Executives see technology, data and analytics as a transforming force in business. Many
organizations are therefore implementing business intelligence & analytics (BI&A) technologies
to support reporting and decision-making. Traditionally, management accounting is the primary
support for decision-making and control in an organization. As such, it has clear links to and
can benefit from applying BI&A technologies.
(Rikhardsson and Yigitbasioglu, 2018, p37 1 )
You are required to write an essay that critically discusses and appraises the impact of big data,
business intelligence and data analytics on management accounting OR on management
accountants.
