Abstract:
The objectives of this research are to study the alignment of the Accounting Information Systems within the association between the requirement of the Accounting Information Systems and the response capability of the Accounting Information Systems, the association between the AIS Alignment of the organization to the utilization of the Accounting Information Systems and to the performance of SMEs in Bangkok Metropolis and the Greater Bangkok Area from a group of 52 SMEs manufacturers, respectively. The research result can be concluded that the alignment of the Accounting Information Systems within the association between the requirement and the response capability of the Accounting Information Systems is in terms of the frequency of reporting, usage flexibility which described simple and uncomplicated format, future events forecasting capacity, and automatic receipt of information. The alignment of the Accounting Information Systems in term of the future events forecasting capacity has a positive relationship with the utilization of the Accounting Information Systems at a statistical significance of 0.05. The AIS Alignment in term of the automatic receipt of information has a positive relationship with the profitability growth at a statistical significance of 0.05 and the AIS Alignment in term of usage flexibility has a positive relationship with productivity at a statistical significance of 0.05. The AIS Alignment in term of future events forecasting capability is able to forecast the accounting data management of the utilization of Accounting Information Systems. The AIS Alignment in terms of frequency of reporting, future events forecasting capability, and decisional model offering can forecast the users' satisfaction of the utilization of the Accounting Information Systems. The AIS Alignment in term of the automatic receipt of information is able to forecast the profitability growth and productivity of the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises at a statistical significance of 0.05.