This paper examines the adoption of a formal risk management framework in a large public sector organisation. The paper shows the relevance of risk management as an accountability tool, extended by means of disclosure to the scrutiny of distant others. The paper also reveals how the use of risk...

This report which was published by CARR and the University of Plymouth, explores the issue of how financial institutions are increasingly investing in programmes to understand and manage their risk cultures. Despite near universal agreement that the organisational risk culture of banks and other...

The risk culture of financial organizations is a popular area of focus at the current time, with regulators, advisory organizations, professional/trade institutes and financial organizations themselves all providing their view on the subject. However, despite the wealth of commentary there...

This chapter explores the ways in which a large-scale accounting system, known as Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting and Compliance, contributes to the construction and organization of a new market for recreational cannabis in the US state of Colorado. Mobilizing the theoretical lenses...

This study aims at developing a performance measurement system (PMS) for research and development (R&D) activities carried out by public research centres. Public research institutions are characterized by multiple stakeholders with different needs, and the management of R&D activities requires...