Book reviews FFoouunnddaattiioonnaall rreesseeaarrcchh iinn aaccccoouunnttiinngg:: pprrooffeessssiioonnaall mmeemmooiirrss aanndd bbeeyyoonndd Richard Mattessich, Tokyo: Chuo University Press, 1995. There is no question that Richard Mattessich (RM) has been and continues to be one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking contributors to twentieth-century accounting theory and research. His memoirs attest to the wide scope of and the eclectic nature of this scholarship, while providing a glimpse behind the scenes to the events, ideas and individuals which have motivated his own work and the accounting discipline at large. Initially published in instalments in Chuo Hyoran, the volume contains eighteen chapters on varying themes. Additions have been made to include events subsequent to its initial publication. The somewhat choppy nature of the book results in uneven depth of coverage. Depending upon the reader, the narrative style might motivate further reading on individual topics, or, simply frustrate. Given RM's ample writings, I would hope for the reader that the former would result. The first two chapters provide a biographical sketch of RM's early life and education in Vienna. The chapters relate not only the details of his education (an undergraduate engineering degree in 1940, a masters in business equivalent in 1944), but also
Book review: Foundational research in accounting: professional memoirs and beyond
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Book reviews FFoouunnddaattiioonnaall rreesseeaarrcchh iinn aaccccoouunnttiinngg:: pprrooffeessssiioonnaall mmeemmooiirrss aanndd bbeeyyoonndd Richard Mattessich, Tokyo: Chuo University Press, 1995. There is no question that Richard Mattessich (RM) has been and continues to be one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking contributors to twentieth-century accounting theory and research. His memoirs attest to the wide scope of and the eclectic nature of this scholarship, while providing a glimpse behind the scenes to the events, ideas and individuals which have motivated his own work and the accounting discipline at large. Initially published in instalments in Chuo Hyoran, the volume contains eighteen chapters on varying themes. Additions have been made to include events subsequent to its initial publication. The somewhat choppy nature of the book results in uneven depth of coverage. Depending upon the reader, the narrative style might motivate further reading on individual topics, or, simply frustrate. Given RM's ample writings, I would hope for the reader that the former would result. The first two chapters provide a biographical sketch of RM's early life and education in Vienna. The chapters relate not only the details of his education (an undergraduate engineering degree in 1940, a masters in business equivalent in 1944), but alsoPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Book review: Foundational research in accounting: professional memoirs and beyond
McWatters,Cheryl S.
Follow Accounting History
, Volume 2 (2): 113
SAGE – May 1, 1997
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