Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran
The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the outsourcing of accounting functions in Iranian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using transaction cost economics (TCE) and resource-based theories, results from a questionnaire survey of 658 SMEs show that outso...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the outsourcing of accounting functions in Iranian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using transaction cost economics (TCE) and resource-based theories, results from a questionnaire survey of 658 SMEs show that outsourcing of accounting functions is positively associated with trust of the SME owner/manager in an external accountant. In addition, the technical competence is positively and significantly related to outsourcing, but firm size was not supported in our sample. |
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| spelling | uitm-140792020-12-02T15:07:13Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14079/ Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran tifej Kamyabi, Yahya Susela Devi S The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the outsourcing of accounting functions in Iranian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using transaction cost economics (TCE) and resource-based theories, results from a questionnaire survey of 658 SMEs show that outsourcing of accounting functions is positively associated with trust of the SME owner/manager in an external accountant. In addition, the technical competence is positively and significantly related to outsourcing, but firm size was not supported in our sample. Faculty of Business Management, UiTM Terengganu 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14079/1/14079.pdf Kamyabi, Yahya and Susela Devi S (2011) Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran. (2011) Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal (TIFEJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Terengganu_International_Finance_and_Economics_Journal_=28TIFEJ=29.html>, 1 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2232-0539 http://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/tifej |
| spellingShingle | Kamyabi, Yahya Susela Devi S Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title | Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title_full | Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title_fullStr | Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title_short | Accounting Functions Outsourcing and SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Iran |
| title_sort | accounting functions outsourcing and smes: empirical evidence from iran |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14079/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14079/ |