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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298542703321

Autore

Landriani Loris

Titolo

Management and Valuation of Heritage Assets : A Comparative Analysis Between Italy and USA / / by Loris Landriani, Matteo Pozzoli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-01763-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Business, , 2191-5482

Disciplina

154

Soggetti

Accounting

Bookkeeping 

Business ethics

Public administration

Accounting/Auditing

Business Ethics

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Definition of Heritage Assets -- Hypothesis and Research Methodology -- The System of Cultural Heritage in Italy -- The System of Cultural Heritage in the United States -- Accounting for Heritage Assets -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The valuation of Heritage Assets (HA), which are a vital resource for the non-profit public or private organizations operating in the heritage sector is on the one hand sometimes difficult to do, and on the other, can be excessively costly with respect to the correlated disclosure benefits. The growing application of the (full or modified) accrual basis of accounting in the public and non-profit sectors has extended and reanimated this issue. This book applies the comparative method, in order to provide new information on the analyzed subject. Specifically, after having investigated the different theoretical and technical proposals, it compares the reporting behavior of significant cases of Italian and American public and private organizations, coming from different cultural and management approaches. Proposing a link



between the managerial and reporting issues of the organizations involved in the management and maintenance of heritage assets, this book is crucial in the task to optimize the performance of organizations in this sector.