Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Management Acounting Infor-mation Systems and Decentralization

This study examines the effect of perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU) on the design of management accounting information system (MAIS) which is moderated by decen-tralization. MAIS is designed to provide chief executive officers information to make decision, planning, and controlling which wa...

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Main Author: Kirmizi Ritonga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Islam Indonesia 2009-06-01
Series:Jurnal Akuntansi dan Auditing Indonesia
Online Access:https://journal.uii.ac.id/JAAI/article/view/2236
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Summary:This study examines the effect of perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU) on the design of management accounting information system (MAIS) which is moderated by decen-tralization. MAIS is designed to provide chief executive officers information to make decision, planning, and controlling which was defined in terms of the extent to which managers use time information characteristics of broad scope, timeliness, and aggregation in manufactur-ing firms. The study involved 158 chief executive officers that have been responsible for an organization, drawn from the manufacturing companies in Jakarta, Tangerang, Bogor, and Karawang. The questionnaire survey, which was analyzed by using a regression analysis, suggests that PEU have an effect on the aggregated MAS information moderated by decen-tralization. Keywords: PEU, MAIS, Manufacturing Companies, Decentralization
ISSN:1410-2420
2528-6528