The impact of accounting information systems development life cycle on the AIS effectiveness and critical success factors : balanced scorecard approach

Dissertant

al-Nasir, Nabil Mahmud Muhammad

Thesis advisor

Hamdun, Talal
al-Rifai, Ghalib

Comitee Members

Bilarabi, Abd al-Hafiz
Ghalib, Sad F.

University

Arab Academy for Financial and Banking Sciences

Faculty

The Faculty of Banking and Financial Sciences

Department

Accounting Department

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Ph.D.

Degree Date

2006

English Abstract

The Accounting Information System (AIS) become vital and strategic to the firms at this age.

The success of (AIS) relates to some critical success factors which determine the AIS effectiveness.

The importance of critical success factors varies according to the different phases for developing (AIS).

The extent of contribution of the success factors in the different phases was the main objective of this research using a developed measure approach, the Balanced Scorecard.

Oracle Applications Implementation Methodology (AIM) was used in identifying the Accounting Information System life cycle phases, to examine the relationships among the Accounting Information Systems effectiveness and critical success factors.

For the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of AIS, two questionnaires were designed to find the Balanced Scorecard value for each company.

The questionnaires were distributed to measure the availability of critical (AIS) features and the relative importance of each feature according to the point of view of financial and sales specialist within the industrial field.

Third questionnaire was prepared to measure the usage of the critical success factors in each (AIS) development phase according to the information system department point of view.

The results show that active participation by key management and knowledgeable users, make sure that the study team works closely with the steering committee, appropriate involvement of the selected hardware vendors, gains the top management support and active listening and timely response to all concerns and opinions about the new systems play major role in determining the effectiveness of AIS.

Transition phase, operation analysis phase, build phase, solution design phase impact the relationship between the critical success factors and AIS effectiveness.

Main Subjects

Financial and Accounting Sciences

Topics

No. of Pages

183

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Chapter One : introduction.

Chapter Two : oracle's applications implementations methodology (AIM).

Chapter Three : accounting information systems effectiveness.

Chapter Four : empirical study.

Chapter Five : conclusions, recommendations and future studies.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Nasir, Nabil Mahmud Muhammad. (2006). The impact of accounting information systems development life cycle on the AIS effectiveness and critical success factors : balanced scorecard approach. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Arab Academy for Financial and Banking Sciences, Jordan
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Nasir, Nabil Mahmud Muhammad. The impact of accounting information systems development life cycle on the AIS effectiveness and critical success factors : balanced scorecard approach. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Arab Academy for Financial and Banking Sciences. (2006).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-306838

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Nasir, Nabil Mahmud Muhammad. (2006). The impact of accounting information systems development life cycle on the AIS effectiveness and critical success factors : balanced scorecard approach. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Arab Academy for Financial and Banking Sciences, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-306838

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-306838