The Usefulness of an Accounting Information System for Effective Organizational Performance

The Usefulness of an Accounting Information System for Effective Organizational Performance

Past research

The effectiveness of AIS is highly important for all organization performance. Prior researches have shown that AIS adoption does increased firm’s performance, profitability and operations efficiency in many country include Malaysia. The current study try to provide some clarification of the relationship between AIS design, organizational strategy and performance especially on financial performance and performance management.

Methodology

A number of data had been collected through questionnaire that consist 2 sections. The first section focused on demographics of target audience. The second section covers main questions. The questionnaire consisted 21 questions which distributed to 74 firms as per listed at Dubai Financial Market (DFM).

Findings

An information system in an organized means of collecting, entering, and processing data and storing, managing, controlling, and reporting information so that an organization can achieve its objectives and goals. The effectiveness of AIS can be get providing management information to assist concerned decisions with regard to the successfully managing of organization. Usefulness of AIS impact on financial performance and performance management. Financial performance could be quantified in monetary or non-monetary terms. These can help save shareholder’s money and time because the information value generated to shareholder in making investment decisions. While in performance management, the crucial of decision management and control in organization. Quality information provided is important to the success of the systems. Internal control within organization, which is the primary function for moving financial information through a company. AIS also can help managers to monitor and measure the effectiveness of their accounting operations and performance.