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The Impact Regarding the Use of Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Accounting Services Industry

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence
Volume 19 (2025): Issue 1 (July 2025)
By: Adrian Isip  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 122 - 137
Published on: Jul 24, 2025
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
accounting firms,
digitalization,
robotic process automation,
artificial intelligence,
cloud technology,
technology acceptance model
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industrial chemistry,
Energy harvesting and conversion

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