Arif Perdana, Pearpilai Jutasompakorn, Charles Carroll, Jawn Lim
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Abstract
While technological advancements have reshaped numerous industries, the human factor remains paramount, providing unmatched advisory expertise. A central element of the storyline in this paper is the company Precursor Assurance. This local Singaporean accounting firm exemplifies how technological advancements, and the involvement of humans are seamlessly integrated. With KG Tan as its leader, the company promotes a work environment that values transparency, respect, and trust while emphasising grit and flexibility. The case depicts a scenario wherein technology amplifies human potentials in accounting rather than supplanting them.
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The Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases (JITTC) provides contemporary practical case materials for teaching topics in business and government about uses and effectiveness of technology, the organisation and management of information systems and the impacts and consequences of information technology. JITTC is designed to assist academics, scholars, and teachers in universities and other institutions of executive education, as well as instructors of organizational training courses. Case topics include but are not restricted to: alignment with the organization, innovative uses of technology, emerging technologies, the management of IT, including strategy, business models, change, infrastructure, organization, human resources, sourcing, system development and implementation, communications, technology developments, technology impacts and outcomes, technology futures, national policies and standards.