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UNIVERSITITEKNOLOGI MARA

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ERP TRAINING

AND ITS USAGE IN MANAGEMENT

ACCOUNTING ACTIVITIES:

A STUDY ON SMEs IN MALAYSIA

EMMARELDA MASWESI BINTI AHMAD

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Accountancy

Faculty of Accountancy

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I declare that the work in this dissertation was carried out in accordance with the regulations o f Universiti Teknologi MARA. It is original and is the results o f my own work, unless otherwise indicated or acknowledged as referenced work. This dissertation has not been submitted to any other academic institution or non-academic institution for any degree or qualification.

I hereby, acknowledged that I have been supplied with the Academic Rules and Regulations for Post Graduate, Universiti Teknologi MARA, regulating the conduct o f my study and research.

Name o f Student Student I.D. No. Programme Faculty

Dissertation Title

Signature o f Student Date

Emmarelda Maswesi Binti Ahmad 2012937117

Master o f Accountancy Accountancy

The Relationship between ERP Training and Its Usage in Management Accounting Activities: a

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ABSTRACT

Currently, there is a high demand for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems among small to medium to sized companies in Malaysia. Due to the rapidly changing business environment, many organisations require the ERP system to integrate information from all departments and to support business activities. ERP is a necessity for every business to remain sustainable and competitive in the industry. The main objective o f the study is to discover the relationship between ERP user training and ERP system usage in management accounting activities. The management accounting activities here refer to Capital Budgeting, Budgeting, Activity Based Costing, Operating Statement and Reporting and Forecasting. In addition, the second objective o f the study relates to examining the relationship between ERP user training and company performance. Data was collected by means o f online questionnaire in order to evaluate how training on ERP has made an impact on the usage o f ERP system in the five management accounting functions and company performance. In general, the results indicate that ERP user training and the usage o f ERP has enhanced the quality o f management accounting practices. However, there was no indication to show that there was a significant relationship between ERP user training and company performance. Therefore, it can also be concluded that ERP system has an impact on the above mentioned management accounting practices. It is hoped that the findings o f this study will offer substantial benefits to management accountants in performing their roles and responsibilities, contribute to the emerging list o f literature on ERP systems and potential impact on management accounting education and research, and also to serve as an advantage to IT systems consulting companies in their effort to promote an effective ERP system user training.

Keywords: User Training, Enterprise Resource Planning System

,

Management

accounting, Capital budgeting, Budgeting, Activity based costing, Operating

statement and reporting, Forecasting

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, praise be to Allah, the Almighty for bestowing me the opportunity to pursue with the Master Programme and for giving me strength, good health, perseverance and faith to complete it successfully. This dissertation exists due to the kind assistance, inspiration and guidance o f several people. I would never have been able to complete my dissertation without the positive spirit channelled to me by these patient and kind souls. Thus, I would like to offer my sincere thanks to those involved in the process o f materializing this success.

Dr Zuraeda Ibrahim, my esteemed supervisor, my cordial thanks goes to you for the trust, valuable advice, your endless encouragement, emotional support and thoughtful guidance throughout this challenging journey. I truly treasure the knowledge shared. I would like to thank the examiners for their time in reading this dissertation, detailed review and critical comments given.

My appreciation goes to the staffs at SME Corporation especially En Aqil whom had kindly assisted in providing information on small and medium sized companies. Heartfelt thanks to my colleagues and close friends for their continuous moral support, ideas, and joyful gatherings.

I cannot finish without thanking my beloved family members. My sincere gratitude goes to my parents and parents in-law. Mum and dad, I greatly appreciate your constant words o f encouragement, prayers, emotional and spiritual support for me and my family during the entire period o f my study. I am greatly indebted for your kind sacrifices. I would like to thank my sisters, brother, sisters and brothers-in-law, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces for providing assistance in numerous ways. Thank you for being my tireless cheerleaders!

To my lovely husband, Abdul Farid, thank you for your encouragement, understanding, material and emotional support. You were always there to cheer me up and stood by me through thick and thin. I understand it was a difficult period. I pray that everything will get better each day and may Allah bless you. To my two wonderful children, Batrisyia Zara and Abdul Matin whom missed out on precious Mummy time while I sought for intellectual enlightenment, please know that I thank you for your patience and love you more than you will ever know.

With that, I dedicate this humble piece o f victory to those mentioned above. May Allah continue to shower all o f you with His blessings.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A U TH O R ’S D E C L A R A T IO N ...ii A B ST R A C T ...iii A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T ...iv TA BLE O F C O N T E N T S...v LIST O F T A B L E S ... x LIST OF F IG U R E S ...xiii

LIST O F A B BREV IATIO N S / N O M E N C L A TU R E...xiv

C H A PT E R ONE: IN T R O D U C T IO N ...1

1.1 Introduction...1

1.2 Background of the Study...1

1.2.1 ERP System Adoption in a Global Perspective... 3

1.2.2 ERP System in the Malaysian Perspective...4

1.3 Problem Statement...6

1.4 Research Objective...8

1.5 Research Questions...9

1.6 Significance and Contributions of the Study...11

1.7 Limitations of the Study...12

1.8 Conclusion and Organisation of Study... 13

C H A PTE R TW O : L IT E R A T U R E R E V IE W ... 14

2.1 Introduction...14

2.2 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems...14

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