MIS— A Thriving Technology Towards Advancement of Organizational Efficiency

Abstract

Information is a corporate resource, as important as the capital, labour, know-how etc. & is being used for decision making. Its quality, therefore, required to be very high. Low quality information would adversely effect the organizational performance as it affects decision – making. The quality of information is the result of the quality of the input data, processing design, system design, system & procedures, which generate such a data & the management of the data processing function.With the growth of organizations functionally and geographically, they are increasingly depending on organized information systems for management planning & control. Information system in an organization is like the nervous system in the human body that integrates the various components of the organization into a single whole. During the last two to three decades, information systems have undergone rapid developments.