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

• Autore: Devine Carl Thomas.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 657/.01
• Soggetto topico: Accounting
• Classificazione: 85.25
• Altri autori: HendricksonHarvey S WilliamsPaul F. <1947->
• 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 This book collects together eight previously unpublished essays on accounting theory written by Professor Devine.Professor Devine passed away in 1998, prior to the significant scandals that have plagued accounting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
• Titolo autorizzato: Accounting theory
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783641703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge new works in accounting history ; ; 3.