The usefulness of inaccurate models: Towards an understanding of the emergence of financial risk management

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 638-653

  Millo, Yuval ^a   MacKenzie, Donald ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67349275712     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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