Week 2 Discussion 1 Manager’s Decision Support Tools

Read the journal article, “Executive Information Systems: Their impact on Executive Decision Making”. Based on the information presented in the article, discuss the following:

• The tools executive managers use when making major decisions
• The relationship between the tools the executive managers’ use and the managers’ tasks
• The reasons for using the support tools

Bierman, L., Ferrell, O. C., & Ferrell, L. (2016). Management: Principles and applications, custom edition [Electronic version]. Solon, OH: Academic Media Solutions.

Leidner, D. E., & Elam, J. J. (1994). Executive information systems: Their impact on executive decision making. Journal of Management Information Systems, 10(3), 139-155. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.