Information System

This research study is aimed to investigate barriers and problems of establishment process of integrated accounting information systems (IAIS) in the universities of an emerging market (Iran) in order to facilitate their establishment. The research population includes Iranian state universities’ CFO and his/her deputy, as well as IT specialists involved in the process of establishment of IAIS in those universities in 2016 and 2017.  The required data was collection using a questionnaire designed and developed by the researchers in accordance with the     literature (there was no standard questionnaire).The collected data was analyzed at three levels "Total population (Population) ", "CFO or Deputy" (Managers) and "IT Specialists"(Specialists). The results at “Population " level show that the most important problem is related to” design and establishment of the IAIS" and problems related to “project analysis and risk” and “plan” are the least important. Other problems are “employees“, “culture”, “managers”, “and level of information technology and information systems in the university”. From the Managers and Specialists’ point of view problems related to "design and establishment of IAIS” have the most importance. This case study would be of value to regulators, senior managers, system analysts, university authorities especially CFOs and IT managers, and researcher especially in developing and emerging markets.

The principal sometimes makes decisions that cannot solve the problem because the principal does not adequately study the factors that influence and hinder the implementation of decisions before making a decision. The low quality of decisions is because of the lack of data availability or current information related to planning parameters. The unavailability of a decision support system as part of an education management information system that manages the data becomes information for school principals and is an obstacle to the quality of decision-making. The main objective of this research is proposing the decision-making model of school principals. This research is a quantitative study with a questionnaire as a research instrument. The research sample was the head of vocational schools in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java. The data analysis technique used was the analysis technique used by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SmartPLS software. The results showed that the Decision Information System and the Decision Support System must support a practical decision-making quality. Both systems will have an impact on increasing alternative selection ability and analysis of problem-solving ability. Future research may develop an Android-based principal’s decision support system.