Overcoming the disabling effects of executive information systems
Authors: Lilley, S.
Journal: Information Systems Journal (1992)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1992.tb00083.x
<jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract. </jats:bold> Computer support for the executive has always been controversial, although the recent expansion in the Executive Information Systems (EIS) market suggests that this picture may be changing. In this paper, the implications of the upward expansion of computer use in organizations are considered. At present, most EIS applications seem to be informed by the same objectivist orientations that earlier Management Information Systems (MIS) embodied. It is suggested that the use of such systems may disable executive creativity, and the paper concludes with the consideration of an alternative framework for executive computer support.</jats:p>