- Title
- The life and thought of Robert Keith Yorston: An advocate for accounting reform
- Creator
- Anderson, Ray; Gaffikin, Michael; Singh, Geeta
- Date
- 2014
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/76387
- Identifier
- vital:7513
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1032373214541666
- Identifier
- ISSN:1032-3732
- Abstract
- Sir Robert Keith Yorston (1902-1983) was an Australian business educator and practitioner. He was a prolific author whose textbooks were adopted by the professional bodies, technical colleges and universities both in Australia and New Zealand. A large part of Yorston's career was devoted to the Australian Accountancy College. Yorston was at the forefront of the professional dialogue on the quality of financial reporting in Australia. He also advocated improvements in matters of corporate governance including gender equality and employee reporting. It is argued that many of Yorston's ideas were ahead of their time, and there is a need for an awareness of his contribution to accounting thought and practice. This article is an acknowledgement of Yorston's endeavours. It recognizes his contribution to accounting education, the profession and the wider community. In so doing, it traces an important chapter in the history of accounting education and practice in Australia.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Relation
- Accounting History Vol. 19, no. 4 (November 2014), p. 533-556
- Rights
- © The Author(s) 2014.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability; 2202 History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields; Accounting education; Accounting history; Accounting profession; Biography; Company annual reports; Financial reporting
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