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Professor Russell Craig's Outputs (3)

A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832 (2016)
Journal Article
McBride, K., Hines, T., & Craig, R. (2016). A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832. Business History, 58(6), 925-946. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2016.1153068

We draw on archival resources and maritime and accounting history literature to explore the role of Royal Navy (RN) pursers between 1665 and 1832. Through an agency theory lens, we investigate accounting-related practices pursers used to control cons... Read More about A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832.