An Investigation into the Effects of Applying Management Information Systems (MIS) on Managers’ Decision Making in Universities (Case Study: Universities & Higher Education Institutes in the City of Qom) - TI Journals

A B S T R A C T The main objective of this study is to take advantage of increasing manager's identification (recognition) about effects of applying Management Information Systems (MIS) on decision making in academic environments. The present study tries to evaluate and identify the position and the role of information systems and their effects on managers' decision making in universities and higher education institutes in the city of Qom. The purpose of research is applied and the methodology is field-survey. Also, library and field methods are used to collect research data. After distributing and gathering questionnaires, SPSS software is employed for the purpose of data analysis. Results of study show that there is a direct and significant relationship between "using management information systems" and "decision making". It means if managers apply MIS in decision making more and more, then they would expect that the results of their decisions are better and better. Finally, the results of this study that confirm the positive effect of using information systems on making decisions in educational institutions are compatible with Obi (2003), Fabunmi (2003) and Adebayo (2007).