REPORT OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Abstract The 1961 annual meeting of the American Accounting Association was held on August 28, 29, and 30 in Austin, Texas with the College of Business Administration of the University of Texas as host. At the Plenary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the following speakers discussed the topics indicated: "Accounting Innovation and the Psychology of Change," by Gardner M. Jones, Michigan State University; "Principles of Divisional Income Determination," by Gordon Shillinglaw, Columbia University; "New Directions in Tax Administration," by Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States Treasury Department; "Business Information Systems," by Robert E. Pfenning, Comptroller, General Electric Company; "A Critique of Standard Costs," by David Solomons, University of Pennsylvania; "Accounting Data for Purposes of Control," by Robert K. Jaedicke, Stanford University; and "Should We Discard the Income Concept?" by Maurice Moonitz, Director of Research, American Institute of Accountants.
- DOI
- 10.2308/tar-7098072
- Volume
- 37 (1)
- Pages
- 103-104
- Language
- en
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