Quakers -- Massachusetts -- West Falmouth;Church finance -- Accounting;Account books -- History
The village of West Falmouth, Massachusetts was settled in the 1660s by William Gifford and other Quakers who came there to avoid persecution. They lived relatively isolated from other settlers in the region. The accounting records of Prince...
Textile industry -- Accounting;Cost accounting -- History
Several authors have suggested that a particular managerial component was needed before cost accounting could be fully used for accountability and disciplinary purposes. They argue that the marriage of managerialism and accounting first occurred in...