Management information systems and business decision making: review, analysis, and recommendations

Volume : (3), Issue : 205, January - 2019

Abstract : The role of Management Information Systems is described and analyzed in light of its capability for decision making. Decision making process and its impact on top level management in a business organization is explained with an emphasis on automated decision making. Limitations and challenges of MIS are discussed and a set of six recommendations proposed for increasing the effectiveness of MIS in the decision making process.

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