MIS

Corporate data field

MIS is an abbreviation for management information systems—the field concerned with using technology to collect, process, and distribute data for business decision-making.

In corporate settings, the MIS department handles computer systems and data infrastructure: She works in MIS.

MIS also appears in academic contexts as a degree or major: He's studying MIS at the business school.

prefix

misfit

One who doesn't fit in

misconduct · misuse · mismanagement · misinformation · misleading · misguided · misplaced · mistrust · misdeed · misadventure

error

mistake

Wrong action or decision

misinterpretation · miscommunication · misjudgment · misfire · mishap · misprint · misquote · misread · misremember · misdirection

abbreviation

business intelligence

Data analysis for decisions

ERP · CRM · system administration · tech support · helpdesk · IT department · digital transformation

Opposites
disciplinary focus

MIScomputer science

Study of algorithms and computation

CS · pure mathematics · fine arts · pure science · algorithms

information approach

MISintuition

Instinctive immediate understanding

oral tradition · tacit knowledge · gut instinct · tribal knowledge

organizational function

MISmanual labor

Work done bodily

manufacturing · field operations · shop floor · blue-collar work · logistics

Phrases
Family

miss, misses, missed, missing, amiss, mission, missionary, missions, missile

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