Executive information systems in major companies: Spanish case study

Abstract In such a competitive environment as the present one is, the managers of different organizations must not only make the right decisions, but they must also make and implement them as quickly as possible. For this reason, they need several tools to provide them with information. These tools are called Executive Information Systems (EIS). This paper intends to portray the present situation of EIS in Spain. For this purpose, we surveyed the three leading Spanish companies in every sector. This paper contains statistical material on EIS situation in Spain.

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