IMGCAP(1)]In 1998 I read that Andersen Consulting would be spending $100 million to brand their company. This seemed unusual for a few reasons. 1. They were in heated litigation with Arthur Andersen ...

John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006, 242 pp. Thomas A. King’s light-handed romp through the annals of accounting history brings together the facts, the data, the personalities and some of the best lines of ...

Using several data-analysis techniques, this paper seeks to construct a brief history of Accounting Information Systems (AIS). In an effort to achieve some degree of comprehensiveness, this paper ...

Following the stock market crash of 1929 accountants were entrusted with a new profession and a new mandate to pore over the books of public companies to ensure that the financial records accurately ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper, the third in a series covering the history of The Academy since its founding in 1973, recounts and details the leadership, ...

A HISTORY OF double-entry accounting? Not a sexy prospect. The very idea evokes rows of half-starved, bent-over Dickensian clerks, with visors and arthritic hands, scribbling in giant, unending ...

Editor’s Note: Have you balanced your check book this month? It’s mundane, and with online banking, it’s become less of a habit. But that most basic form of accounting is also easy. Maybe that’s why ...

I am in the planning stages of gathering authoritative information for my next reference book on Guyana titled “A History of Accounting and Auditing in Guyana: 1854-2024” . It is expected to show the ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Business accounting procedures provide essential information that supports professional decision-making. Management and financial accounting are two methods for tracking, recording and interpreting ...