Somebody's head may be in the sand. Theoretical Contexts of Records Management Theory. There can be many such theoretical contexts. We will mention just three. Functional context .
Records management serves a firm or other organization.
Therefore, the mission of a records management service needs to be related to and supportive of the mission of the organization as a whole. In other words, records management theory is likely to be sterile or incomplete unless it is related to a view of the organization as a whole. More than academic curiosity is involved. If we are to assert that the role of records management is important, then we need to have views on how a good records management program contributes to and supports the effectiveness of the organization. Professional context .