The Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, 1854-1914 : A Study of Recruitment to a New Profession (Routledge Library Editions: Accounting History)

Walker, Stephen P.

Routledge（2022/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 398 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367494506
• DDC分類 657.0604134

Full Description

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. Unlike most studies, this is a study of all recruits, not only of those who succeeded in becoming qualified. This permits an analysis of the whole process of recruitment, including the choice of accountancy as a career option and as a vehicle of social mobility.

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