The Priesthood of Industry: The Rise of the Professional Accountant in British Management

by Malcolm Anderson and Derek Matthews

The Priesthood of Industry documents the history of the rise of accountants in the United Kingdom to their present position as the dominant professional grouping in the boardroom and in the top echelons of British management. Focusing on the individual professional accountant, the authors adopt an economic determinist analysis to explain the rise of public practice and the routes by which staff transferred to industry in increasing numbers. They also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019828960X
• ISBN13: 9780198289609
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"