Contribution of accounting information systems on enhancing organizational performance of parishes in catholic archdiocese of Dodoma

This study aimed to assess the contribution of accounting information systems on enhancing organizational performance of parishes in the Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma. Theoretical review support this study was based on Positive Accounting. The convergent parallel research design under mixed research approach was used in this study. Sample of 82 respondents from the population of 489 individuals used to examine the contribution of accounting information systems on organizational performance through information obtained on primary data from the study. This study employed simple random techniques and purposive sampling techniques to obtain samples from the sampling frame. Data were analyzed basing on both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods. Quantitative data was analyzed by using statistical software called Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23 in terms of frequencies, percentages. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data obtained from the interviews. The results of the study found out that accounting information system has positive contributions for enhancement of the performance of the parishes within the Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma as it simplifies processing and presenting of financial information. Also increases effectiveness, efficiency and transparency in parishes. The study recommended that, it is important for the application of accounting information system to be encouraged because the study found out a strong and positive relationship between applications of accounting information system and perish performance.