Data Management

Paper Summary:

This paper explores the significance of data management for small accounting firms and the concerns these firms have related to data management costs and security issues. The paper interviews and surveys managers from fifty accounting firms.

Outline:
Abstract
Chapter 1-Introduction
Background
Purpose
Importance of This Research
Statement of the Problem
Specific Aims
Method of Inquiry
Limitations
Paper Organization
Chapter 2- Review of Related Literature
Purpose of Paper
Purpose of Chapter
Chapter Organization
The Importance of Data Management for Accounting Firms
Chapter 3-Methodology
Purpose of Paper
Purpose of Chapter
Chapter Organization
Sampling Unit
Sampling Frame
Method of Selecting the Sample Elements
Participants
Data Analysis
Experimental Procedures
Research Hypotheses
Strengths and Weaknesses
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"It is important to note that several research studies related to data management systems for accounting companies have been carried out (Kahneman and Tversky, 1979; Johnson, 1990; Reckers, et al. 1993; Rutledge, et al. 1993; Asare, 1992; Lewis, et al. 1983; Messier, 1992; Bamber, et al 1991; Brown, 1985; Budescu and Weiss, 1987; Mowen, 1987; Pei, et al. 1992). However, no research has focused on the costs and security issues of data management systems for mid-sized accounting firms. Therefore this research will fill this vital gap existing in the literature of data management systems. The issue of data management security and costs for mid-sized accounting firms not only in the local but also in the global context has been a neglected subject. Despite its significance, very few research studies have actually presented a conceptual framework for high-quality data management systems. One reason for this can be the fact that data management security and costs issues are difficult to measure (Pei, et al. 1992). This study aims to fill this gap by exploring data management security and costs for mid-sized accounting firms. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Asare, S. 1992. "The Auditor's Going Concern Decision: Interaction of Task Variables and the Sequential Processing of Evidence." The Accounting Review 67 (April): 379-93.
• Bamber, M., R. M. Tubbs, G. Gaeth, and R. J. Ramsay. 1991. "Characteristics of Audit Experience in Belief Revisions." Audit Judgment Symposium (University of Southern California).
• Brown, C. 1985. "Causal Reasoning in Performance Assessment: Effects of Cause and Effect Temporal Order and Covariation." Accounting, Organizations and Society 10: 255-66.
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