Accounting thought and practice reform : Ray Chambers' odyssey / Frank Clarke, Graeme Dean, and Martin Persson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Frank L., 1933- author.

Dean, G. W., 1951- author.

Persson, Martin E., author.

Series:

Routledge new works in accounting history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chambers, R. J. (Raymond J.), 1917-1999.

Chambers, R. J.

Accounting teachers--Australia--Biography.

Accounting teachers.

Accounting.

Australia.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 275 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"While Chambers provided several bibliographical summaries of his work, without the benefits of reviewing and interspersing the text with correspondence materials from the Chambers Archive this study would lack an appreciation of the impact of his early childhood, and nuances related to his practical (including numerous consultancies) and academic experiences. The 'semi-biographical narrative' codifies article and editorial length exercises by the authors drawing on parts of the archive related to theory development, measurement and communication. Other parts are also examined. This allows us to respond to those critics who claim his reforms were naive. They further reveal a man of theory and practice, whose theoretical ideas were solidly grounded on observations from his myriad interests and experiences. Many of his practical experiences have not been examined previously. This approach and the first book-length biography differentiates this work from earlier analyses of Chambers' contribution to the accounting literature. We provide evidence to support the continued push for the reforms he proposed to accepted accounting thought and practice to ensure accounting is the serviceable technology so admired by Pacioli, Da Vinci and many other Renaissance pioneers. It will be of interest to researchers, educators, practitioners and regulators alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Growing up: life on the fringe: rebutting groupthink

Chambers the man

Historian: past, present, future

Archivist: classifying, searching for order

Management educator

Theoretician: new system of accounting: CoCoa

Practitioner: theoretician-cum-practitioner

Reformer of corporate financial reporting

Unfinished business.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138337596

1138337595

OCLC:

1049574180