ABSTRACT
The study is set out to determine the application of accounting information in business decision making the constraints experienced as well assessment of service coverage. In chapter one and two, the decision makers or management is faced with a lot of problems but when those are addressed, the accounting information are not adequately interpreted to management non availability of records and lack of proper knowledge of the users of accounting information. There is therefore, need to embrace and identify the extent and nature of accounting services to the business segments in their decision makings especially on the areas of finance of the business. In chapter three and four, the researcher restricted himself to reasonable scope, believed to give a representation of the case under study. Primary and secondary data were used for data tonection while interviews, personal observations and questionnaire distribution played a vital role to the regard. Percentages and chi-square were used to test the validity or otherwise used the hypothesis formulated. In chapter four, data were analyzed and the following findings were made. In chapter five, some recommendations were made to help facilitate the management in using accounting information in business decision making.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration
Certification II
Dedication Ill
Acknowledgement VI
Table of contents v
List of tables VI
Abstract Vil
CHAPTER ONE
I. I INTRODUCTION I
1.2 Statement of the problem 2
l .3 Objectives of the study 3
1.4 Research question 4
1.5 Statement of hypotheses 5
1.6 Significance of the study 5
1.7 Scope of the study 6
1.8 Limitations of the study 7 7
CHAPTER TWO a
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 8
2. I. I Historical background of the research problem 8
2.1.2 Nature of accounting information 9
2.1.3 Definition or Accounting 10
2.1.4 Users of accounting information 11
2. J .5 Functions or accounting information 11
2.2 Theories and models relevant to the research hypotheses 13
2.2.1 Decision making in business and accounting information 13
2.2.2 The managerial Accountants role in Decision Making 14
2.2.3 Steps in Decision making process 15
2.2.4 Types or Decision 17
2.3 Current literature based on each or the relevant variables or
the models or theory 18
2.3 .1 Management Accounting Information 18
2.3.2 Management Accounting Reports 19
2.3.3 Business need for information 20
CHAPTER THREE
RESEASCH METHODOLOGY 2i
1.1 Rationale for choice of variables 21
3.2. l Primary source of Data 21
3.2.2 Secondary Source of Data 21
3.3 Data selection and analysis 21
CI-1/\PTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Presentation of data 24
4.2 Analysis of data 25
4.3 Interpretation of results 36
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 38
5.1 Summary 38
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations 39
5.4 Suggestion for further study 39
References
Appendix I
Appendix I I
Questionnaire
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