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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study on accounting as a technology: from a historical view

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 21K01813
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07100:Accounting-related
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

Shimizu Yasuhiro  神戸大学, 経営学研究科, 教授 (80324903)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords会計史 / 帳簿組織 / 西洋式簿記 / 和式帳合
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Regarding the state of accounting technologies, I conducted a historical case study. Specifically, I researched accounting books during the Meiji period in a Japanese company that used two accounting systems simultaneously: Western-style double-entry bookkeeping and an accounting system heavily influenced by Western-style bookkeeping and Indigenous recording systems (choai). Through this analysis, it became evident that even in disseminating standardized accounting knowledge worldwide, variations in the techniques used were apparent.

Free Research Field

会計史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

会計は,経済事象を貨幣的に測定し,報告するだけの単なる技術であると理解されがちである。会計を支える技術は,さらにこのような機械的な理解がなされる傾向がある。しかし,会計技術は社会や一般的な技術によって規定されるものではあるが故に,ある時代に用いられた会計記録を検討することにより,同時代の技術のあり方を推測するのに有効である。また,技術変化は職能に変化を及ぼしうるものであり,この点は現代にも通用する視点であると考える。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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