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Enterprise Risk Management Initiative

Risk Appetite and Response

Side of Hunt

Apr 5, 2024

What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?

This article outlines how ERM differs from traditional risk management and how an ERM process can be one of the entity's most important strategic tools.
Kristy Hubard and Mark Beasley

Feb 23, 2024

Positioning ERM for Strategic Value

How can health systems effectively manage risk while pursuing innovation and transformation? In this video, Kristy Hubard of Novant Health shares how they have integrated ERM into strategic decision-making to create a risk-aware culture focused on achieving strategic objectives.

Apr 28, 2022

A Look Inside Disney’s Tax Battle

Explore the tax and financial implications of Florida's decision to revoke Disney's special municipal status. Poole College accounting professors analyze how this move affects Disney, Florida residents, and the broader corporate-political landscape.
Expert ERM Interview

Oct 6, 2021

New Resources: ERM Tools & Techniques

The ERM Initiative interviews John Fraser, Rob Quail and Betty Simkins about the 2nd edition of Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives.

Jul 14, 2021

Getting Started with ERM: A Guide for Nonprofits Templates

The ERM Initiative at NC State is pleased to offer this resource, Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Nonprofits. The guide includes a comprehensive set of practical tools and templates that organizations can download and use to advance their risk governance practices to navigate today’s rapidly changing risk landscape. 
Kate Kraycirik

Mar 23, 2021

Engaging Enterprise Resiliency Teams

An Interview with Kate Kraycirik, Director of ERM at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Jan 4, 2021

Improving Management Review Controls

Mark Beasley, Alan T. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Director of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative in the Poole College of Management at NC State University, is the co-author (along with John Fogarty and Doug Prawitt) of a thought paper, Perspectives on Management Review Controls: Challenges and Solutions, released by the Center for Audit Quality.  This thought paper provides information and insight on issues surrounding the design, implementation, execution, and documentation of MRCs. 

Jul 7, 2020

Getting Your Arms Around Risk Appetite

executives sometimes struggle to find ways to put their risk appetite into words so they can cascade that across the organization to business leaders who need it to make prudent business decisions. 
Frank Martens and Mark Beasley

Jun 16, 2020

COSO’s Thought Paper on Risk Appetite

ERM Initiative Director Mark Beasley interviewed Frank Martens, co-author of COSO's thought paper, "Risk Appetite: Critical to Success."

Frank Fronzo

May 1, 2018

Assigning Risk Owners

Frank Fronzo, Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Corporate Risk Officer at Estee Lauder talks about how his organization assigns risk owners.

Dec 8, 2016

2017 Top Risks Report: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2017

NC State's ERM Initiative, with Protiviti, has released the "Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2017" report, identifying global economic concerns, regulatory scrutiny, and cyber threats as major risks. The findings underscore the need for enhanced risk management and oversight.