(Source: ACCA - The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) The global report, which took in the views of 1,100 accountants from more than 50 countries around the world, found that many decisions are still based on the instinct of whoever sits at the top of the organisation rather than information-based insight. Commenting on the findings, Jamie Lyon, head of corporate sector at ACCA said: 'The benefits of using concrete data sources, particularly external ones, are manifold; however gaining buy-in from the top of the business is essential to unlocking their true value. If management do not trust the data on which performance insight is based, or would rather use their own instinct,...
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