In recent years policy makers and scientists have become increasingly interested in the economics of science, and in particular in the relationship between accounting and science. This book, originally published as a special issue of the journal Science in Context , provides a truly interdisciplinary approach to this subject. The contributors explore, in a number of different ways, the constitutive role that practices of economic calculation play in the conduct of science and the forms of economic life within which science is embedded. Challenging conventional views, they suggest that if scientific and accounting practices are to be properly understood, they must be studied in relation to a complex background of specialist communities, funding institutions and demands for public accountability. This book will be invaluable for scholars and policy makers working in the field.

Volume 20 of Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought (SDAT) is informative and provides reflective analysis in line with other volumes in the series.

This book provides rare, insider accounts of the academic research process, revealing the human stories and lived experiences behind research projects; the joys and mistakes of a wide range of international researchers principally from the fields of accounting and finance, but also from related fields in management, economics and the social studies of science.

Originally published in 1997, the principal object of the editors in compiling this collection of Robert R. Sterling’s work was to make more of his publications accessible in a convenient form to the academic and professional accounting communities, and to current and future generations of accounting students. While it is not a complete portfolio of his published work to date, this anthology contains all of Sterling’s major articles. Through his long-term quest for a science of accounting, Sterling sought to bring together accounting educators, practitioners, regulators, and researchers in order to identify credible advancements in accounting knowledge, authoritative changes to accounting practice, and transforming improvements to accounting education.

This book is the first edition that combines accounting principles with engineering work. It is a basic-level textbook in accounting for science and engineering students and working professionals engaged in engineering project planning. By introducing the fundamentals of accounting and accounting issues that are related to corporate management and R&D work, this book helps the reader gain the knowledge and skills to analyse financial statements, manufacturing costs and tax issues from an engineer's perspective. It is a handy book that covers such essential topics as Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Corporate Management and Financial Statements Analysis, R&D Management, Target Costing, and Value Engineering. With this book, the reader is able to grasp the basics of accounting and R&D costing within a week, which will become a solid foundation for business leaders in technology and management.

Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management is ideal for an introductory course in financial accounting in both undergraduate and graduate programs. With a focus on basic accounting in health care management, this essential book contains the vocabulary of and an introduction to the tools and concepts employed by finance officers. Students will learn how to assess financial information, ask the appropriate questions, and understand the jargon-laden answers.