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Volume one of the "Handbooks of Management Accounting Research"
sets the context for both Handbooks, with three chapters outlining
the historical development of management accounting as a discipline
and as a practice in three broad geographic settings. The bulk of
the first volume then draws together a series of contributions that
analyse the scholarly literature in terms of distinct intellectual
and theoretical social science perspectives. The volume includes a
chapter which looks at work informed by psychology as a base
discipline. The volume also includes a set of chapters that seek to
evaluate and explain issues of research method for the different
approaches to research found within management accounting.
Special pricing available if purchased as a set with Volume 2.
*Documents the scholarly management accounting literature
*Publishing both in print, and online through Science Direct
*International in scope
In one of the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause of
the First Amendment, Nathan S. Chapman and Michael W. McConnell
provide an insightful overview of the legal history and meaning of
the clause, as well as its value for promoting equal religious
freedom and diversity in contemporary America. The Establishment
Clause of the First Amendment, "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion", may be the most
contentious and misunderstood provision of the entire U.S.
Constitution. It lies at the heart of America's culture wars. But
what, exactly, is an "establishment of religion"? And what is a law
"respecting" it? Many commentators reduce the clause to "the
separation of church and state." This implies that church and state
are at odds, that the public sphere must be secular, and that the
Establishment Clause is in tension with the Free Exercise of
Religion Clause. All of these implications misconstrue the
Establishment Clause's original purpose and enduring value for a
religiously pluralistic society. The clause facilitates religious
diversity and guarantees equality of religious freedom by
prohibiting the government from coercing or inducing citizens to
change their religious beliefs and practices. In Agreeing to
Disagree, Nathan S. Chapman and Michael W. McConnell detail the
theological, political, and philosophical underpinnings of the
Establishment Clause, state disestablishment, and the
disestablishment norms applied to the states by the Fourteenth
Amendment. Americans in the early Republic were intimately
acquainted with the laws used in England, the colonies, and early
states to enforce religious uniformity. The Establishment Clause
was understood to prohibit the government from incentivizing such
uniformity. Chapman and McConnell show how the U.S. Supreme Court
has largely implemented these purposes in cases addressing prayer
in school, state funding of religious schools, religious symbols on
public property, and limits on religious accommodations. In one of
the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause, Chapman and
McConnell argue that the clause is best understood as a
constitutional commitment for Americans to agree to disagree about
matters of faith.
Disaster on the Spanish Main unveils and illuminates an overlooked
yet remarkable episode of European and American military history
about a land-sea venture to seize control of the Spanish West
Indies that ended in ghastly failure. Thirty-four years before the
Battles of Lexington and Concord, a significant force of American
soldiers deployed overseas for the first time in history. Colonial
volunteers, 4,000 strong, joined 9,000 British soldiers and 15,000
sailors in a bold amphibious campaign against the key port of
Cartagena de Indias. From its first chapter, Disaster on the
Spanish Main reveals a virtually unknown adventure, engrosses with
the escalating conflict, and leaves the reader with an appreciation
for the struggles and sacrifices of the 13,000 soldiers, sailors,
and marines who died trying to conquer part of Spain's New World
empire. Disaster on the Spanish Main breaks new ground on the West
Indies expedition in style, scope, and perspective and uncovers the
largely untold American side of the story.
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in
use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis,
interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an
agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides
a foundation for future research and debate.
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in
use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis,
interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an
agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides
a foundation for future research and debate.
This book tells the story of the life and work of L. Susan Stebbing
(1885-1943), the first woman Professor of Philosophy in Britain,
and the author of a number of popular books, including Thinking to
Some Purpose (1939). It traces her professional and personal
associations with many of the leading philosophers of her day,
including G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, A. J. Ayer and Ludwig
Wittgenstein. Stebbing's early writings were concerned with formal
logic, but she came increasingly to believe in the importance of
exposing misleading uses of language in, for instance, popular
works of science, advertisements, newspaper editorials and
political propaganda. This book considers the historical
developments and the personal, social and political commitments
that contributed to this belief. It also assesses Stebbing's work
in the light of subsequent developments both in analytic philosophy
and in linguistics, and suggests that it has important
contributions to make in both fields.
