Bookkeeping methods and accounting controls: Developments within the Abbey of Montecassino from the 15th to the 17th century
| Autor: | Benedetta Cuozzo, Alessandra Lardo, Rosa Lombardi, Matteo Palmaccio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering
Double-entry bookkeeping system 060106 history of social sciences business.industry 05 social sciences monastery accounting history bookkeeping methods accounting controls new accounting history Abbey of Montecassino Santa Giustina Congregation Accounting history Accounting 050201 accounting 06 humanities and the arts Social constructionism Bookkeeping Genealogy 0502 economics and business 0601 history and archaeology business General Economics Econometrics and Finance Period (music) |
| Popis: | The purpose of this paper is to discover the connection between the introduction of the double entry bookkeeping method and accounting controls within the Abbey of Montecassino. In particular, the analysis aims to explore the accounting history at the time of the entrance into the Santa Giustina Congregation from the 15 th to 17 th century. Adopting a diachronic approach, the paper is developed with the aim to understanding if there is a link between entrance into the Santa Giustina congregation and introduction of the double bookkeeping method in 1504. It proves that accounting behaviours are strongly connected with the need for controls between accountants and external users of accounting books, confirming the hypothesis of the new accounting history theory that considers bookkeeping as social construction. The methodology is based on a comparison between two different methods of recording in the Abbey of Montecassino: the first refers to the period from 1450 to 1504 ( Commendatory era) while the second considers the period after entrance into the Santa Giustina Congregation in 1504. |
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