Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting : Value-Analyses in Developing Economies.

Cover -- Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting -- Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting: Value-Analyses in Developing Economies -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Selected Abbreviations/Acronyms -- Definitions of Selected Terms -- 1. Introduction -- Background -- Research Motivation -- 2. Literature Discourse -- Conceptual Review -- Accountants -- Accountants' Training Framework -- Academic Accounting Education -- Professional Accounting Education -- Accountants' Professional Qualification -- Accounting -- Accounting Profession -- International Education Standards -- Expectation Gaps -- Professional Competence -- Technology -- Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology -- Social Media -- Mobile Technology -- Cloud Technology -- Theoretical Review -- Theories of Use and Technology Adoption -- Diffusion of Innovation Theory -- Expectancy Theories -- Technology Acceptance Model -- Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology -- Uses and Gratifications Theory -- Other Technology Use Theories -- Theories of Learning and Knowledge -- Theoretical Considerations -- Perception -- Proposed Theory -- Empirical Review -- SoMoClo Technology and Its Professional Accounting Uses -- Competence Comparison -- Accountants' Training Framework and Competence -- Factors Influencing Technology Use -- Summary of Empirics -- 3. Study -- Significance of the Study -- Scope of the Study -- Research Objective and Questions -- Research Hypotheses -- Methodology -- Research Design -- Population, Sampling Techniques and Sample Size -- Sources, Collection of Data and Research Instrument -- Definition and Measurement of Variables -- Data Analysis Techniques -- Techniques for Objectives and Hypotheses Testing -- Proposed Technique for Theory Testing -- Specific Objective One.

Specific Objective Two -- Specific Objective Three -- Specific Objective Four -- Conceptual Framework for Analysis -- Results -- Data Overview -- Response Statistics -- Device Preference -- Specialty and Area of Expertise -- Gender -- Age -- Experience and Membership of PAOs -- Academic Qualification -- Professional Qualification -- Accountants' Training Framework -- Perception -- WRA Framework -- Objective 1: Use of SoMoClo Technologies amongst Professional Accountants -- Institutional Adoption of Technology -- Use of Social Media -- Use of Mobile Technology -- Use of Cloud Technology -- Reciprocity and Correlations on the Use of SoMoClo Technologies -- Objective 2: IES and Technology Competence of Professional Accountants -- Descriptives -- Test of First Hypothesis -- Objective 3: ATF and Technology Competence -- Objective 4: Predictability of ATF and PCT on Use of SoMoClo Technologies -- Interpretive Value-analyses on Use of SoMoClo Technologies -- Academic Qualification -- Professional Qualifications -- Model Specification -- Prediction of the Use of Social Media Technology -- Prediction of Use of Social Media Applications -- Prediction of Behavioural Intention to Use Social Media Technology -- Prediction of the Use of Mobile Technology -- Prediction of the Use of Mobile Application -- Prediction of the Use of Mobile Device -- Prediction of Behavioural Intention to Use Mobile Technology -- Prediction of the Use of Cloud Technology -- Prediction of Use of Cloud Services -- Prediction of Behavioural Intention to Use Cloud Technology -- Test of Second Hypothesis -- Hypothesis for Social Media -- Hypothesis for Mobile Application -- Hypothesis for Mobile Device -- Hypothesis for Cloud Technology -- Summary and Conclusions -- Further Thoughts -- Recommendations -- Further Studies -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.

The rapidly evolving nature of emerging technologies, and the transformative and disruptive tendencies offered by these are reshaping professional activities, operations and functions as well as value creation.

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