THE DEVELOPMENT OF “THE BIG EIGHT” ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1900 TO 1990

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Wootton ◽  
Carel M. Wolk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Big Eight

This paper examines the growth and changing role of the accounting profession in the United States from 1900 to 1990 with special emphasis on “Big Eight” accounting firms. Major political, economic, and social events of the period and their influence on the accounting profession are analyzed. Each decade is examined in turn, and the historical consequences of the decade on “Big Eight” accounting firms in total and individually are presented.

scholarly journals Situational Breakdowns Beyond Protest Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-168
Author(s):  
Anne Nassauer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Context Factors ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Micro Level

Chapter 9 explores whether the books’ findings hold in other contexts by examining other instances of surprising outcomes. First, the chapter discusses the outbreak of violence in uprisings after police shootings of African American citizens in the United States, such as Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 and Baltimore, Maryland, in 2015. The first section takes a detailed look at the role of background and context factors (such as symbolic and systemic racism) and situational patterns in uprisings turning violent. Then the chapter discusses successful and failed armed store robberies. Here the surprising outcome is not violence but armed criminals failing to get the money from an unarmed store clerk. Findings suggest similar patterns of situational breakdowns in these occurrences as in protests and uprisings. Overall, the chapter discusses the crucial importance of the micro-level of social phenomena: if routines of both collective and individual social events are disrupted, surprising outcomes occur.

Priapism in the United States: the changing role of sickle cell disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 201 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin L. Chrouser ◽  
Onaopemipo B. Ajiboye ◽  
Tolulope A. Oyetunji ◽  
David C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Changing Role

The Changing Role of Foreign Money in the United States, 1782–1857

1977 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 1009-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Martin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
New York ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Currency ◽  
Legal Tender ◽  
Silver Standard ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
The U.S

Foreign money remained in widespread use in the United States until the middle of the nineteenth century. Several foreign coins were provided legal tender status in order to supplement the scanty American specie supply. A particular disadvantage was the perpetuation of non-decimal units of account, especially in New York. When the U.S. enacted a subsidiary silver standard in 1853, the expedient bases for the lawful status of foreign coin was removed. In 1857, the United States coinage was finally reformed to secure an exclusive national currency.

scholarly journals Danger Zones Dead Ahead For The U.S. And China: Prospects And Challenges

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1013
Author(s):  
Linnea B. McCord ◽  
Terry Young ◽  
Peggy J. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Danger Zone ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
External Threats ◽  
The People ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The U.S

To be successful and remain independent, every country must create a prosperous economy, keep peace among its people, maintain political stability, and ensure the security of the people and the country from internal and external threats. Doing all four at the same time is never easy and in a time of economic volatility, change, and uncertainty juggling all four becomes more difficult. This is when countries enter the danger zone where hidden cracks and fissures in a countrys organization and structure could become destabilizing. In this paper we will compare the challenges and prospects for the United States and China as both countries enter the danger zone. The purpose of this paper is to examine how each countrys unique attributes are likely to impact its ability to succeed. We will examine their political, economic and legal systems to determine the strengths and weaknesses of each. We will also assess the role of corruption in each society. Both the United States and China have serious economic, social, political and security issues on the horizon. To solve the problems will require serious sacrifices and pain for a large portion of the populations in both countries. Which form of government will best be able to adapt quickly to the constantly changing environment? Will a serious economic slowdown topple the Communist dictatorship in China? Will gridlock and distrust in the U.S. prevent Americans from adapting fast enough to make the necessary changes in time to save its financial system and economy? Time will tell.

Bridging Boundaries: United States Policewomen's Efforts to Form an International Network

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Dorothy Moses Schulz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Network ◽  
Women Police ◽  
Chain Of Command ◽  
Woman's Sphere ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
International Status

This paper focuses on the history and evolution of the International Association of Policewomen and its successor group, the International Association of Women Police (IAWP), in their continuing efforts to form an international network of policewomen beginning in 1915. Both groups sought to reinforce the specialist role that women initially played in policing. These attempts to form an international network are intertwined with the changing role of policewomen from social work to a more purely police orientation, particularly in the United States. With the 1996 conference, attended by 600 delegates from 42 nations, the IAWP has achieved true international status but may now be obliged to recognise that complete integration of women into the police chain of command may not be the aim of women from countries that retain a more traditional view of the woman's sphere as centring around crimes involving women, children and domestic matters. Issues for future consideration are also raised in this paper.

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