Recently added articles from Accounting Historians Journal:
An analysis of publishing patterns in accounting history research in Italy, 1990-2004.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Cinquini, Lino ... Abstract: In the last decade, an increasing number of analyses of accounting history literature have been undertaken to classify historical research paths and to "map" the variety of approaches and issues of the discipline in different geographical settings so as to make international ...
The development of accounting in Europe in the era of scientific management: the Italian engineering conglomerate, Ansaldo, 1918-1940.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Antonelli, Valerio ... Abstract: Utilizing archival materials, this paper examines the case of the Genoa-based firm, Ansaldo, which, by the early decades of the 20th century, had emerged as a major force in the inter-related fields of engineering, shipbuilding, and metal and steel manufacture in Italy. Following ...
Early books on investing at the dawn of modern business in America.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Thompson, Joel E. ... Abstract: The purpose of this study is to enhance understanding of early investment practices and the role financial and other information played in those practices. The primary method employed is to examine early books on investing published in the U.S. Early authors described stock ...
The market for Luca Pacioli's Summa Arithmetica.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Sangster, Alan ... Abstract: This paper looks at an aspect of Luca Pacioli and his Summa Arithmetica that has not previously been explored in detail--the market for which he wrote the book. In order to do so, it follows a path identified by two clues in the bookkeeping treatise as to the nature of this ...
The ledger of Ann Dewitt Bevier (1762-1834), early American Estate manager and mother.(Essay)
Jun 01, 2008; Schultz, Sally M. ... Abstract: The ledger that Ann DeWitt Bevier kept from 1802 until 1813 represents a rich primary source that provides perspective on how a rural agriculturalist and household head interacted with the social and cultural environment in the young American nation. Her accounting records expand ...
State and local government accounting in 19th century America: a review of the literature.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Moussalli, Stephanie D. ... Abstract: Although 19th century America offers a natural experiment in government accounting practices and voluminous original records still exist, a review of the literature on the period's state and local government accounting finds few secondary articles and almost no contemporary ...