The Bookkeepers' Beneficial Association of Philadelphia: An early signal in the United States for a professional organisation

Accounting History

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 7-33

  Romeo, George C ^a   Leauby, Bruce A ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficial association; Bookkeeping; History; Philadelphia; Professionalism; Signalling

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648988649     PISSN: 10323732     EISSN: 17493374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103237320400900202     Document Type: Article

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