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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.
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Mar 3, 2025

Risk Meets Reality: Weathering Extreme Events

Extreme weather events are disrupting operations, supply chains, and financial stability. Explore expert insights on climate risks, resilience strategies, and how businesses can adapt to an unpredictable future.
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Feb 5, 2025

Board Oversight of Risks: Strengthening ERM for Effective Risk Governance

Boards play a critical role in enterprise risk management. Learn how directors oversee risk, define risk appetite, and enhance governance through structured oversight for long-term organizational resilience.

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.

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

Board Risk Oversight Associated with Lower Tax Burden

Learn how board oversight enhances corporate tax planning, reducing tax uncertainty and risks. NC State research reveals the importance of strategic board involvement in ERM efforts.

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. 

Jun 9, 2020

Capturing Supply Chain Risk Management Lessons Revealed by COVID-19

COVID-19 emphasizes supply chain vulnerabilities. Discover lessons on diversification, balancing cost and risk, and strategies to strengthen resilience against future crises.

Jan 24, 2020

Preventing Metrics from Replacing Your Strategy

Explore how linking metrics to strategy can lead to surrogation risks, exemplified by Wells Fargo. Learn best practices to align metrics with strategic goals and maintain ethical practices.

Jan 16, 2020

Transforming Reputation Risk Management

Explore how organizations can proactively manage reputation risk by separating signals from noise, identifying third-rail issues, and forecasting long-tail crises to protect their brand and mitigate financial losses.