APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING, (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABA)

MBURUOM JUDITH C . MOUAU/08/12147 | 1 page (10040 words) | Projects

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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MBURUOM, M (2020). APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING, (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABA). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-information-in-business-decision-making-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-aba

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MOUAU/08/12147, MBURUOM. "APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING, (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABA)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 20 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-information-in-business-decision-making-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-aba

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