QUESTIONS 4: 15 MARKS Records management is the systematic control of an organisation's records, throughout their life cycle, in order to meet operational business needs, statutory and fiscal requirements, and community expectations. Effective management of corporate information allows fast, accurate and reliable access to records, ensuring the timely destruction of redundant information and the identification and protection of vital and historically important records. Sound records management implies that records are managed in terms of an organisational records management programme governed by an organisational records management policy. Explain any three theoretical models that had an imperative impact in enabling organisations to realise the significance of record management.