The Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, 1854-1914: A Study of Recruitment to a New Profession

ISBN-13: 9780367494483 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 394 str.

Stephen P. Walker

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Stephen P. Walker