A Survey of executive information system research (1982-1997)

Executive Information Systems (EIS) are gaining increased attention in the last few decades. To discover the major trends in the developments of the EIS field, we conducted a survey of EIS major subject areas, which were published between 1982 and 1997. We compiled a bibliography of 114 articles appearing in the different literature. We suggested a categorization which includes six broad categories including the following: The Nature of EIS, Criteria for Building a Successful EIS, EIS Applications, Top Management and EIS, EIS Software and Hardware, and the Future of EIS. The goal of this paper is to provide EIS practitioners and researchers with insight about the major historical trends and future directions for new theoretical developments, and to compile a systematic reference for the burgeoning literature on the EIS field