Executive Information System and Organizational Productivity of Manufacturing Companies in Rivers State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT:This study examined the relationship between executive information system and productivity ofmanufacturing companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional research survey design.Primary data was generated through self- administered questionnaire. The population for the study was thethirty-six manufacturing companies in Rivers State, Nigeria registered with the Manufacturers Association ofNigeria (MAN). A census sampling was adopted since the population was small. However, five (5) managerswere selected from each of the 36 manufacturing companies which gave a total of 180 study respondents. Thereliability of the research instrument was determined by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all theitems scoring coefficients above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman‟s Rank Order CorrelationStatistics. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between accounting information systemeffectiveness and productivity of manufacturing companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study, thus, concludedthat executive information system significantly influences productivity of manufacturing companies in RiversState, Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that manufacturing companies should ensure that it recruits theservices of third party firms that are trustworthy and credible in providing credible accounting informationservices. It is therefore of greater importance that measures are put in place to check that information providedare well secured protected. Also timeliness and accuracy of the provided information should be emphasized.

Keywords: Executive Information System, Organizational Productivity, Profitability and Quality ServiceDelivery