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Red information scientist: the information career of J.D. Bernal
Muddiman, Dave - In: Journal of Documentation 59 (2003) 4, pp. 387-409
John Desmond Bernal (1901‐1970) was one of the most eminent scientists of his generation; he also became, in mid‐twentieth century Britain, an important political figure – the leading public spokesperson of “red” science. One remarkable but hitherto underexplored aspect of his career...
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A new history of ASLIB, 1924‐1950
Muddiman, Dave - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 3, pp. 402-428
‐ordinating the activities of specialist information services in the UK. This article seeks to present a new history of the first … of ASLIB in the period 1924‐1950 and an obvious continuation would be a history of “corporate” ASLIB (1950‐1997). More … generally, the paper reveals that the history of UK documentation and information science in the twentieth century is …
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The development of the modern UK public house
Pratten, J.D. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 19 (2007) 4, pp. 335-342
that has taken place since then. Originality/value – There have been other attempts to examine the history of the public …
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Equal Pay vs. Equal Job Opportunity for Women: The Debate in Great Britain from 1891 to 1923
Henderson, James P. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 10/11/12, pp. 298-316
Examines the debate (1891‐1923) concerning whether women should receive equal pay for equal work and whether they should have equal employment opportunities. Addresses the issues surrounding equal employment opportunities for women, whether women′s work performance was equal to that of men,...
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Research in UK Business Schools or management research in the UK?
Wensley, Robin - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 8, pp. 718-727
Purpose – The purpose of this paper takes an overview of the history of both the funding and the assessment of research …
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When will the British finally let go of Iraq?
Alsaigh, Hani - In: European Business Review 15 (2003) 6
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London and County Securities: a case study in audit and regulatory failure
Matthews, Derek - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 18 (2005) 4, pp. 518-536
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to look in detail into the collapse and its subsequent implications of the London and County Securities bank (L&C) in 1973, one of the most significant UK corporate fraud scandals and regulatory failures in recent decades. Design/methodology/approach...
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Going where no accounting historian has gone before
Lee, T.A. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 19 (2006) 6, pp. 918-944
history. The counterfactual focus is the institutionalisation of public accountancy in the UK. Design … institutionalisation in the UK. Findings – The “alternative” history reveals uncertainties that confronted public accountants in the past … for counterfactual analysis to illumine the consequences of decisions in other areas of accounting and auditing history …
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“How easy can the barley brie”
Jackson, William J.; Paterson, Audrey S.; Pong, … - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) 4, pp. 635-658
Purpose – This paper seeks to extend the development of the historical accounting research agenda further into the area of popular culture. The work examines the discourses that surrounded the drinking of alcohol in nineteenth century Britain and explores how an accounting failure disrupted...
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Accountability and Accountable Management in the UK Public Sector
Humphrey, Christopher; Miller, Peter; Scapens, Robert W. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 6 (1993) 3
Seeks to promote discussion of the pursuit of accountable management in public sector organizations by providing a commentary on post‐1979 experiences with such reforms in the UK public sector. Particular attention is given to the nature and impact on the UK public sector of the neoliberal...
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