Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day
This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners. Those interviewed ranged from a nonagenarian who qualified in the 1920s, to active contemporaries, from sole practitioners to the present day heads of the Big Five accounting firms. The often candid interviews uncover a surprising variety of experience and opinions and allow a group of often fascinating individuals to tell their own stories.
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Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day
This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners. Those interviewed ranged from a nonagenarian who qualified in the 1920s, to active contemporaries, from sole practitioners to the present day heads of the Big Five accounting firms. The often candid interviews uncover a surprising variety of experience and opinions and allow a group of often fascinating individuals to tell their own stories.
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Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day

Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day

by Derek Matthews, Jim Pirie
Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day

Auditor's Talk: An Oral History of the Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day

by Derek Matthews, Jim Pirie

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This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners. Those interviewed ranged from a nonagenarian who qualified in the 1920s, to active contemporaries, from sole practitioners to the present day heads of the Big Five accounting firms. The often candid interviews uncover a surprising variety of experience and opinions and allow a group of often fascinating individuals to tell their own stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781136800870
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 06/03/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 496
File size: 636 KB

About the Author

Jim Pierie, Derek Matthews

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Small Firm Practitioners, Chapter 3: Pioneer Women Accountants, Chapter 4: Accountants Who ‘Left the Profession’, Chapter 5: Practitioners in Medium-sized Firms, Chapter 6: Provincial Partners in the Major Firms, Chapter 7 : Leading National Partners, Chapter 8: The Great and the Good, Chapter 9: Contemporary Leaders. Chapter 10: Conclusions.

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