Perceived advantages and disadvantages of using management information system (MIS) among the top corporations in Metro Manila, Philippines

• Main Author: Ong, Harvey T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Management information systems—Philippines—Metro Manila; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8864
• Institution: De La Salle University

"In MIS, good communication skills are essential. Often you are called upon to put the tools in someone else's hands. You must understand the requirements to build the correct tool." - Blake Thmpson The use of the Management Information System (MIS) in different top corporations in Metro Manila is to support their daily business transaction. MIS typically provides periodic information by extracting information from the company databases and processing it according to the needs of the company user. MIS can be constructed in whole or in part by end users. It is also known as report generating system, which help people in the organization to make better decision. The general objective of the study is to enumerate and rank the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using the Management Information System (MIS) among the top corporations in Metro Manila, Philippines. The research design used was descriptive. The data gathered (survey and interview results) from the respondent companies will be used for analysis. The data gathered (survey and interview results) from the respondent companies was used to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using MIS which were perceived by 86 companies in Metro Manila namely in the following sectors: Service, Manufacturing and Merchandising Corporations. Based on the surveyed and interviewed, the proponent found out that there's more perceived advantages compared to disadvantages of using MIS by the top corporations in Metro Manila. Some of the perceived advantages in using MIS were also perceived as their disadvantages.