RISK MANAGEMENT

 

 

Issue

 

Organisations face many risks. Each has the potential to adversely affect its financial performance and create a negative image of the organisation in the eyes of its stakeholders. It is important to have in place a Risk Management Policy that recognises each prospective risk, how it may emerge and a Procedure that identifies the best way to manage it. Failure to properly manage risks may be serious enough for your organisation to fail. There is much for many organisations to contemplate in the development of such a policy so what needs to be considered?

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Issue

 

Organisations that increase their business activity, which may include sourcing, production, or distribution, or indeed all of these, increase their exposure to business risk. This is particularly so in a buyer’s market for goods and services, which contributes to an increasingly pressured risk environment. Here we’ll look at the risks posed by competitors, customers and suppliers and provide an insight on how they may be managed.

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Issue

 

In an increasingly electronic age, the risk posed by information technology (IT) increases significantly. Have you ever noticed how little work is done in the office when the “server is down” or the power is temporarily disconnected? All organisations rely on IT to a lesser or greater extent and the level of risk created by using IT increases as the organisation becomes more reliant on it. What are the risks here and how might we go about managing them?

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