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The Routledge Companion to Accounting and Risk book cover

1st Edition

The Routledge Companion to Accounting and Risk

Edited By Margaret Woods, Philip Linsley Copyright 2017
326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Providing a comprehensive overview, this book provides expert insights into risk from a wide range of accounting contexts. Key themes such as corporate governance, trust, uncertainty and climate change are covered by a global cast of contributing scholars. Supported by a series of illustrative case studies, the book brings together theory and practice. Essential reading for scholars and... Read more

1. Introduction (Philip Linsley & Margaret Woods)

Part I: Risk in Context

2. A historical perspective on risk management (Mark Billings)

3. Risk tools and risk technologies (Beth Kewell & Philip Linsley)

4. Insights into Corporate Governance and Risk (Anthony Devine & Philip Shrives)

Part II: Financial reporting and Risk

5. Financial Reporting Risks in Relation to Financial Instruments (Chu Yeong Lim & See Liang Foo)

6. Risk Reporting (Mahmoud Marzouk, Philip Linsley & Shraddha Verma)

7. Risk in Government Outsourcing and Risk-Sharing (Carolyn Cordery)

8. Carbon Risk Management in a Regulatory Context (Binh Bui)

Part III: Management accounting and risk

9. Supporting decision-making under uncertainty (Gillian Lees)

10. Risk and Performance Management (Tommaso Palermo)

11. Incorporating Risk Considerations into Planning and Control Systems (Christopher D. Ittner & Thomas Keusch)

12. Risk Reporting to the Board of Directors (Regine Slagmulder)

13. Supply Chain Quality Risk (Ying Kei Tse & Minhao Zhang)

14. Institutional Work and Embedded Agency (Anita Meidell & Katarina Kaarbøe)

Part IV: Risk Monitoring

15. Over-Compliance and the Conformity Trap (Gregory B. Vit)

16. Monitoring Shariah Non-Compliance Risk in Islamic Banking Institutions (Nunung N. Hidayah)

17. Technology and Business Risks (Kirstin Gillon)

18. Failed Decision-Making at Dexia? (Peter Verhezen & Marie Gemma Dequae)

19. Future Research in Accounting and Risk (Margaret Woods & Philip Linsley)

Biography

Margaret Woods is Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Risk at Aston Business School, Aston University, UK. Founder of the European Risk Research Network, her extensive publications on risk particularly have attracted international media interest. Her book of case studies, Risk Management in Organizations, was published in 2011.



Philip Linsley is Professor of Accounting and Risk at the York Management School, University of York, UK. His research interests are risk-related and include investigating risk disclosure, and risk and culture. He is particularly interested in applying the ideas of Mary Douglas to the accounting field.

'This unique collection of essays discusses a wide variety of risk and accounting issues, supported by rich case studies. An invaluable resource for both scholars and practitioners working at the intersections between risk management, financial reporting and managerial accounting.' Michael Power, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

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