Accounting, hybrids and the management of risk

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 942-967

  Miller, Peter ^a   Kurunmäki, Liisa ^a   O'Leary, Ted ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 54049137215     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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