American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) 2015 American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936 Volume-4, Issue-12, pp-73-84 www.ajer.org Research Paper Open Access www.ajer.org Page 73 The Importance of Management Information Systems in Decision-Making Process in Najran University Mohamed Sultan Mahasneh Department of Business Administration, Najran University, Saudi Arabia, Abstract: Management information systems is very important for organizations especially decision-making process. This study is to answer the question related to the Importance of Management Information Systems on Decision-Making Process in Najran University, by exploring the role of management information systems in providing the necessary information to make decisions, the role of management information systems in decision- making, exploring the relationship of management information systems with decision-making process , and the impact of management information systems on the decision-making process in Najran University. The research proposes a model to evaluate the impact of Management Information Systems on Decision-Making Process in Najran University. The model was tested by using survey data collected from 56 of 84 Deans, Vice Deasn, General Managers and Managers. Descriptive analysis and t-test show the importance of management information systems on decision-making Process. The results show that there is a strong relationship and impact of management information technology on Decision-Making Process. Keywords: Management Information Systems, Decisions Making Process. I. Introduction In an era of technological revolution and increase the size of the organizations and their need for a huge amount of information, it has become inevitably these organizations use the management information systems that depends on the computer, for data processing and the production of information provided by these systems, and use them in the decision-making process by the decision makers in the centers of decision in organizations. Good information needed by the organization to be used in the decision-making process must be characterized by honesty, modernity and Availability at the suitable time to decision makers. The decision-making process depends on the availability of efficient and effective management information systems produce the information that lead to take the appropriate and rational decisions. Based on the above, the present study describes the nature of the study of the problem through the following questions: What is the importance of management information systems in decision-making in Najran University? The sub-questions are as follows: Is there a relationship between the quality of information provided by the management information systems and the effectiveness of decision-making in the organization under study? Is there a relationship between the uses offered by the management information systems and the effectiveness of decision-making in the organization under study? Do the development of management information systems contribute in increasing the effectiveness of decision- making in the organization under study? (Abu Galedah, 2013) stated that the management information systems have a role in decision-making in the institutions ranging between medium and high percentage, and providing the necessary information to make decisions between a medium degree of approval and effective percentage. There is a connection between the use of management information systems and the effectiveness of decision-making in the institutions under study, and affect the development of management information systems to increase the effectiveness of decision- making in the institutions under study with a high percentage. (Hassani, 2013) stated that there are statistically significant relationship and impact between the quality of information and the effectiveness of decision-making.