Using AIS: What Is the Problem?

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The original research question examined which of the general purpose accounting software packages are the most
prevalent in modern small businesses. However, early in the data gathering process, it became apparent that a large number of small businesses were not using such software.
This unexpected discovery did not affect the methodology of the study, the data collection process, or the data already
collected or yet to be collected. It did, however, raise two new questions. Thus three formal research questions were formulated before data analysis was begun:

RQ1: Is the adoption of commercial integrated general-purpose accounting software as ubiquitous as the literature seems to assume?

RQ 2: Is there one or more package(s) which appear to be the most commonly-used commercial integrated general-
purpose accounting software used by small businesses?

RQ 3: Why did small businesses choose their particular accounting software packages over other packages, or decide not
to use such packages at all?