The Routledge Companion to Accounting Information Systems

Martin Quinn is Senior Lecturer and Head of Accounting at DCUBS. He has published widely on management accounting and accounting change. His research interests include accounting information systems and cloud computing. Erik Strauss is Professor of Accounting and Control at Witten/Herdecke University. His research interests are in the influence of technology on management accounting and control, management accounting change and the role of the management accountant. He is a member of the editorial board of Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management and Corporate Ownership and Control.

Part I: The Discipline of Accounting Information Systems 1. Introduction to Accounting Information System 2. Development of AIS Over Time 3. Technologies Underpinning AIS 4. Systems Design, Planning and Implementation 5. AIS and Change Management Part II: Organisational Effects of Accounting Information 6. AIS and How Business is Done 7. AIS and Decision-Making 8. Format and Speed of Information Provision 9. AIS Outputs 10. Outsourcing AIS 11. AIS Effects on Accounting Roles 12. Big Data and Knowledge Generation 13. Issues with Big Data 14. AIS and Investment Appraisal Part III: Controlling Accounting Information Systems 15. Data Security and Quality 16. AIS Auditing 17. Controlling Data Sources 18. Supporting Firm Strategy Part IV: Future Directions of Accounting Information Systems 19. Integration with Other Data and Systems 20. Extending AIS Reach 21. Barriers to Technology Progress 22. Information as a Strategic Asset