THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING IN AN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT

Accounting is an information system that processes and communicates information about an identifiable economic entity. It acts as an aid to management decisions and it applied to an organization for storing information, making report, keeping record, general running of the organizational affairs to a considerable extent in order to give the management the idea process in making an effective decision.

The study seeks an objective to evaluate the role the accounting information plays in our organizational decision making process. To ensure that the accounting information given to the management are best used the way it should be, these information will enable them make effective and efficient decision for their organization.

The population of the study which is based on a selected number of staff of MTN Port-Harcourt is two hundred (200) staff which was used.

The researcher collected her data from the primary source and secondary sources of data collection, the primary source were derived from administered questionnaire to the staff while the secondary data were obtained from oral interview, textbooks, staff magazine e.t.c.

In determination of the sample size the researcher needed to select a sample from the population. The sample size was adequate, since it was determined using YARO YAMANE formular, for determining sample size as quoted in Nwabokil (1964: 280)

The hypotheses tested are; the use of accounting information is relevant for effective and efficient management decision making in an organization. “Accounting information acts as an aid to management decision”, The decision maker consider accounting as a perfect measure for decision making.

On the basis of the above findings, it is recommended that managers should be adequately trained and skilled to be able to know what type of information, how much is needed and the benefit or roles that the information will play in the structure of its organization.