Summary and Conclusions

This chapter summarises the main findings of the study, provides some recommendations, sets out research contributions, shows research limitations, and identifies future research opportunities. The first section summarises the main findings from this study and draws relevant conclusions. The following section presents the main implications and recommendations for companies that initiate IT projects and accounting educators. The next section sets out the contributions this study makes to our understanding of the interaction of new technology and management accounting. Specifically, it compares the experiences of ERP implementations in Egypt and developed countries to shed light on the additional challenges facing ERP projects in Egypt. The final two sections in the chapter discuss respectively the limitations of the study and possible areas for future research.