The object of this study was to bring up a necessity to set up an accounting information systems for a strategic management of medium and small enterprise and to investigate the actual condition of information network establishments, and to find a sol...
The object of this study was to bring up a necessity to set up an accounting information systems for a strategic management of medium and small enterprise and to investigate the actual condition of information network establishments, and to find a solution to restrictions in going ahead with them, throught understanding of the obstacles and problems and finding a way out of these difficulties.
In recent years AIS outsourcing related researches have appeared in trade and academic literature. However the research on accounting information systems outsourcing is very little or limited.
Industrial environment is changing so rapidly because of globalization, advancced technology, change of the society and increase of consumers' desire. Therefore, the issue of using accounting information system to ensure competitive power in the market is rising.
All the companies are undergoing inevitable changes, and it will have no small ripple effect on medium and small enterprises. In case of medium and small enterprises in Korea, they don't make efficient use of an information technology when they are compared to those of foreign countries or major companies in Korea.
Nowadays, ASP, new information technology outsourcing method, appears due to development of network technology and spreading of peculating software. ASP is an abbreviation of Application Service Provider. It defines as a software leasing service which is supplied through networks instead of purchasing application software with high price. However, ASP, which is considered as an innovative business model internationally, stays in the beginning, so the research os ASP is not Finished yet.
This research proved the factors of influence of intention that uses ASP in accounting information systems, the expectation of reducing costs, maturity of information technology, recognized danger, the level of competition with other companies and support of top management made an influence on the intention of using ASP by five percents of attentiveness. Comparing with the business that do not have any intention of accepting ASP, companies with an intention of adopting ASP have higher expectation of reducing the costs on established ASP, less maturity of information system, lower recognized danger of establishment and operating ASP and higher level of competition with other companies.
In addition, they have more support from top management. This conclusion of the research will help ASP to settle down and be used in the business as a strategic tool to improve competitive power of the business.