Epistemological analysis of management information systems

• Anderson Ravanello
• Felipe Belão Iubel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2006.14739

Abstract

This paper analyzes the concept of management information systems information systems, widely used in organizations, from the point of view of of the homonymous discipline and the professional and scientific experience of the the authors, considering the historical background of its conception, the macro the macroeconomic variables that stimulated its growth, and the literature most commonly used in teaching. Thus, divergences are found between the corporate needs, the primary objective of the information systems systems and the way in which they are taught in academia. academia. At the end, theoretical approximations are proposed between organizational needs and the form of study. Also presented are suggestions for possible research in the area, in order to clarify questions that remain about information systems. questions that remain about information systems and their epistemological definitions and epistemological origins.

Keywords: Management Information Systems, Computational Tools, Epistemology

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