2015 review

Accounting Information Systems and Ethics Research: Review, Synthesis, and the Future

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 31(2), 65–81.

By: B. Guragai*, N. Hunt, M. Neri* & E. Taylor n

author keywords: accounting information systems; ethics; data management; judgment and decision making; outsourcing; privacy; security; information technology
TL;DR: The ETHOs framework, which categorizes factors as environmental, technological, human, and organizational, provides a model for researchers to examine ethical issues related to the AIS functions of recordkeeping, reporting, and control. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

ABSTRACTThe rapid evolution of technology and the increasingly integrated nature of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) in business provide opportunities for those who interact with these systems to act unethically. Accountants, as the managers of accounting information systems and gatekeepers of assets, records, and reporting, have a responsibility to understand and address ethical dilemmas related to these responsibilities in their organizations. A summary of AIS and ethics research calls attention to gaps in the literature and provides directions for future research. The ETHOs framework, which categorizes factors as environmental, technological, human, and organizational, provides a model for researchers to examine ethical issues related to the AIS functions of recordkeeping, reporting, and control.