Andrew D. Braden (1916 – 1993) was an American economist, accountant, and Professor of Accountancy at
Case Western Reserve University
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, known for his work on accounting principles in the 1960s.
Braden received his BS in education from
Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...
, and obtained his
Certified Public Accountant
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certificate. He started his academic career at the Case Western Reserve University in 1946 as instructor in Accounting. There he taught accountancy for more than 40 years, and became Professor of Accountancy and director of the Accounting and MBA programs.
The Andrew D. Braden Fund
. . Accessed 09.01.2915. In 1962 he published his main work ''Accounting principles'', co-authored with Robert G. Allyn. In memory of his work Case Western initiated the Andrew D. Braden Professor of Accounting and Auditing-chair, and the Andrew D. Braden Fund.
Selected publications
* Braden, Andrew D., and Robert G. Allyn.
Accounting principles
'' Van Nostrand, 1963.
;Articles, a selection:
* Braden, Andrew D. "The Need for Simplicity in the Teaching of Accounting." Accounting Review (1954): 499–500.
* Braden, Andrew D. "The Blackboard versus Projected Still Pictures in the Teaching of Accounting-An Experiment." ''Accounting Review'' (1954): 683–687.
References
External links
The Andrew D. Braden Fund
1916 births
1993 deaths
American business theorists
20th-century American economists
Accounting academics
Kent State University alumni
Case Western Reserve University faculty
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