With the decreased importance placed on information flow from a number of diverse sources within the organization, the information brokers closer to the top of the organizational structure become the sole decision makers.
In 1999 Tabaksblat agreed to become Reed Elsevier's chairman, and he forced through a new management structure and brought in Davis, a 53-year-old Englishman, as the company's sole CEO.
In 1999 Tabaksblat agreed to become Reed Elsevier's chairman, and he forced through a new management structure and brought in Davis, a 53-year-old Englishman, as the company's sole chief executive.