Research is aimed at both the construction and validation of management models suitable for supporting the IT professional family in the management of information systems, and in-depth study of cutting-edge themes.

Research activities are the natural premise for the formulation of an advanced education proposal and establishes a bridge with the business world of the supply and demand of solutions. Research work on themes significant for those who have to manage information systems or operate in the ICT sector comes under this area.

Research topics tackled by the unit's teachers include: IS governance models, the internationalisation of information systems, the organisational impact of Business Intelligence, the professions in the ICT world, economic and financial measurement for information systems, the measurement of the value of the information system, and the cost of information ignorance.