TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL .............................................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................ iv

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LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................. vifr

CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the study ................................................................................................................ l

1.2 Background of the Case Study ...................................................................................................... 2 \

1.3 Statement of the problem .............................................................................................................. 2

1.4 Purpose of the study ...................................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Objective of the study .................................................................................................................... 3

1.6 Research questions ......................................................................................................................... 3

1.7 Scope of the study .......................................................................................................................... 4

1.8 Conceptual framework ................................................................................................................... 4

1. 9. Significance of the study ................................................................................................................ s

CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................................... 7

2.0 LITERATURE RIVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Information system ........................................................................................................................ 7

2.3 Accounting information system ...................................................................................................... 7

2.3.1 Financial performance ................................................................................................................. 8

2.3.2 Components of Accounting Information System ...................................................................... 9

2.4 Function of the Accounting Information System: ...................................................................... 11

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2.5 Quality of a good accounting information system: .................................................................... 11

2.6 Requirements of an efficient accounting information system ................................................... 12

2.7 Users of financial performance reports ....................................................................................... 13

2.8 Desired qualities of financial performance reports .................................................................... 15

2. 9 Relationship between accounting information system and financial reporting ....................... 16

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................................. 18

3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 18

3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 18

3.2 Research design ............................................................................................................................ 18.

3.3 Population and sample size ......................................................................................................... 18.

3.4 Data collection methods ............................................................................................................... 18

3.4.1 Questionnaire ................................................ ~···································································· ........ 19

3.4.2 Interviews .................................................................................................................................. 19

3.4.3 Observations .............................................................................................................................. 19

3.5 Data analysis and presentation ................................................................................................... 19

3.6 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................................ 19·

3.7 How the limitations were handled ............................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................................... 21

PRESENTATION, DISCUSION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA. ................................................................. 21

4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................................................................... 26

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 26

5.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 26

5.1 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 26

5.2 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 26

5.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 27

5.4 Areas of further studies ................................................................................................................ 28

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REFERENCE: ........................................................................................................................................ 29

Appendix I ............................................................................................................................................ 31

Questlonnarre ....................................................................................................................................... 31

Appendix II .......................................................................................................................................... 35

INTERVIEW GUIDE ............................................................................................................................. 35