INVENTING THE INVESTOR: THE ROLE OF DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING, AND ACCOUNTING EXPERTISE IN THE GOVERNANCE OF THE CORPORATION AND THE MAKING OF THE SHAREHOLDER

This thesis presents an historical analysis of the role of financial accounting in the emerging conceptions of corporate governance during the Progressive era in the United States. Specifically, this thesis advances an approach to the governance and control of corporations in terms of historically-...

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Main Author: Stein, Mitchell Jon
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
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Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6469