This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan
Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the
philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also
assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both
in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her
death.
Everyone is familiar with the daily changes of air temperature. The
barometer shows that these are accompanied by daily changes of mass
distribution of the atmosphere, and consequently with daily motions
of the air. In the tropics the daily pressure change is evident on
the barographs; in temperate and higher latitudes it is not
noticeable, being overwhelmed by cyclonic and anticyclonic pressure
variations. There too, however, the daily change can be found by
averaging the variations over many days; and the same process
suffices to show that there is a still smaller lunar tide in the
atmosphere, first sought by Laplace. Throughout nearly two
centuries these 'tides', thermal and gravitational, have been
extensively discussed in the periodical literature of science,
although they are very minor phenomena at ground level. This
monograph summarizes our present knowledge and theoretical under
standing of them. It is more than twenty years since the appearance
of the one previous monograph on them - by Wilkes - and nearly a
decade since they were last comprehensively reviewed, by Siebert.
The intervening years have seen many additions to our know ledge of
the state of the upper atmosphere, and of the tides there, on the
basis of measurements by radio, rockets and satellites.
Volume one sets the context for all three volumes in the series.
Volume two provides insights into research on different management
accounting practices. This third and final volume features
contributions from some of the most influential researchers in
various areas of management accounting research, consolidates the
content of volumes one and two, and concludes with examples of
management accounting research from around the world.
* Includes key topics such as performance measurement, balanced
scorecard, incentives abd compensation schemes.
* Covers management accounting research on a global scale.
This book compares attitudes to empiricism in language study from
mid-twentieth century philosophy of language and from present-day
linguistics. It focuses on responses to the logical positivism of
the Vienna Circle, particularly in the work of British philosopher
J. L. Austin and the much less well-known work of Norwegian
philosopher Arne Naess.
The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna
Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate
in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive'
and 'real life' sources of data.
Paul Grice (1913-1988) is best known for his psychological account
of meaning, and for his theory of conversational implicature,
although these form only part of a large and diverse body of work.
This is the first book to consider Grice's work as a whole. Drawing
on the range of his published writing, and also on unpublished
manuscripts, lectures and notes, Siobhan Chapman discusses the
development of Grice's ideas and relates his work to the major
events of his intellectual and professional life.
Paul Grice (1913-1988) is best known for his psychological account
of meaning, and for his theory of conversational implicature,
although these form only part of a large and diverse body of work.
This is the first book to consider Grice's work as a whole. Drawing
on the range of his published writing, and also on unpublished
manuscripts, lectures and notes, Siobhan Chapman discusses the
development of Grice's ideas and relates his work to the major
events of his intellectual and professional life.
One of the subjects of deepest and most enduring interest to Henry
James was the creative experience of writers and critics. This
study examines James's fictions about this experience, placing them
within the context of James's critical work and enabling the reader
to see this body of work as James himself did: as a coherent,
extended portrayal of the creative experience of the writer-critic.
Spotlighting two of the most prevalent and most researched
genetically based disabilities - Down syndrome and Fragile X
syndrome - this cutting-edge text clarifies the distinct speech and
language issues associated with each disorder and helps readers
conduct individualized assessment and intervention.An essential
upper-level textbook and an invaluable professional reference, this
book gives readers the up-to-date research and clinical insight
they need to: fully understand both disabilities - the behaviors,
characteristics, genetics, and treatments associated with each; see
how speech and language develop across the lifespan, from infancy
to adulthood; apply principles of effective assessment with people
from every age group; use specific interventions to support key
aspects of speech and language development; tailor assessment and
intervention to an individual's communicative needs and abilities;
tune into the family's perspective and encourage their ongoing
involvement; and examine other disorders by using this research as
a model for future practice.Authoritative contributions from more
than 15 leading experts prepare readers for effective clinical
practice, and the ""directions for research"" sections throughout
the book help researchers shape future studies and move the field
forward. A necessary resource for SLPs, pediatricians, AAC
specialists, and early interventionists, this definitive volume is
key to supporting the communicative competence of people with Down
syndrome and Fragile X syndrome at every stage of life.
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