Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan

<p>Nowadays, the variety of information systems and their advantages are sometimes accompanied by common and interfering concepts and goals. This variety and dispersion have created complexity and instability in decision-making of organizations mangers and IT development plans. Overall to solv...

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Main Authors: Abdolali Keshtegar, Nadia Vakili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2018-01-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
Online Access:https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/6049
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spelling doaj-2e771ff247514ec4b718e6e83278f00b2020-11-25T03:58:17ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing 2146-44052018-01-018193973127Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of ZahedanAbdolali KeshtegarNadia Vakili<p>Nowadays, the variety of information systems and their advantages are sometimes accompanied by common and interfering concepts and goals. This variety and dispersion have created complexity and instability in decision-making of organizations mangers and IT development plans. Overall to solve this complexity, information systems are defined in two broad classes: specific connection with the operational field and in general connection with the operational field. MIS and DSS systems are among the systems in general connection with the operational field, each of which plays a decisive role in the organizational hierarchy and decision-making process of the mangers. MIS system brings about the information needed to manage an organization, and DSS provides data, models, and analysis tools to help adopt decisions in non-routine cases in the organization.  After discussion on decision-making process based on each concept, this study described its characteristics, relationships, and communication of each concept for the decision-making process. The results of regression analysis of data from 20 questionnaires received from the managers of Economic Affairs and Finance (EAF) in Zahedan showed that MIS and DSS have a significant relationship with the decision-making process of managers and that rational decision-making process as the intermediary variable inferred and explained this effect.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> MIS, DSS, managers, decision-making process.</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications:</strong> D8, L1</p>https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/6049
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Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
International Review of Management and Marketing
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Nadia Vakili
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title Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
title_short Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
title_full Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
title_fullStr Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of Economic Affairs and Finance of Zahedan
title_sort comparison of management information system (mis) and decision support system (dss) and its role in the decision-making process of managers of economic affairs and finance of zahedan
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series International Review of Management and Marketing
issn 2146-4405
publishDate 2018-01-01
description <p>Nowadays, the variety of information systems and their advantages are sometimes accompanied by common and interfering concepts and goals. This variety and dispersion have created complexity and instability in decision-making of organizations mangers and IT development plans. Overall to solve this complexity, information systems are defined in two broad classes: specific connection with the operational field and in general connection with the operational field. MIS and DSS systems are among the systems in general connection with the operational field, each of which plays a decisive role in the organizational hierarchy and decision-making process of the mangers. MIS system brings about the information needed to manage an organization, and DSS provides data, models, and analysis tools to help adopt decisions in non-routine cases in the organization.  After discussion on decision-making process based on each concept, this study described its characteristics, relationships, and communication of each concept for the decision-making process. The results of regression analysis of data from 20 questionnaires received from the managers of Economic Affairs and Finance (EAF) in Zahedan showed that MIS and DSS have a significant relationship with the decision-making process of managers and that rational decision-making process as the intermediary variable inferred and explained this effect.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> MIS, DSS, managers, decision-making process.</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications:</strong> D8, L1</p>
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