CHAPTER 1．INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 2．A GLANCE ON EIS 4
2.1 Definitions of EIS 6
2.2 Characteristics of EIS 7
2.3 Some History of EIS 9
2.4 Conclusion 10
CHAPTER 3．THE EMERGENCE OF EIS 11
3.1 Nature of Executives'Work 11
3.2 The Information Executives Need 17
3.3 Conclusion 22
CHAPTER 4．CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES OF EIS 26
4.1 EIS Architecture 26
4.2 EIS Development Technologies 28
4.3 EIS Development Frameworks 38
4.4 Critical Success Factors to EIS Development 45
4.5 Conclusion 53
CHAPTER 5．CURRENT USAGE OF ElS 56
5.1 A Perspective of Functions 56
5.2 A Perspective of Diffusion 59
5.3 A Perspective of Sectors 61
5.4 Conc1usion 68
CHAPTER 6．SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 70
6.1 Critical Issues of EIS 80
6.2 EIS Stage Theory 83