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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The Role of Management Accountants in the ERP System Implementation Process
Management Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. CHARTERED INST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS, pp. 93-94, 2 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Pacioli and humanism: Pitching the text in Summa Arithmetica
Accounting History, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 183-206Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The market for Luca Pacioli鈥檚 Summa Arithmetica
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 111-134Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The printing of pacioli鈥檚 summa in 1494: How many copies were printed?
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 125-145Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Translating theory into practice: Facilitating work-based learning through IT
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 50-58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The relationship between information technology and corporate financial reporting
Information Technology & People, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 11-30Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Using the world wide web in accounting research: A huge step forward or a new constraint?
British Accounting Review, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 395-407Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Strategy and impacts of expert systems for bank lending
Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 455-461Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Editorial Comment: The integration of expert systems within the accounting curriculum
Accounting Education, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 211-216Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The bank of Scotland's COMPASS-The future of bank lending?
Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 457-468Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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