COMPUTER NETWORK CONCEPTS AND BENEFITS DERIVED BY ACCOUNTANTS IN MODERN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN AKURE

This study was designed to identify the benefits the accountants derived in computer networking towards a sustainable economy. Four purpose and four research questions were developed for the study. A survey research design was employed for the study. The population for the study consists of 180 accountants working in business organizations located at Akure and who are registered and up-to-date members of the state Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture and have worked for ten years and above. No sampling was made hence the population was very few the population remains the sample. The major instrument for this study was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher, the mean scores and standard deviation was used for data analysis. Data analyzed revealed that accounting education and computer networking contributed a lot towards a sustainable economy hence there are many benefits derived from the usage of computer networking including internet e.g. instant global banking transaction. These gave rise to problem of resource management towards operational competency. Information and data are electronically stored for almost instant access was identified as impact while easy access for transaction reflected as prospects. Implications of the findings demand a suitable curriculum towards computer networking. It was recommended that the accounting students should be exposed to computer and relevant accounting software packages to enable them face the business challenges in the labour market.