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The Accounting Profession Goes To War: Accounting Contributions To World War Ii, Mark Ernest Jobe
The Accounting Profession Goes To War: Accounting Contributions To World War Ii, Mark Ernest Jobe
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the World War II era ushered in a period of dynamic upheaval in American society. To safely navigate the stormy seas of commerce and governance, men of integrity, ability, and leadership were essential. Time and again, the nation turned to accountants to chart the proper course. And the accounting profession responded to the war and all its concomitant demands in a most splendid fashion. While the accounting profession was actively engaged in promoting the war effort, the war was exerting its own influences by shaping the duties, demands, and prestige of the accounting profession. The profession responded to the war …