BA (Business Studies), MSc (Op. Res.), PhD (Acc. Ed.), Cert. TESOL, CA
Chair in Accounting History
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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)
Trustee of The Academy of Accounting Historians
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Latest Publications
What Counts as 鈥楬istory鈥� in Accounting History?: Historicity, Dual Integrity, and Bridging the New/Traditional Divide
Accounting HistoryContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Digital Accounting History: Adoption of a Digitalized Historical Research Methodology
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 35-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Profession at a Crossroads鈥擨nsights from a Historical Lens
Accounting HorizonsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A critical history of double entry accounting 1150-1800
World Scientific, Singapore. 440 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Lodovico Flori's Treatise on Household Accounting for the Jesuit Order (1636): A Critical Translation
Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. 202 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prizes and Awards
2025 Le Prix Joseph Colleye d'Histoire de la comptabilité from the Association pour l'Histoire du management et des organisations, Paris, France.
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 Ferna虂ndez Pen虄a 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.
Research Specialisms
- Accounting
- History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the 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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You Cannot Judge a Book by Its Cover: The Problems with Journal Rankings
Accounting Education, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 175-186Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Libr. XV: Cotrugli and de Raphaeli on business and bookkeeping in the Renaissance
Lomax Press, Stirling. 212 pagesBooks and Reports: Scholarly EditionsPublishing characteristics, geographic dispersion and research traditions of recent international accounting education research
British Accounting Review, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 264-280Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Emerging areas within the accounting curriculum
The Routledge Companion to Accounting Education. Wilson, R. M. (ed.). 1st edition. Routledge, pp. 314-343, 31 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersUsing Pacioli's pedagogy and medieval text in today's introductory accounting course
Journal of Accounting Education, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 16-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pacioli's Example Entries-a Conundrum Resolved?
Abacus, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 93-106Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
E-business internal audit: The elephant is still in the room!
Journal of Applied Accounting Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 43-63Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Factors that catalyse, facilitate and motivate the decision to implement activity-based costing in Jordanian industrial companies
Journal of Applied Accounting Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 18-36Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Teaching IFRS in the U.K.: Contrasting experiences from both sides of the university divide
Issues in Accounting Education, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 291-307Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Professional Accounting Body Affiliation: Shifting Priorities in the Transition from Student to Practitioner
Accounting Education, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 605-617Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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