ERP systems and management accounting: New understandings through “nudging” in qualitative research

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dc.contributor.authorSpraakman G
dc.contributor.authorO’Grady W
dc.contributor.authorAskarany D
dc.contributor.authorAkroyd, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-02T05:02:08Z
dc.date.available2022-05-02T05:02:08Z
dc.date.issued2018en
dc.date.updated2022-01-11T03:25:40Z
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This paper aims to show how our understanding of the effects of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems on management accounting are influenced through “nudging” by researchers in their preamble before interviews begin. Design/methodology/approach: There were two groups of comparable respondents. Each group received a different preamble to the same questions. The differences in group responses were analyzed. Findings: When the impact of ERP implementation on the physical, transactional and information flows within the firm were nudged, the responses focused on how the chart of accounts had to be expanded to account for the additional data introduced by transaction processing. When the IT and ERP system knowledge and skills were nudged, the responses tended to emphasize analyses or the use of new information through the use of drill down functionality. This research provides new insights and contributions to understanding how nudging affects or directs respondent assessments of the impact of ERP systems on management accounting. Research limitations/implications: The research is limited by the relatively small samples and by the fact that these were different research projects. Practical implications: Nudging has an obvious impact on research that should not be ignored. Social implications: Unintentional nudging should be considered with all research projects. Originality/value: This paper makes explicit that nudging occurs in research whether intentional or unintentional.en
dc.identifier.citationSpraakman G, O’Grady W, Askarany D, Akroyd C (2018). ERP systems and management accounting: New understandings through “nudging” in qualitative research. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 14(2). 120-137.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1108/JAOC-06-2016-0038
dc.identifier.issn1832-5912
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/103616
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEmeralden
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectManagement accountingen
dc.subjectQualitative Research Methodologyen
dc.subjectInformation Technology and Accountingen
dc.subjectNudgingen
dc.subject.anzsrc1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountabilityen
dc.subject.anzsrc1503 Business and Managementen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3501 - Accounting, auditing and accountability::350105 - Management accountingen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3503 - Business systems in context::350303 - Business information systemsen
dc.titleERP systems and management accounting: New understandings through “nudging” in qualitative researchen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeService Unit
uc.departmentDepartment of Accounting and Information Systems
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