5.5. Size of the organization
Size has been found to be an important factor influencing the adoption of more complex administration
systems (Moores and Chenhall, 1994). Previous studies have also noted a positive relationship between
company size and the adoption of ABC systems (Innes and Mitchell, 1995; Bjornenak, 1997; Malmi,
1999). A possible reason for this is that larger organizations have relatively greater access to resources
to experiment with the introduction of more sophisticated accounting systems. Therefore, the following
hypothesis is tested:
Hypothesis 5 (H5). There is a positive relationship between the size of the organization and the level
of cost system sophistication.