Executive Information Systems

John Wang; Ruben Xing; James Yao

doi:10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch051

Executive Information Systems

John Wang
, Ruben Xing
, James Yao

Information Management and Business Analytics

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Abstract

An executive information system (EIS) is a computerbased system that serves the information needs of top executives. Also known as executive support systems (ESSs), EISs are essential for a business to succeed in today’s highly competitive corporate environment. EISs gained popularity in the 1990s and became a staple in almost all large organizations. Today the focus is more on performance management and things like the everpopular balance scorecard (Kaplan & Norton, 1992; Smith, 2006). However, even though very few articles are being written about EISs, they still exist because companies, quite frankly, have a need for EISs, as the need for executive information remains. As Power (2003) indicated, EISs may continue to take different shapes over the next few years but the basic principles of an EIS will remain the same.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	303-307
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781599048826
ISBN (Print)	9781599048819
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch051
State	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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