Nature, extent and antecedents of risk management in accounting, law and biotechnology firms in Australia Ekanayake, Samson and Subramaniam, Nava 2012, Nature, extent and antecedents of risk management in accounting, law and biotechnology firms in Australia, Accounting, accountability and performance, vol. 17, no. 1 and 2, pp. 23-48. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Nature, extent and antecedents of risk management in accounting, law and biotechnology firms in Australia Author(s) Ekanayake, Samson Subramaniam, Nava Journal name Accounting, accountability and performance Volume number 17 Issue number 1 and 2 Start page 23 End page 48 Total pages 26 Publisher Griffith University : Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics Place of publication Nathan, Qld. Publication date 2012-01 ISSN 1445-954X Keyword(s) Enterprise risk management governance professional service firms accounting firms SMF's Summary This paper provides empirical evidence on the nature and the extent of risks faced by small and medium-sized biotechnology and professional service firms (accounting and law) in Australia, as well as on the style of their adopted risk management methods and approaches. The findings of the study indicate that the top three risks faced by these firms are related to reputation, recruiting and retaining skilled staff, and cost management. The study also finds that more than half of the respondent firms manage risk in an integrated manner. The results of this study provide useful insights into the nature, extent and driving forces of risk management practices in these firms. Language eng Field of Research 150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Griffith University : Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30049045 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Accounting, Economics and Finance   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 10:40:10 EST Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 12:01:01 EST Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 12:02:08 EST Fri, 23 Nov 2012, 09:38:15 EST Fri, 23 Nov 2012, 09:39:10 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 11:49:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 216 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 10:39:51 EST by Aysun Alpyurek