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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024)
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Examination of digital maturity in the client base of an accounting firm in Hajdú-Bihar county

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2025-10-17
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.30716/RSZ/24/2/2
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Mihály Bogdán,
Péter Popovics
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digital maturity corporate digitalisation digitalisation best practices
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Bogdán, M., & Popovics, P. (2025). Examination of digital maturity in the client base of an accounting firm in Hajdú-Bihar county. Régiókutatás Szemle, 9(2), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.30716/RSZ/24/2/2
Received 2024-11-16
Accepted 2025-06-01
Published 2025-10-17
Abstract

The development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is of key importance from a national economic perspective, especially in the field of digitalization, as they play a significant role in Hungary's economy. The main objective of the research is to assess the digital maturity of SMEs within the client base of an accounting office in Hajdú-Bihar County, which can provide useful feedback to these businesses regarding their level of digital development. To date, no such study focusing specifically on businesses in the Hajdúság region has been published. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire based on the question set of the Digiméter research series, which evaluates businesses across six dimensions: digital presence, digital everyday operations, business management, sales and marketing, digital finance, and IT security. Based on the results, it can be stated that the companies participating in the study show a low level of digital maturity, with digital finance being the only area considered to be well-developed.

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