Effect of accounting information systems on Organizational performance: a case study Of ruforum

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) on organizational performance, focusing on the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM. The problem statement was that though studies had been conducted on accounting information, none of them had specifically examined the effect of accounting information systems on organizations performance. This left a research gap to be filled by carrying out a study using a case of RUFORUM. The researcher examined the effect of accounting information systems on organizations performance a case study of RUFORUM. The objectives of the study were: to identify the contributions of procedures and instructions on performance of RUFORUM, to examine the contributions of accounting information systems data on performance of RUFORUM, to establish the effect of it infrastructure on performance of RUFORUM and to examine the effect of accounting information systems software on performance of RUFORUM. The theories that governed the study included garbage in garbage out theory, technology acceptance model, contingency theory. A descriptive study design was used. A population of 210 people was taken into account for the study, and 136 respondents made up the sample size. Data was analyzed using SPSS, employing descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation. Findings revealed significant positive relationships between all AIS components and RUFORUM’s performance, particularly strong correlations for IT infrastructure and software. The study recommends RUFORUM to invest in regular training programs to enhance employee proficiency in using accounting information systems for improved performance.