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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783641703321

Autore

Devine Carl Thomas.

Titolo

Accounting theory : essays by Carl Thomas Devine / / edited by Harvey S. Hendrickson and Paul F. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-39056-4

1-134-39057-2

0-429-23105-9

0-203-35061-8

1-280-07957-6

0-203-40905-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Routledge new works in accounting history ; ; 3

Classificazione

85.25

Altri autori (Persone)

HendricksonHarvey S

WilliamsPaul F. <1947->

Disciplina

657/.01

Soggetti

Accounting

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Editor's preface; Responsibilities, ethics, and legitimacy; Leading accountants: ethical backgrounds; Addendum: different views of natural man; Hermeneutics and communication theory; Deconstruction as methodology; Comments on academic publications; Comments on higher education: the Florida case; Rational models and subjective probability assessments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the outstanding accounting theoreticians of the twentieth century, Carl Thomas Devine exhibited a breadth and depth of knowledge few in the field of accounting have equalled. This book collects together eight previously unpublished essays on accounting theory written by Professor Devine.Professor Devine passed away in 1998, prior to the significant scandals that have plagued accounting and business since the collapse of Enron and Arthur Andersen. Many of the essays collected here are particularly important given these events. The first three essays are devoted to ethics and pr