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The evolution of fair value accounting in the USA: a critical examination of its progress since 1900

Nouri, Hossein; Pannone, Daniel - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 2 (2010) 2, pp. 191-209

Despite the relevance of fair value accounting to the financial statements, it was not adopted by standard setting bodies until recently. This paper investigates the evolution of fair value accounting in the USA and shows that several factors, such as accounting standard setting bodies,...

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Research traditions in Malaysia and the West

Sy, Aida; Tinker, Anthony - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 5 (2013) 2, pp. 119-122

know from the African history that these nations already had in place their own accounting and auditing systems prior to …

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Pushed into Unemployment, Pulled into Retirement: Facing Old Age in Gothenburg, 1923-1943

Karlsson, Tobias - Ekonomisk Historia, Handelshögskolan - 2015

Along with rapid growth and improved standards of living, the first decades of the twentieth century saw the introduction of new technology and new ways to organize production. There are contrasting views on what impact these developments, often summarized as the Second Industrial Revolution,...

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The Gothenburg Population Panel 1915-1943: GOPP Version 6.0

Karlsson, Tobias; Lundh, Christer - Ekonomisk Historia, Handelshögskolan - 2015

This paper presents the Gothenburg Population Panel (GOPP), a random sample of individuals who were living in Gothenburg at some point in time during the period 1915-1943. The individuals in the GOPP were searched for every fourth year in the registers of local tax authorities. The hit rate was...

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Economic Growth and Clean Water in the Göta River - A Pilot Study of Collective Action and the Environmental Kuznets Curve 1895-2000

Granér, Staffan; Rönnbäck, Klas - Ekonomisk Historia, Handelshögskolan - 2011

river Göta in Sweden, undertakes a more thorough analysis, including other crucial factors as well such as industrial …

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Risk in practice – senior bank managers at work

Wahlstrom, Gunnar - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 1 (2009) 3, pp. 287-305

bank managers from all the listed banks in Sweden. The perceived risks relate to the interviewees' positions in the banks …

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Turning financial markets inside out: how insider trading regulation really works

Sjodin, Ulrika; Bay, Thomas; McGoun, Elton G. - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 2 (2010) 4, pp. 419-436

things that it is supposed to eliminate. In Sweden, this was part of a deliberate political agenda to make financial markets …

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Meetings between analysts and corporate managers in Sweden: why do they exist?

Wahlstrom, Gunnar - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 2 (2010) 4, pp. 437-457

The purpose of this article is, from the perspective of the financial analyst working in Sweden, to explain why …

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How to lock-in workers and capital: the role of accounting in the era of a Swedish textile mill

Forsberg, Per - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 5 (2013) 1, pp. 96-116

This article contributes with knowledge about accounting history in Sweden between 1834-1903. It is written from the … perspective of new accounting history. As such, it focuses on how the socio-political-economic context affects accounting but also … industrialisation in Sweden. The first mechanical weaving company in Sweden, the textile mill Rydboholm, is used as an example to …

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How to control, intervene and mediate: the role of accounting in a modern textile company

Forsberg, Per - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 4 (2012) 1, pp. 6-20

This article about accounting history in Sweden deals with the period between 1903 and the Second World War. It focuses … and organisational functions. It makes use of the first mechanical weaving factory in Sweden (the factories of Rydboholm …

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