Title: The application of geographical information systems to multinational finance corporations

Authors: Richard Berntsson-Svensson, George Joseph Anthony Haggar, Aybuke Aurum, Vincent J. Hooper

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, PO Box 118, SE-221, Lund, Lund University, Sweden. ' School of Information Systems, Technology, and Management, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. ' School of Information Systems, Technology, and Management, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. ' School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia

Abstract: Geographical information systems (GIS) aim to help decision-makers to relate different types of data in a spatial context and to reach conclusions about these relationships. This research examines the potential areas that a GIS could be applied within multinational finance corporations. The results highlight the importance of combining the financial aspects of the multinational with its operational functions. Furthermore, the results show that the ability of the GIS to model financial information, as well as the ability of the GIS to integrate with other systems while maintaining data integrity were the two most preferred GIS design features.

Keywords: GIS; geographical information systems; decision making; multinational finance; spatial dimension; conjoint analysis; multinational corporations; MNCs; modelling; financial information; data integrity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBSR.2009.027199

International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 2009 Vol.3 No.4, pp.437 - 455

Published online: 17 Jul 2009 *

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