Open AccessInternet of Things in the accounting field. Benefits and challenges
Author(s) -
Anna Karmańska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
badania operacyjne i decyzje/operations research and decisions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-8858
pISSN - 1230-1868
DOI - 10.37190/ord210302
Subject(s) - variance (accounting) , business , cloud computing , accounting , asset (computer security) , the internet , sample (material) , process (computing) , productivity , management accounting , knowledge management , accounting information system , field (mathematics) , computer science , marketing , computer security , economics , world wide web , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , pure mathematics , macroeconomics , operating system
The main objective of this paper is to identify the benefits and challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) application in the accounting field of organisations. The study adopts a questionnaire and an interview technique in a company from the road transport sector. The questionnaire research sample includes 151 accounting practitioners and students. Data are collected through the use of an online survey. A principal axis factor analysis with the promax rotation is conducted to assess the underlying structure for the items of the questionnaire. The research outcomes indicate that, in the opinion of accountants and students, the IoT adoption enables the organisation to perform enhanced reporting analysis based on large amount of data gained through sensors (mean=3.98), access to data thorough cloud computing (3.97), and accounting process automation (3.95). From the point of view of managers, the most important benefit is the increase in employee productivity and asset management. The respondents indicate the following aspects as challenges: creation of infrastructure for the adoption a new technology, which accounted for 40.22% of the variance, and cyber security, loss of privacy (7.23% of the explained variance). The findings reveal benefits and challenges for the IoT adoption and could support managers in deploying a new technology in their organisations. The research limitation concerns the fact that this study focuses on respondents from Poland.