This doctoral thesis examines the role of risk in manufacturing and service organisations andinvestigates whether managers believe that they can reduce risk significantly by the use ofproven company procedures or other well-established techniques. It reviews the problemsraised by financial risk...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore whether there is any relationship(s) between social and environmental disclosure and the financial market performance of the UK's largest companies. Design/methodology/approach – Two data sets were used in the study. The CSEAR database of UK...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore whether there is any relationship(s) between social and environmental disclosure and the financial market performance of the UK's largest companies. Design/methodology/approach – Two data sets were used in the study. The CSEAR database of UK...

This dissertation investigates the implementation of FRS 13 by UK non-financialcompanies, and assesses the impact of the Standard on both users and preparers of Annual Reports. The investigation involves (i) a content analysis of the reporting practices of companies on their derivatives usage...