Information requirements of a global EIS: An exploratory macro assessment

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-179

  Palvia, Prashant ^a   Kumar, Anil ^a   Kumar, Nadesan ^a   Hendon, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical research; Executive information systems; Global EIS; Global EIS foundations; Information requirements; International global information systems

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOUNDATIONS; INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030080856     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9236(95)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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