ABSTRACT
Information is indispensable for the success and the . survival of any organization. Accounting information form the bulk of information requirement in making· management decisions. The extent at which accounting information will be produced-depend on the proper usage of accounting system. The study is·.·.~p.tered on the Effectiveness of Accounting Systems _in the running ofsmall and medium scale industries in Abia State. The study carries out an evaluation as to whether the small-scale industries can operate successfully for a relatively long period of time in the absence of any accounting system. The study also reveals how Auditing and investigations can help to reveal the errors and inconsistencies in the financial statement produced from the accounting system in other to enable a true and fair view of the business position at any point in time. The study also makes recommendations on how· to revert the negative trend of the industries not using accounting systems by making recommendations to 'the accounting regulating bodies in Nigeria such as the embark on a massive training programs for such industrialist in other to enable them realize full, the usefulness of accounting systems intheir various establishments .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract
CHAPTERONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM· 4
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 6
i .4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 6
1.5 HYPOTHESIS 7
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY. 7
1. 7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 8
CHAPTE.R: ...TWO
LITERA TlJ-RE :REVIEW
2.1 THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN MANAGEMENT DECISION ~G 9
2.2 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR CONTROLLING COST 12
2.3 PARAMETERS FOR MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY OF A GOOD ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 16
2.4 THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE 16
2.5 THE SINGLE ENTRY SYSTEM 17
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2.6 THE DOUBLE ENTRY PRINCiPLES 18
CHAPTER· THREE
R. ESEARCH Mii°tii. .ODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCHDESIGNS 20
3.2 POPULATION SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 21
3.3 "METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
3.4 AREA OF STUDY
3.5 INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION
3.6 VALIDATIONOFTHEINSTR~NT
3.7 RELIBAILITY OF THE INSTRUMENTS
3.8 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS'··
CHAPTER FOUR
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.1 ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 26
4.2 QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION 26
4.3 TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS 31
4.4 FINDINGS OF THE STUDY 40
4.5 DISCUSSION OF THE STUDY., .' : ..... 40
.CHAPTE~ FIVE
SUMMARY,.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5 .1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 43
5.2 SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURES USED IN THE STUDY 43
5.3 SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS 44
5,4 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 45
5.5 IMPLE"MENTATIONS OF THE . STUDY 46
5.6 CONCLUSION 46
5.7 RECOMMENDATION 47
5.8 SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 48
APPENDIX 49
LIST OF INDUSTRIES FOR STUDY 54
BIBLIOGRAPHY . ; ....
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MOUAU/04/4333, ALAFUDIKE. "EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES IN ABIA STATE (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED FIRMS INABA).". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2020. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-accounting-system-in-small-and-medium-scale-industries-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-some-selected-firms-inaba >.
MOUAU/04/4333, ALAFUDIKE. "EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES IN ABIA STATE (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED FIRMS INABA)." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 23 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-accounting-system-in-small-and-medium-scale-industries-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-some-selected-firms-inaba