Accounting information system and organizational performance in selected trading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia

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2018-11
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and management
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The study aimed to examine accounting information system on organizational performance in the selected trading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia. The specific objectives of the study were first, to examine whether there is a relationship between system quality and organizational performance, secondly to establish whether a relationship exists between information quality and organizational performance and thirdly to find out if there is a relationship between system security and organizational performance in the selected trading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia. The study used cross-sectional correlation research design with population of the study consisting of 7 tradingcompaniesselected using random sampling technique. Data were collected from 124 respondents using questionnaires. The demographics questionnaires were analyzed by simple descriptive statistic presented in frequency tables and percentages. For objectives, one, two and three relationships testing was done using Pearson linear coefficient correlation and finally effects of accounting information system on organizational performance was analyzed by regression linear analysis at 0.05 significance level. The study found that there was a significant positive relationship between system quality and organizational performance in Selectedtrading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia. The results disclosed that, there was no positive relationship between information quality and organizational performance in selected trading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia The results unveiled that there exists a significant positive relationship between system security and organizational performance in selected trading companies in Bosaaso-Somalia. Finally the results show that accounting information system have an overall significant effect on organizational performance. Recommendation for the study is that, there is a need to investigate other factors that affect organizational performance other than accounting information system. This is because, accounting information system only accounts for almost 22% of the levels of organizational performance.Contribution to knowledge; the study has provided empirical evidence on therelationship between accounting information system and organizational performance in Bosaaso-Somalia.
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Research dissertation submitted to the College of Higher Degrees and research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master’s Degree in Business Administration of Kampala International University
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Accounting, Information System
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