Accounting category: 5539 books
The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History
The Imperative of Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History provides compelling evidence of how accounting, when conceived of as a technology rather than simply as a tool to increase efficiency, can work as a means to sustain power relations in different sites, such as the Church, the State or the factory.
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by Little Green Apples Publishing, LLC ™
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
The Accounting 2 Study Brief is intended as a follow-up companion to our Accounting 1 Study Brief. This second title from our growing library of business titles goes beyond the basics to include more in-depth information on advanced accounting concepts and principles that business professionals, including...
by Mahmoud Ezzamel
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
This book draws on ancient Egyptian inscriptions in order to theorize the relationship between accounting and order. It focuses especially on the performative power of accounting in producing and sustaining order in society. It explores how accounting intervened in various domains of the ancient Egyptian...
Management Accounting Research (RLE Accounting)
A Review and Annotated Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
This bibliography presents a review of trends in management accounting research and a classified annotated listing of over 600 works in the area. It is intended to help the accounting researcher or student who wishes to review the development of the literature in management accounting over many years....
The Origins of Accounting Culture
The Venetian Connection
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
The Origins Of Accounting Culture aim at studying the origins of the accounting culture in Venice, with a specific focus on accounting education. The period covered by the work ranges from Luca Pacioli to the foundation (in 1868) of the Royal Advanced School of Commerce (Regia Scuola Superiore di...
by Robert H. Ashton
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
This volume collects together out of print and hard to find sources on the behavioural implications of accounting. It begins with the 1952 monograph, The Impact of Budgets on People by Chris Argyris, considered by many to mark the beginning of behavioural research in accounting and is followed by:
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by Michael Mehnert
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1,7, AKAD University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart, course: IFRS, language: English, abstract: 1Introduction In a global economy there is a need for common accounting rules. It is simply important for...
Strategizing Management Accounting
Liberal Origins and Neoliberal Trends
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
The theory and practice of management accounting should be seen within the context of varieties of global capitalism, to appreciate its role as a 'calculative technology of capitalism' which is practiced on factory floors, corporate boards, computer networks, spreadsheets, and so forth. This new textbook...
by Bimal Prodhan, Fouad Al Najjar
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
An invaluable tool for the researcher in accounting history, this comprehensive database, structured in an accessible way, analyses over 1,200 articles from four mainstream accounting journals from the UK and USA. Each article (originally published between 1976 and 1985) was analysed in two ways:...
by Dr. Shahzad Uddin, Professor Mathew Tsamenyi
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
The African context provides a unique environment for accounting research: the stage of economic and market development is low, corruption is rife and politics often meddles in corporate affairs. Such an environment can affect the nature of accounting and indeed the manner in which accounting is used,...
Corporate governance based on business reporting in accordance with IAS/IFRS accounting
A critical analysis of what information IAS/IFRS accounting provides for a holistic business reporting and its usefulness for value based management
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1,7, University of Applied Sciences Essen, 127 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In recent years standard setting bodies as well as users such as capital markets have increased...
by Samir Alamad
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
This book provides an original account detailing the origins and components of a faith-based accounting system that was founded around 629 CE. By examining the historical development that the accounting systems underwent within the context of faith-based rules and values, the book explains what is...
The Beginnings of Accounting and Accounting Thought
Accounting Practice in the Middle East (8000 B.C to 2000 B.C.) and Accounting Thought in India (300 B.C. and the Middle Ages)
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Based on recent archaeological, historical and accounting research, this book presents a series of well-supported, but often surprising hypotheses on the 10,000 year-old history of accounting. Mattessich also illustrates the astounding sophistication manifested in some of the accounting and budgeting...
by John A. Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Balance the books -- without all the headaches!
Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don't worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and...