INTERNAL CONTROL OF THE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM (ERP-SAP), AFFECTING DECISION MAKING EFFICIENCY, CASE STUDIES OF THE PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY, REGION 3, NORTHEASTERN REGION, NAKHON RATCHASIMA
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to study the internal control of the accounting information system (ERP-SAP), affecting decision making efficiency, case studies of the Provincial Electricity Authority, Region 3, Northeastern Region, Nakhon Ratchasima. The independent variable was the internal control of the accounting information system (ERP-SAP), consisting of two components: 1) general control and 2) application control. The dependent variable was the efficiency of decision making. The sample group of the study consisted of 64 provincial electricity authority under the responsibility area of the Provincial Electricity Authority, District 3, Northeastern Region, Nakhon Ratchasima (Nakhon Ratchasima, Surin, Buriram, Chaiyaphum). Questionnaires were distributed to 110 managers and heads of financial and accounting department, and 110 (100 percent) were returned. Data from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics to find the level of the internal control of the accounting information system (ERP-SAP), and multiple regression analysis was used to test hypotheses.
The results showed that the Provincial Electricity Authority, Region 3, Northeastern Region, Nakhon Ratchasima had the overall level of internal control of accounting information systems (ERP-SAP) and efficiency of information decision-making at a high level. In testing the hypothesis by using multiple regression analysis, it was found that the internal control of the accounting information system (ERP-SAP) in the control of the application control positively affected the efficiency of decision making information. For the general control, it was found that there was a positive effect on the efficiency of some decision making information.