Management information systems in higher learning institutes of Malaysia: an overview

In Malaysia, the area of management information systems (MIS) is growing rapidly in most of the higher learning institutions, in line with the government's encouragement to make information technology (IT) a part of our lives. Thus, a survey was carried out to oversee the roles and application...

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Published in2000 TENCON Proceedings. Intelligent Systems and Technologies for the New Millennium (Cat. No.00CH37119) Vol. 2; pp. 510 - 513 vol.2
Main Authors Jais, J., Rahman, Z.A., Hamid, S.A., Ibrahim, Z., Yusoff, M.Z.M., Hussain, H.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2000
Subjects
Business
Computer networks
Decision making
Educational institutions
Electronic mail
Government
Information technology
Management information systems
Multimedia systems
Productivity
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Summary:In Malaysia, the area of management information systems (MIS) is growing rapidly in most of the higher learning institutions, in line with the government's encouragement to make information technology (IT) a part of our lives. Thus, a survey was carried out to oversee the roles and application of MIS in the higher learning institutions of Malaysia, emphasising managerial roles in decision making. Decision-making consists of stages that can be described as intelligence, design, choice, and implementation. In our survey, twelve higher learning institutions are used to help identify factors/activities involved in the first stage of decision making i.e., intelligence. From the survey, it was found that managers of higher learning institutions play a vital role in the implementation of MIS to enable business objectives and improve productivity. Any management decisions made about IT are critically important, since it will determine the prosperity and survival of the organization.
ISBN:9780780363557
0780363558
DOI:10.1109/TENCON.2000.888790