The Role of Management Information Systems in Achieving Organizational Innovation: A Case Study at the Nineveh Health Directorate

Abstract

The research aims to determine the effect of management information systems (MIS) in promoting organizational innovation. A sample from the Nineveh Health Department was selected to achieve this goal by focusing on a problem statement that questions (the extent of the importance and effect of management information systems on promoting organizational innovation in the organization). The research aimed to test the effect of management information systems through its three dimensions, namely Human resources, hardware, and software on promoting organizational innovation. There is a good level of utilization of MIS in the researched organization, and this is due to the dimensions of MIS used by the researched organization. The research concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important is investing in the relationship between MIS and organizational innovation that serves the reality of the organization in an actual and vital way, as well as increasing the adoption of the latest advanced technologies to enhance the speed of business completion, which leads to the development of work and the use of the system permanently. The research also recommends paying attention to research and development, providing sufficient financial allocation, and seeking the assistance of the experts in the department in order to reach organizational innovation.