The risk management of nothing

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 849-855

  Power, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68149179664     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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