The Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, 1854-1914

A Study of Recruitment to a New Profession
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-49448-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 398 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Accounting History

This book, first published in 1988, provides an analysis of recruitment to the new profession of nineteenth-century accountancy, and in doing so, gives an insight into the complex origins and behaviour of the emergent professional classes. Unlike most studies, this is a study of all recruits, not only of those who succeeded in becoming qualified. This permits an analysis of the whole process of recruitment, including the choice of accountancy as a career option and as a vehicle of social mobility.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Professional, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Stephen P

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Betriebliches Rechnungswesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Internationales Rechnungswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Determinants of Recruitment to the Society of Accountants in Edinburgh 3. Career Selection: Why Chartered Accountancy? 4. Occupational Preparation: Apprenticeship and Examination 5. Vocational Success and Failure: Professional Training, Qualification and Careers 6. The Limits to Self-Recruitment: Marriage and Fertility 7. Self-Recruitment and Social Mobility 8. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen P. Walker