Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2012. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 220-237) In order to implement AIS adoption successfully, it is important to consider the quality of information management and understand Information Quality (IQ) factors influencing AIS adoption. This research aims to explore ways of managing AIS adoption to investigate the adoption of accounting information systems within organisations. The study has led to the development of a framework for understanding the AIS adoption process in an organisation. This research used qualitative, interpretive evidence.This framework was developed from case studies and by collecting qualitative data (interviews). In this study, collecting relevant information was done by conducting interviews following initial exploratory work. Literature reviews were used together with a conceptual study research method in order to develop interview questions. The research was completed in four stages; the first stage involved a detailed and focused literature review, which led to the development of the preliminary research model representing a proactive IQ management in AIS adoption. (The prior model from the literature was used together with the pilot case study, in building the research model). The second stage involved verifying the model by pilot case studies in which two large Thai organisations were used to provide useful insights into the nature of adopting an AIS. The third stage used case studies as confirmatory evidence, conducted as multiple case studies. The fourth stage involved analysis of the data to refine the data collection instruments.