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ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS USE FOR BUDGETING IN ERP,

Paulsson, Wipawee LU ; Johansson, Björn LU and Carlsson, Sven LU (2011) The 15th Pacific Asia conference in Information systems p.1-15
Abstract
We explore whether off-the-shelf accounting solutions are used or not used in management control.

This study explores the usage of accounting solutions such as ERP, “hybrid ERP”, and “best-ofbreed”

(BoB). Previous research highlights the problem that ERP has a “moderate” impact on

management control but no study addresses whether hybrid ERP and BoB adopters experience the

same problem. The explorative study investigates two budgeting activities – annual budget and rolling

forecast construction, and variance analysis – in five case companies in order to explore and explain

if and why off-the-shelf accounting solutions are used or not used. Due to a misfit between user

intentions... (More)
We explore whether off-the-shelf accounting solutions are used or not used in management control.

This study explores the usage of accounting solutions such as ERP, “hybrid ERP”, and “best-ofbreed”

(BoB). Previous research highlights the problem that ERP has a “moderate” impact on

management control but no study addresses whether hybrid ERP and BoB adopters experience the

same problem. The explorative study investigates two budgeting activities – annual budget and rolling

forecast construction, and variance analysis – in five case companies in order to explore and explain

if and why off-the-shelf accounting solutions are used or not used. Due to a misfit between user

intentions and system functionality, all the case companies use non-accounting solutions such as MS

Excel and Hyperion business intelligence budgeting. In the first activity, users intend to achieve

budgeting accuracy but the accounting solutions offer poor forecasting ability. In the second activity,

users intend to identify management control problems but the accounting solutions offer poor analysis

functions, for example poor visual presentation. We conclude that hybrid ERP and BoB accounting

solution adopters experience the same problems as ERP adopters because accounting solution nonuse

or “workaround” is related to both technical and social problems. (Less)
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Budgeting, Enterprise resource planning system, MS Excel, Hyperion.
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15 pages
publisher
Association for Information Systems
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The 15th Pacific Asia conference in Information systems
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Brisbane, Australia
conference dates
2011-07-09
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  • scopus:84855844351
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English
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http://projects.business.uq.edu.au/pacis2011/papers/PACIS2011-193.pdf
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This study explores the usage of accounting solutions such as ERP, “hybrid ERP”, and “best-ofbreed”<br/><br>
(BoB). Previous research highlights the problem that ERP has a “moderate” impact on<br/><br>
management control but no study addresses whether hybrid ERP and BoB adopters experience the<br/><br>
same problem. The explorative study investigates two budgeting activities – annual budget and rolling<br/><br>
forecast construction, and variance analysis – in five case companies in order to explore and explain<br/><br>
if and why off-the-shelf accounting solutions are used or not used. Due to a misfit between user<br/><br>
intentions and system functionality, all the case companies use non-accounting solutions such as MS<br/><br>
Excel and Hyperion business intelligence budgeting. In the first activity, users intend to achieve<br/><br>
budgeting accuracy but the accounting solutions offer poor forecasting ability. In the second activity,<br/><br>
users intend to identify management control problems but the accounting solutions offer poor analysis<br/><br>
functions, for example poor visual presentation. We conclude that hybrid ERP and BoB accounting<br/><br>
solution adopters experience the same problems as ERP adopters because accounting solution nonuse<br/><br>
or “workaround” is related to both technical and social problems.}},
  author       = {{Paulsson, Wipawee and Johansson, Björn and Carlsson, Sven}},
  booktitle    = {{[Host publication title missing]}},
  keywords     = {{Budgeting; Enterprise resource planning system; MS Excel; Hyperion.}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1--15}},
  publisher    = {{Association for Information Systems}},
  title        = {{ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS USE FOR BUDGETING IN ERP,}},
  url          = {{http://projects.business.uq.edu.au/pacis2011/papers/PACIS2011-193.pdf}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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