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Budgets and budgetary control in British businesses to c.1945
Boyns, Trevor - In: Accounting History Review 8 (1998) 3, pp. 261-301
(mainly) secondary sources regarding the use of budgets and budgetary control in Britain and raises questions as to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483277
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'A sort of guide, philosopher and friend': the rise of the professional auditor in Britain
Maltby, Josephine - In: Accounting History Review 9 (1999) 1, pp. 29-50
This paper considers the legal and financial context in which professional audit emerged in Britain during the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005446357
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Scientific management and the pursuit of control in Britain to c.1960
Smith, Ian; Boyns, Trevor - In: Accounting History Review 15 (2005) 2, pp. 187-216
scientific management in Britain was characterised by a focus on control, at the heart of which was the use of piecework …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005269466