Relationship between management information systems and corporate performance Companies listed in the Stock Exchange

The literature review on the success of management information systems (IS) provides empiricalevid encethat mere investment in IS and New Management Tools (NMTs) does not guaranteebetter business results. Aiming to contribute to the knowledge of the factors explaining thesuccess of IS implementation, this paper classifies them through cluster analysis, with a sampleof Spanish companies according to the valuation given by their finance directors (CFOs) to thequality of such systems and their use for strategic purposes. This classification helps to answerthree questions: do companies that better rate there is improve their performance? How do ISquality and strategy affect results? Is there a positive relation ship between the use of NMTs andimprovement in performance? Through the non-parametric Kruskal Wallis test and a partial leastsquares (PLS) model results are yielded that support the first question and show the positiveeffect of the IS quality and strategy onimproving corporate profitability. Logistic regressionshowed an interaction between the use of NMTs and the IS strategic approach with positiveeffects on improving profit ability. The results of this study have significant implications forcompanies, suggesting that investment in new IS and NMTs must be coupled with a clear senseof strategy.

Relationship between management information systems and corporate performance Companies listed in the Stock Exchange Keywords:

Management information systems , Cluster , New management techniquesa