Information overload: A systematic literature review

Abstract

Information is essential in our society and for organizations. But the flood of information affects enterprises as well as individuals also in a negative way. This problem is usually referred as Information Overload. This paper summarizes the developments of the past years and gives a prospect to future researches in this field using the method of systematic literature review. A special focus is put on the problems of enterprises with information overload and how these can be solved by using modern approaches.