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A comprehensive accounting information systems textbook designed for undergraduate and postgraduate AIS courses.
Accounting Information Systems, Global Edition (16th Edition) explores how accounting, business processes, and information technology work together to support organisational performance. It covers key topics including transaction processing systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP), internal controls, auditing, and data analytics, helping students understand how financial information is captured, processed, and used in real-world settings.
The text examines how developments in technology influence business processes and controls, as well as how modern AIS can create value for organisations and support decision-making.
Ideal for supporting structured course learning and independent study, this title prepares students for careers in accounting, audit, and business by connecting theory with practice.
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Marshall B. Romney is the John and Nancy Hardy Professor in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from BYU and a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Marshall has published 10 different books and over 100 articles in academic and professional journals. He is the recipient of 8 research grants. He has taught for or consulted with over 50 different organisations.
Paul John Steinbart is a Professor in the Department of Information Systems in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University where he teaches graduate courses on information security and an undergraduate course on accounting information systems. His research interests include issues concerning the usability of information security solutions, individuals' information security behaviours, effective governance of information security, and the effects of information technology on decision making. He has published his research in leading academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Decision Sciences, and The Accounting Review.
Scott L. Summers completed his PhD at Texas A&M University having earned degrees at Brigham Young University. Professor Summers has taught at Texas A&M, University of Missouri, Columbia, and currently holds the Andersen Professorship at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. Professor Summers specialises in database and in the control environment. He participated in the development of ISACA's 4.0 COBiT framework. He has published numerous articles in both academic and practitioner journals, several of which have received awards. He currently teaches accounting information systems, database, and data analytics.
David A. Wood is a professor and the Andersen Fellow in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. David completed his PhD at Indiana University. He received BS and MAcc degrees at Brigham Young University and a Masters of Business at Indiana University. At BYU, David teaches accounting data analytics and accounting information systems. David has over 100 publications of articles in respected academic and practitioner journals, monographs, books and cases. His research has won multiple accounting and ethics best paper awards.
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