...Jose L. Salmeron This paper intends to portray the situation of executive information systems (EIS) profitability, costs and benefits in Spanish big businesses. For this purpose, the author surveyed large Spanish companies in every industry. Comparisons of EIS developed in several countries provide...

... fit the task they perform. Implications for future application and research are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Information systems Field research Executive information systems The evolution of information technologies and increased competitiveness in the business world have...

...Choton Basu; Sandra Poindexter; James Drosen; Theo Addo Executive information systems (EIS) have certain unique characteristics that differentiate them from other information systems in both their development and diffusion patterns. This paper utilizes 11 case studies to assess the diffusion of EIS...

...Shuhua Liu Executive information systems, or strategic management support systems for senior managers, have traditionally addressed how to satisfy some predefined information needs of managers and how to help them in analyzing or solving predefined problems. They are usually not flexible enough...

...Eric Chiusolo; Brian H. Kleiner Software, to be useful to executives, must be flexible, easy‐to‐use and enable executives to digest vast amounts of information in a way that diminishes their computer inhibitions. Describes the characteristics and technical aspects of executive information systems...

... proved to be effective for transmitting information in a timely manner, which is critical at this level. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Decision making Executive information systems Strategic management Top management Executive support systems (ESS) are computer‐based systems that provide...

...H.M. Beheshti Executive information systems (EIS) are relatively new,Windows‐based software products which enable executives to access information easily. Historically, executives have been reluctant to use computers, principally because they did not know how and had no inclination to learn about...

...Christopher Bucknall The characteristics of Executive Information Systems (EIS) are outlined together with a discussion of their use and possible future developments. EIS are to be preferred to management information systems because they can supply timely, relevant and understandable data...