BA (Business Studies), MSc (Op. Res.), PhD (Acc. Ed.), Cert. TESOL, CA
Chair in Accounting History
- About
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- Email Address
- alan.sangster@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
MacRobert 809
- School/Department
- Business School
External Memberships
Editor-in-Chief, Accounting Education (Routledge)
Deputy Chair, BAFA Accounting History SIG
Trustee of The Academy of Accounting Historians
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Prizes and Awards
The 2022 'Outstanding Accounting Educator Award' of the American Accounting Association.
The 2022 'Outstanding Contribution to Accounting & Finance Education Award' of the British Accounting & Finance Association
The 2021 ‘Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication’ from the Academy of Accounting Historians section of the American Accounting Association.
The 2015 ‘Hourglass Award’ of the Academy of Accounting Historians.
The 2014 ‘Premio Enrique Fernández Peña de Historia de la Contabilidad' from The Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration (AECA).
The 2013 British Accounting and Finance Association ‘Life-Time Achievement Award’.
The 2009 Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Accounting Education’ from the British Accounting Association Special Interest Group in Accounting Education.
The 1997 Award for ‘Excellence in Teaching Innovation’ from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
The 1995 Award for ‘Outstanding Educator’ from the Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems Section of the American Accounting Association.
- Research
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Research Overview
Accounting History
Business History
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in History.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
History
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Accounting
- History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
History of Accounting, business practice, and business education in the Medieval, early modern, and modern periods (c.1200-2000)
- Publications
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The adoption of IT in management accounting: The expert systems experience
Journal of Information Technology, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 159-169Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jit.1994.16
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How well do accountancy students understand a set of accounts?
Accounting Education, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 53-70Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639289300000005
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT APPRAISAL TECHNIQUES: A SURVEY OF CURRENT USAGE
Journal of business finance & accounting, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 307-332Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5957.1993.tb00258.x
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Computer-based instruction in accounting education
Accounting Education, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 13-32Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639289200000003
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Computer‐based learning in UK accounting education: to support or to supplant?
British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 136-138Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.1992.tb00319.x
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The automation of accounting practice
Journal of Information Technology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 65-75Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jit.1992.11
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Knowledge-based learning within the accounting curriculum
The British Accounting Review, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 243-261Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0890-8389(91)90087-I
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