collar jobs among other as factors that impede infopreneurship to stride in Nigeria; however, the paper recommends pertinent abilities or skills infopreneurs should have to remain in business.

infopreneurship, entrepreneurship, information career development, enterprise success

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