Accountants' Index

Accountants' Index
Author: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Publisher:
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1924
Genre: Accounting
ISBN:

Twentieth Century Accounting Thinkers (RLE Accounting)

Twentieth Century Accounting Thinkers (RLE Accounting)
Author: J. R. Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2014-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134707029

When originally published in 1994 this volume was the first international review of accounting theory to focus on the contributions of its leading thinkers. Very few attempts had been made, in the accounting literature, to assess the contribution of the theorists who have had such an important influence on the direction of research and practice. Written by experts the studies in this volume provide a unique guide to the development of accounting theory and practice in regions as diverse as the USA, Japan and Europe.

The Evolution of Audit Thought and Practice

The Evolution of Audit Thought and Practice
Author: T. A. Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2020-09-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000166562

This book, first published in 1988, analyses the history of auditing with as much objectivity as possible. These chapters reveal the importance of auditing in society generally and business activity particularly. The character of the auditor is examined, and their part in history as their role developed from an amateur status to a professional one. The development of the accounting profession is a significant part of the history of auditing. The emerging professional bodies assumed a societal role and by doing so, the audit function changed in terms of its aims and practices, and became a matter of public as well as private concern.

The History of Accounting (RLE Accounting)

The History of Accounting (RLE Accounting)
Author: Michael Chatfield
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2014-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134675453

Global in scope, accounting has had its share of great thinkers and practitioners, from Luca Pacioloi, the father of accounting, to R. J. Chambers, W. W. Cooper, Yuji Ijiri, Stephen A. Zeff and other figures. This encyclopedia presents more than 400 entries that focus on such subjects as publications in the field, institutional bodies, accounting and economic concepts, accounting issues, authors in accounting, records, leaders in the profession, accounting in various countries, financial court cases, accounting exams and historical researchers.

Two Hundred Years of Accounting Research

Two Hundred Years of Accounting Research
Author: Richard Mattessich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2007-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135980586

This is the first and only book to offer a comprehensive survey of accounting research on a broad international scale for the last two centuries. Its main emphasis is on accounting research in the English, German, Italian, French and Spanish language areas; it also contains chapters dealing with research in Finland, the Netherlands, Scand