DIFFERENCIATION ET INTEGRATION DES SYSTEMES COMPTABLES: UNE ETUDE TYPOLOGIQUE
Lazhar El Orf (lazhare@yahoo.fr)
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Lazhar El Orf: LIRSA-CRC - LIRSA. Centre de recherche en comptabilité - LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM]
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Abstract:
It shows that the strategy is, beyond all other considerations, the primary determinant of integration practices of accounting systems of the companies surveyed, followed by the size and elements of context such as the system of management control (Sorter 1969). This paper presents the results of a qualitative research about the organization of the Accounting Information Systems (AIS) of four companies operating in different contexts (two medium-sized and two large companies). Our study's main objective is to contribute to the understanding of the determinants of the integration of accounting information systems. . Organizations whose activities are not diversified (or monoactivity) opt more for accounting systems partially integrated or stand-alone while those whose activities are diversified prefer more diversified integrated accounting systems whose design is based on event- based approach and multidimensional accounting The integration of accounting subsystems seems to be part of the mechanisms developed by diverse organizations to manage / control their very different structures. Hence, the theory of differentiation-integration (Lawrence and Lorsch 1969) explains very well the practical integration of accounting systems observed. Our study leads to a typology of modes of integration of accounting systems.
Keywords: Théorie de la différenciation-intégration; approche événementielle; progiciel ERP; système bidimensionnel; système quasi-intégré; système intégré; système multidimensionnel.; système multidimensionnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05-31
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Published in Comptabilité sans Frontières..The French Connection, May 2013, Canada. pp.cd-rom
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