Computerized accounting and organization development in selected public institution in Kigali, Rwanda

Abstract

This study is a result of an academic research entitled “, Computerized Accounting and Organization Development in selected public institution in Kigali, Rwanda.”. The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis of no significant relationship between computerized accounting and organization development in selected public institution in Kigali, Rwanda, to generate new information from the existing data and to validate the concept of Stefanou. The objectives of this study are (i) To identify the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age, education, qualification and length of experience; (U) to determine the extent of computerized accounting in selected public institution; (ii) to determine the level of organization development in selected public institution; (iv) to establish if the extent of computerized accounting are significantly correlated with the level of organization development. The study population comprised of 276 people of Rwanda Revenue Authority and Energy water supply agency; a sample of l63respondents was chosen, using Sloven formula and simple random sampling. Questionnaire was used in collecting both primary and secondary data. SPSS was used to analyze all data. The data were processed using frequency distribution, mean, and Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the null hypothesis has been rejected and affirmed that there is a relationship between computerized Accounting and Organization development. The study concluded that computerizing Accounting has a profound influence to the Organization development. It is recommended that on the extent of computerized accounting in selected public institutions in Rwanda, the study recommends that more has to be done on the adoption and use of computerized accounting in Rwanda Revenue Authority and EWAS although preliminary findings already show that the use of computerized accounting is high in these institution.