In praise of the "other" william Armstrong: A nineteenth century British engineer and early management consultant

Accounting History

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 33-58

  Pitts, Marianne V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annuity; Armstrong; Coal; Depreciation; Discount rate; Iron; Net present value; Risk; Transfer pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042807331     PISSN: 10323732     EISSN: 17493374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103237320100600203     Document Type: Article

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