A survey on the application of accounting information system in organization in Malaysia / Jamalludin Helmi Hashim …[et al.]

This survey was conducted to gain understanding on the application of Accounting Information System in organization in Malaysia. The results of this study show that, the most preferred accounting software is Microsoft Excel with the main reason are cost and its simplicity. PC base is the most prefer...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Jamalludin Helmi, Nias Ahmad, Mohamad Azmi, Abdullah, Norlaila, Abdul Rahim, Kamaruzzanan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42817/1/42817.pdf
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42817/
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara
Language: English
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Summary:This survey was conducted to gain understanding on the application of Accounting Information System in organization in Malaysia. The results of this study show that, the most preferred accounting software is Microsoft Excel with the main reason are cost and its simplicity. PC base is the most preferred type of hardware and Microsoft Access is the most popular database used regardless of the organization size. It was found that cost and effectiveness, either individually or in combination of both, are fundamental for most of the respondents in the selection of hardware.