MIS versus Leaderhip + MIS

Definition: Management Information Systems (MIS) is the term given to the discipline focused on the integration of computer systems with the aims and objectives on an organization.

The development and management of information technology tools assists executives and the general workforce in performing any tasks related to the processing of information. MIS and business systems are especially useful in the collation of business data and the production of reports to be used as tools for decision making.

Now what is Management?
It is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people. And also management has 7 functions which are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting.

Now what is Information System?
In a general sense, the term Information System (IS) refers to a system of people, data records and activities that process the data and information in an organization, and it includes the organization's manual and automated processes.

While in a narrow sense, the term information system (or computer-based information system) refers to the specific application software that is used to store data records in a computer system and automates some of the information-processing activities of the organization.

So, in short, MIS is managing with the use of specific application software that is used in data storing and making it automated.

What is the use of MIS in every organization? The reason is simple it is the heart and brain of an organization. MIS contains the critical information of an organization which makes it very important. It helps in collecting, processing, storing, and distributing information within or outside the organization. With these it helps in decision making procedure that an organization would decide on what the organization should do.

While what is Leadership + MIS??
First, i will define what is Leadership, leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”. So if you add Leadership and Management it would still be the same. Because being a leader is being a good manager.

So therefore i conclude that making MIS to LMIS is still the same. Leader is still under different management roles. So making it LMIS is redundant.hehe

References:
http://www.bestpricecomputers.co.uk/glossary/management-information-system.htm
http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/fis/courses/LIS1230/LIS1230sharma/history4.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Systems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership