Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting

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.Exploring the wide ranging implications of the use of multiple emerging technologies by professional accountants, Social Media and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting providing illuminating insights in an exploratory study that reviews emerging technologies within an developing economy.Femi Oladele and Timothy Oyewole present a robust analysis of the literature surrounding established concepts and constructs within Accounting and explore changes for training and the wider framework for all areas of Accounting practice.The results of an in-depth predictive and interpretive value-analyses of Accountants’ Training Framework (ATF) and Perception (PCT) on professional accountants’ use of SoMoClo technologies are presented.The book offers reviews of existing theories presented alongside a brand new theoretical framework, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to define new conceptual understandings of this fast moving business area.

Author Biography

Femi Oladele is an early career researcher with research interest in accounting education research. Part of his current research has to do with the disruptive and transformative capacities of technology on the accounting profession. Asides research in accounting education, Femi is desirous of undertaking accounting research in the areas of taxation and corporate financial reporting that will inspire innovation for growth, development and sustainability. Femi currently holds a teaching position in Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria. He is passionate for the use of technologies to enhance his teaching and research.
Timothy Oyewole currently holds a teaching position in the College of Management and Social Sciences, Bowen University, Iwo. He holds a PhD in Technology Management from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He teaches Applications of Computer in Accounting and Management Information Systems at the undergraduate level and courses at the postgraduate level.