ABSTRACT
The research work focuses on the role of management information system (MIS) as one of the determinant factor of organizational successes. The rapidly changing business environment has made the importance of management information system a basic necessity for the survival of organization in this century. Information provided for management are at the core of societal well being and are as such, subject to close scrutiny not only by the management but also by other stake holders whose interest they also beheld. Survival as the ultimate business goal has a positive correlation with management information system. Clues and directions to be employed towards the achievement of this objective are however given in the research work. The researcher used primary data generated from the administration of the questionnaire and chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. The empirical study revealed that management information system is an indispensable tool for any serious concern. The study recommends that information system should be strategically managed by expert in the field of computer application so as to bring about sound and profitable organization.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - - - - 4
1.3 Objective of the study - - - - - - - 6
1.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - 6
1.5 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 7
1.6 Scope of the study - - - - - - - - 8
1.6 Limitation of the study - - - - - - - 8
CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 9
2.2 Management Information System - - - - - -10
2.3 The Nature of data, Information Knowledge and Communications 14
2.4 Management and Decision Making the use of MIS at work - 16
2.5 Characteristics of Management Information System- - - 18
2.6 Effectiveness of Management Information System- - - 21
2.7 The Human Factor in Information processing- - - - 24
2.7.1 Top-Down Vs Bottom-Up Approach to MIS Development - 28
2.8 Evaluating the Security of information System- - - - 29
CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 32
3.2 Research design - - - - - - 23
3.3 Area of study - - - - - - - - 23
3.4 Population of the study - - - - - - 33
3.5 Sample size and sampling technique.- - - - - 33
3.6 Instrument for data Collection - - - - - 33
3.7 Validity of Instrument - - - - - - 35
3.8 Reliability of the instrument - - - - - 35
3.9 Method of Data Collection - - - - - - 35
3.10 Method of data analysis - - - - - - 36
CHAPTER FOUR: Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 38
4.2 Characteristics of respondents - - - - - 38
4.3 Data Analysis - - - - - - - 40
4.4 Summary of the Findings - - - - - - 46
4.5 Discussion - - - - - - - - 47
CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - 48
5.2 Conclusion - -&am
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