The Routledge Companion to Accounting and Risk / Edition 1

by Margaret Woods, Philip Linsley

Overview

Accounting for risk has taken on dramatically increasing importance since the onset of the global financial crisis. This comprehensive volume provides an overview of the entire field.

Key themes such as corporate governance, trust, pensions, uncertainty and Islamic finance are covered by a global array of contributing scholars. The book is supported by a series of new case studies which help to bring together theory and practice.

Supplemented by a section detailing research opportunities in the field, this volume provides essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners charged with accounting for risk in the business world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138860124
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/27/2017
Series:	Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Margaret Woods is Professor of Accounting at Aston University, UK

Philip Linsley is Senior Lecturer and Head of Accounting & Finance at the University of York, UK

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Risk in Context 1. A Historical Perspective on Risk Management 2. Risk Management and Corporate Governance 3. Trust and Risk 4. Risk Appetite 5. Enterprise Risk Management: The Story so Far Part 2: Financial reporting and risk 6. Financial Statements as Statements of Risk 7. Accounting for Risk: Pensions 8. Accounting for Risk: Financial Instruments 9. Risk Reporting 10. Financial Innovations for Risk: Social Bonds Part 3: Management Accounting and Risk 11. Supporting Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: The Management Accountant as Risk Manager 12. Integrating Risk and Performance 13. Internal Risk Reporting to the BoD 14. Supply Chain Risk Part 4: Risk Monitoring 15. Risk, Behaviour and Control Systems 16. Monitoring Shariah Compliance Risk in Islamic Banks 17. The Risk World of the External Auditor 18. The Professionalization of Risk Management Part 5: The Future 19. Research Opportunities in Risk Management

Editorial Reviews

'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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