Alexander Hamilton Church (28 May 1866[1] – 11 February 1936[2]) was an English efficiency engineer, accountant and writer on accountancy and management, known for his seminal work of management[3] and cost accounting.[4][5]
- ^ Wells & Dean (1993, 63) stated, that "Alexander Hamilton Church was born on 28 May 1866. His parents did not register the birth immediately, waiting until the fourth of July!..." Source: M.C. Wells, G.W. Dean (1993) ABACUS, A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies
- ^ Eastern Academy of Management. Meeting, David A. Ralston, Gary N. Powell (1983). Management in 1984: conceptual, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives. p. 170
- ^ Prechel, Harland. Big business and the state: historical transitions and corporate transformations, 1880s–1990s. SUNY Press, 2000.
- ^ Fleischman, Richard K., and Thomas N. Tyson. "The evolution of standard costing in the UK and US: from decision making to control." Abacus 34.1 (1998): 92–119.
- ^ Kaplan, Robert S. "The evolution of management accounting Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine," The Accounting Review, Vol 14, No 3. July 1986. p. 394