Accounting

The history of accounting in Australia is of interest because it provides an opportunity to examine how accounting techniques, institutions and concepts have been imported and adapted to an environment similar to, but not exactly the same as that of the exporters.

Up until the mid 1980s multinational enterprises usually published only consolidated worldwide accounts.

Up until the mid 1980s multinational enterprises usually published only consolidated worldwide accounts.

This book concerns developments in the history of one accounting idea.

This book concerns developments in the history of one accounting idea.

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.

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.

The first Scottish book on accounting was published in 1683.

The first Scottish book on accounting was published in 1683.

This study provides a neutral and comprehensive explanation about the activities which precede the formulation of accounting regulatory policies.

This study provides a neutral and comprehensive explanation about the activities which precede the formulation of accounting regulatory policies.

This book contains 53 nineteenth century American legal cases in which courts discussed accounting issues.

This book contains 53 nineteenth century American legal cases in which courts discussed accounting issues.

This book contains edited versions of thirty British legal cases involving accounting issues decided from 1849-1888.

This book contains edited versions of thirty British legal cases involving accounting issues decided from 1849-1888.

This outstanding volume won the 1986 Ida and George Eliot Prize--awarded by the Medical Library Association for the work judged most effective in furthering medical librarianship.

This outstanding volume won the 1986 Ida and George Eliot Prize--awarded by the Medical Library Association for the work judged most effective in furthering medical librarianship.

First published in 1996.

First published in 1996.

Within corporate governance the accountability of the board of directors is identified as a major issue by governments, international bodies, professional associations and academic literature.

Within corporate governance the accountability of the board of directors is identified as a major issue by governments, international bodies, professional associations and academic literature.

As change sweeps across the public sector, a huge range of accounting and financial management challenges are created.

As change sweeps across the public sector, a huge range of accounting and financial management challenges are created.

First published in 1997.

First published in 1997.

Within the European Union, direct taxation is an area which often provokes controversy due to tensions between the tax sovereignty of the individual Member States and the desire for an integrated internal market.

Within the European Union, direct taxation is an area which often provokes controversy due to tensions between the tax sovereignty of the individual Member States and the desire for an integrated internal market.

Financial reporting practices differ widely between countries and this has far-reaching implications for multinational businesses.

Financial reporting practices differ widely between countries and this has far-reaching implications for multinational businesses.

After the financial collapse of 2008 and the bailing out of banks in the US and the UK, the long-term viability of the neoliberal doctrine has come under new scrutiny.

After the financial collapse of 2008 and the bailing out of banks in the US and the UK, the long-term viability of the neoliberal doctrine has come under new scrutiny.

In a global competitive economic environment, resources that are scarce or irreplicable are a source of sustained competitive advantage for companies and organizations.

In a global competitive economic environment, resources that are scarce or irreplicable are a source of sustained competitive advantage for companies and organizations.

With the increasing awareness that mere economic and production-based explanations do not adequately describe the motivations for governance, researchers have focused on the behavioral side of the firm performance to justify the economic rationale of their typical behaviours.

With the increasing awareness that mere economic and production-based explanations do not adequately describe the motivations for governance, researchers have focused on the behavioral side of the firm performance to justify the economic rationale of their typical behaviours.

As the monetary cost of fraud escalates globally, and the ensuing confidence in financial markets deteriorates, the international demand for quality in financial statements intensifies.

As the monetary cost of fraud escalates globally, and the ensuing confidence in financial markets deteriorates, the international demand for quality in financial statements intensifies.

The great financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing global economic and financial turmoil have launched a search for "e;models"e; for recovery.

The great financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing global economic and financial turmoil have launched a search for "e;models"e; for recovery.

First published in 1968.

First published in 1968.

Reporting organizations' corporate social responsibility activities is difficult - a lack of regulation means that the communication of these activities varies significantly and there is a multitude of ways in which mistakes can be made.

Reporting organizations' corporate social responsibility activities is difficult - a lack of regulation means that the communication of these activities varies significantly and there is a multitude of ways in which mistakes can be made.

The field of critical accounting has expanded rapidly since its inception and has become recognised as offering a wealth of provocative insights in the wake of the global financial crisis.

The field of critical accounting has expanded rapidly since its inception and has become recognised as offering a wealth of provocative insights in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Accounting sustainably involves accounting for and to the natural environment, and accounting for and to society, including groups currently oppressed or disadvantaged by unsustainable processes and practices.

Accounting sustainably involves accounting for and to the natural environment, and accounting for and to society, including groups currently oppressed or disadvantaged by unsustainable processes and practices.

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.

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.

The Business Guide to Sustainability is a practical introduction to implementing a comprehensive sustainability strategy in any organization.