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Marquette University

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1999

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Personal Values Of Japanese Business Managers, Don E. Giacomino, Michael D. Akers, Atsushi Fujita Apr 1999

Personal Values Of Japanese Business Managers, Don E. Giacomino, Michael D. Akers, Atsushi Fujita

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

Researchers have spent many years examining the Japanese business culture, but there is limited empirical evidence about the personal values of Japanese business managers. The research of these authors confirms some previous conclusions, but also might detect new attitudes in Japan at the dawn of the 21st century.


An Examination Of Management Accountants’ Use And Perception Of Expert Systems, Michael D. Akers, Robert E. Jordan, Grover L. Porter Jan 1999

An Examination Of Management Accountants’ Use And Perception Of Expert Systems, Michael D. Akers, Robert E. Jordan, Grover L. Porter

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

Although there has been a number of articles written about the possible use of expert systems by management accountants, there has been limited research to support such predictions. The primary purposes of this paper are to examine management accoun-tants’ use and perceptions of expert systems. A survey instrument was designed to eli-cit responses (Likert scale and open-ended) about management accountants' perceptions of the current and future use of expert systems and to determine their knowledge, interest and involvement with such systems. The findings of this study indicate that although respondents are moderately interested and involved with expert systems, they have …