Titolo The usefulness of accounting information for decision-making purposes in an Italian company from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century Periodico Contabilità e cultura aziendale Anno: 2022 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 29 - Pagina finale: 52
Introduction: Accounting history research on cost accounting theory and practice is still at an early stage in Italy for two main reasons. The first relates to the im-portance that the double-entry bookkeeping technique assumes in Italy, charac-terised by a typical financial focus, and the second to the delay with which Italy en-tered the industrialisation process.