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Systems Design Procedures for Farm Accounting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Gary D. Schnitkey  and
Steven T. Sonka
Gary D. Schnitkey
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Steven T. Sonka
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Abstract

This paper presents a conceptual framework, known as systems development, for designing, selecting, and evaluating information systems. Techniques are developed that aid farm managers in choosing an accounting system. Six farmers took part in case studies testing the selection techniques. The participating farmers exhibited great diversity in the preferred design of their accounting systems and the manner in which they desired reports to be presented. This diversity suggests that system selection is an important aspect of implementing an accounting system.

Keywords

accounting systemsmicrocomputersystems developmentsystems selection

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , December 1986 , pp. 207 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1986

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