A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING RISKY SITUATIONS
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in The International Journal of Organizational Analysis
- Vol. 6 (1), 5-31
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028876
Abstract
This paper presents a framework consisting of seven logically linked considerations yielding nine strategies for managing risky situations. The framework provides a comprehensive method any entity can use to determine its strategy for managing a risky situation. The framework goes beyond the issue of calculating risk to asking how it might be managed The framework is applied in an example involving a human resources manager making a series of three related choices. It is also applied to the choices of strategies for a chief financial officer facing currency rate fluctuations and excessive taxes on profit.Keywords
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