The influence of human factors on the quality of accounting information system

Abstract

An accounting Information System (AIS) is considered one of the vital tools for managers in the context of operating, managing, as well as decision making. Thus, AIS has become an important topic for both academicians and practitioners all over the world. However, there has been little academic research on this in Vietnam in general, and Can Tho City in particular. This study focuses on assessing critical factors in terms of human factors on the quality of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) in Can Tho City. The quantitative research method was utilized. The sample size of this study was 88 observations from different companies in terms of size and industries. This study applied linear regression analysis to test the hypothesis. The result indicates that human factors have a positive effect on the quality of AIS. Therefore, the implication of this research underlines the importance of human factors to improve the quality of AIS.

Keywords

• accounting information systems
• human factors