AGENT'S REPUTATION, ACCOUNTING AND COSTING IN ORGANISATIONAL CONTROL STRUCTURES

Authors
McLean, Tom
Citation
Mclean, Tom, AGENT'S REPUTATION, ACCOUNTING AND COSTING IN ORGANISATIONAL CONTROL STRUCTURES, Accounting historians journal , 24(1), 1997, pp. 1-23
Journal title
Accounting historians journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
01484184
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1 - 23
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
This paper examines the roles of accounting and costing in the management of coal mining during the Industrial Revolution in Britain, and considers the impact of the agent's reputation in the development and use of these systems.