EXECUTIVE INFORMATION-SYSTEMS - A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: WATSON, HJ; RAINER, RK; KOH, CE
• 署名单位: Auburn University System; Auburn University; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Greensboro
• 刊物名称: MIS QUARTERLY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0276-7783
• DOI: 10.2307/249431
• 发表日期: 1991
• 页码: 13-30
• 关键词: management information

摘要

Executive information systems (EIS) are now successfully providing computer support for senior executives in a growing number of organizations. Previous attempts to support senior executives are discussed with a focus on why these attempts failed and what was learned that should be incorporated in future efforts. An EIS development framework is presented that includes a structural perspective of the elements and their interaction, the development process, and the dialog between the user and the system. Survey data from 50 firms having an EIS are presented and discussed in the context of the development framework. While most of the findings confirm conventional EIS wisdom, others are somewhat surprising, such as the significant role that information systems management often plays in initiating the development of an EIS or serving as its operational sponsor. The findings lead to additional suggestions for EIS research opportunities, as well as predictions about the future nature of EIS.