Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, 1854-1914 - A Study of Recruitment to a New Profession

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Stephen P. Walker

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen P Walker, Stephen P. Walker, Stephen P. (Cardiff University Walker, Walker Stephen P.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367494483
• ISBN: 978-0-367-49448-3
• No. of pages: 394
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Accounting History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Accounting, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Accounting, business strategy, Management & management techniques, Management and management techniques