Accounting Information System and Management Decision Making: A Case Study of Manufacturing Company in Nigerian (Published)
The study examined the impact of Accounting Information System (AIS) and management decision making. The set out objectives are to; identify how accounting information system controls fraud and mismanagement, and determine how effective accounting information system is to decision making. This research was conducted in Oyo state. 56 manufacturing industries were randomly selected. Data were collected via questionnaire administration while Chi-square (X2) statistics was used for analytical purpose. It was concluded that the use of AIS enhances decision making in manufacturing industries and that there exist a strong relationship between the use of organizations AIS and managerial efficiency. Furthermore, it was revealed that AIS could be used to control fraud and mismanagement.
Keywords: Accounting Information System, Accounting System, Information System, Management Decision Making
Owners’ Perception on Accounting Information System Adoption: A Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria (Published)
Literature has revealed many works on the important of AIS to SMEs, most of the researchers’ result have shown the relevant and the challenging SMEs face in AIS adoption. However, this study bridges the gap, in analyzing the important of AIS adoption to SMEs through the business owners’ perception based on their; competitive strength, longer-term strategic goals and market expansion. This research was carried out in Ilorin, Kwara State. Primary data was used as a source of data. A well-structured questionnaire based on the research questions was used to establish the effect of AIS adoption on competitive strength, longer-term strategic goals and market expansion. 60 SMEs were randomly selected in Ilorin, Kwara State. Regression and correlation analysis was used analyzed the relationship between AIS and competitive strength, longer-term strategic goals and market expansion. The result obtained shows that AIS have a positive correlation with; longer-term strategic goals (.435) which is positively significant at α=0.05, competitive strength (.272) which is positively significant at α=0.01 and market expansion (.322) which is also significant positively at α=0.05. The study concluded that the importance of AIS adoption cannot be over emphasized in any business setup and the study recommendation that: AIS could be adopted by SMEs to improve non-financial performance like longer-term strategic goals, market expansion and competitive strength.
Keywords: Accounting Information System, Competitive Strength, Longer-Term Strategic Goals, Market Expansion, SMEs