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Pionierzy i wybrane teorie istotne dla rozwoju rachunkowości behawioralnej
The origins of behavioural accounting

Author(s): Dominika Korzeniowska
Subject(s): Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Księgowych w Polsce
Keywords: behavioural accounting; precursors; behavioural decision-making theory; agency theory; contin- gency theory

Summary/Abstract: Behavioural trend in accounting is relatively new in Polish literature and there are only a few refer-ences presenting the precursors of that mainstream and its theoretical background. The paper presents selected theories on economic psychology and economics which have been used in behavioural ac-counting research, as well as the most important scholarly figures in the early stages of its develop-ment. The source material includes English-language books and several articles (by Polish and foreign authors) devoted to BAR (Behavioural Accounting Research) evolution

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 92
  • Page Range: 71-84
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish