Usage habits of business information system in Hungary

TL;DR

This study examines how Hungarian companies utilize business information systems, highlighting differences based on company size and the prevalence of internal IT functions versus outsourcing or spinoffs.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the usage habits and strategic attention to IT functions among Hungarian enterprises of various sizes.

Findings

Larger companies tend to have dedicated IT managers.

Small and micro enterprises rarely focus on IT strategy.

Most companies perform IT functions internally rather than outsourcing.

Abstract

The IT functions of the companies can be executed in different ways inhouse solution, outsourcing, in sourcing, formation a spinoff company. Predominantly this function is provided within the company in Hungary. The larger a company is; it is more likely that a separate IT manager will be entrusted for the supervision of IT functions. Only a very small number of smallsized enterprises said that they paid special attention to formulating an IT strategy, while it was not considered important by microenterprises at all.