THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ON UNIVERSITIES’ MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING

Abstract

Management is often saddled with decision – making in planning, directing, controlling
coordinating, financing and staffing functions. Information is a critical factor for effective
and efficient managerial decision-making in universities Quality decisions, its efficient
communication and effective implementation are the live wire of every organization like the
Universities. Quality managerial decision is critical and vital to success and achievement
of the Universities goals and activities. Quality Information is the bedrock, fulcrum and the
veritable resource of the universities’ quality managerial decision. It is often the output of
Universities’ Management Information system (UMIS). Management Information System is
the state-of-the-art Information technology tool for gathering, processing and churning
good information for managerial decisions. This study examines the effect or influence of
universities management information technology on managerial decision – making in
Universities. It investigates factors that influences information gathering, processing,
communication, utilization and the flow of effective information. It also assesses the
influences of information flow on managerial decision-making in Universities. The results
revealed great and numerous invaluable impact the adoption and application of UMIS has
on universities’ management decision-making. It offers very high efficiency and unparallel
effectiveness in managerial decision-making in universities due to quality information from
the UMIS. The result especially depicted better results, improved performance, highly
increased productivity, reduced data risk and insecurity, enhanced viability and values,
reduced operational headaches and cost, enhanced goodwill and maximized control and
flawless attainment of Universities’ goals and aspirations with growing scalability and as
well successful churning out readymade manpower for the industries and workplaces in
Nigeria and across the globe. The major drawbacks are cost, technical barrier, professional
demand. power, data accuracy and security breaches, etc.