Exploring the direct and indirect performance effects of information/communication technology and management accounting and controls

Xiao, Jason Zezhong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-6447, Duh, Rong-Ruey and Chow, Chee W. 2011. Exploring the direct and indirect performance effects of information/communication technology and management accounting and controls. Accounting and Business Research 41 (2) , pp. 145-169. 10.1080/00014788.2011.550742

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Abstract

The primary aim of this paper is to explore whether, and how, information and communication technology (ICT) mediates the performance effect of management accounting and controls (MAC). A second objective is to advance understanding of Chinese firms' management practices. Archival and survey data from 219 exchange-listed Chinese firms show that both ICT and a wide range of MAC are extensively used, though there is great variation across firms in the use of each technique. We also find that both ICT and MAC (with a few exceptions, including activity-based costing/management) have significant and positive direct performance effects and in addition, ICT enables MAC to have a significant and positive indirect performance effect. These results suggest that both the use and evaluation of ICT and MAC would be made more effective by explicitly considering the mediating role of ICT in MAC deployment. Since Chinese firms are rapidly expanding their use of ICT and MAC, they will especially benefit from paying heed to these lessons.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chinese firms; Information and communication technology; Mmanagement accounting and controls; Mediating effects; Moderating effects
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0001-4788
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 08:36
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18389

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