Soft system and a hard systems

1. Who are the main users of accounting information systems?

2. Briefly explain the term ‘systems thinking’.

3. Distinguish between a soft system and a hard system.

4. What is sub-optimality?

1. What role does accounting information play in the regulation of corporate activity?

2. Explain what is meant by the functional context of accounting information systems, and why the understanding of such context is important for accounting information systems managers.

3. What are the main influences (internal and external) on accounting information systems?

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