Factors Affecting the Adoption of Cloud Based Accounting: A Case Study in Bhubaneswar
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Abstract
Cloud based accounting is a revolutionary innovation due to which the accounting and finance sectors has undergone major transformations. The lack of awareness and understanding of internet-based accounting is one of the major issues in India. This paper tries to focus on the challenges faced during the acceptance of cloud based accounting. In this research both primary and secondary data has been used. The primary data is gathered via an online survey, and the questioner were created using Google forms. The secondary data is collected from various research articles and journals. The data was examined using the statistical software SPSS. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to assess the question’s reliability. The conceptual model used in this paper consists of 6 factors which were identified by integrating TOE, IDT and UTAUT models. The results showed that all these factors positively and signifantly affected the acceptance of cloud based accounting.
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