Academy of Accounting Historians Section Webinar
Generating Accounting Theory and Knowledge from Accounting History

Webinar Description:
The Accounting Historians Journal and the Academy of Accounting Historians section of the AAA are pleased to sponsor a research workshop webinar on February 14, 2020 and February 28, 2020. For each of those days, the webinar will be held from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm EST.

The theme is, Generating Accounting Theory and Knowledge from Accounting History. This theme will appeal to accounting history researchers especially those using qualitative techniques.  Related papers will also be accepted for presentation.

The purpose of this research workshop is to provide detailed and insightful commentary on accounting history papers to facilitate publication in the Accounting Historians Journal and other quality journals. Each paper will be reviewed and discussed by subject experts.


The webinar on February 28, 2020 will discuss the following papers:

Time and Temporality in Accounting: A Social Construction
By: Charles Richard Baker, Adelphy University

Follow Suit: Accounting Occupation Transfer of the First CPAs of 1896-97
By: Diane H. Roberts, University of San Francisco

Rewriting history, a cautionary tale: Medieval and early modern double entry bookkeeping
By: Alan Sangster, University of Abderdeen Business School, UK


The webinar on February 14, 2020 will discuss the following papers:

And one man in his time plays many parts’ – Samuel Pepys business administrator, accomptant and auditor.
By: Karen McBride, University of Portsmouth

The Sacred and the Profane: The Exclusionary Legacy of American Labor ‘Exceptionalism’
By: Louella Moore, Washburn University

Donald T. Nicolaisen: An Internationalist SEC Chief Accountant (1944-2019) 
By: Stephen A. Zeff, Rice University 
Martin E. Persson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Luca Pacioli: The Father of Accounting and Friend of Leonardo
By: Lawrence Murphy Smith, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Prerequisites:

• Academy of Accounting Historian Section members will be requested to submit a paper for presentation.
• Preference with be given to papers dealing with the theme.
   

CPE Information:

• Field of Study: Accounting
• Credit: 3.6 CH
• Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based Program
• Program Level: Overview

Learning Objectives:

• Provide detail feedback to authors to improve their papers for publication
• Develop accounting theory papers from the accounting literature including, most importantly the accounting history literature

Fees:

• No fee for the webinar. For more information regarding refunds, complaints and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (941) 921-7747.

For more information regarding this webinar, please contact Gary Spraakman, garys@yorku.ca