June 20, 2017 Observations about the State of ERM: A View From S&P Don Pagach, Director of Research for the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Steve Dreyer, Head of Investor Communications – Americas, S&P Global Ratings, about the...
March 23, 2017 Overcoming ERM Implementation Hurdles Bruce Branson, Associate Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Bailey Jordan, Partner with Grant Thornton, LLP. Bailey leads the firm’s Governance, Risk and...
February 1, 2017 Enterprise Risk Intelligence and its Importance Enterprise risk intelligence represents the knowledge required to appropriately and successfully apply an enterprise risk management (ERM) program. ERM programs have many known benefits; however, too few organizations successfully utilize...
January 18, 2017 Overcoming Common ERM Pitfalls Don Pagach, Director of Research for the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Nick Lemen, recently promoted after serving as Senior Director of ERM at Eli Lily...
June 27, 2016 Overview of ERM Practicum The ERM Initiative offers an ERM Practicum course whereby teams of three-to-four graduate students work in a hands-on capacity with executive management of an organization to advance its ERM processes....
October 29, 2015 Advancing ERM Earlier this month we held our fourth annual Advanced ERM Executive Education Workshop where we walked over 50 participants through an evaluation of their ERM processes and provided techniques for making...
October 1, 2015 Addressing Bribery and Corruption Risk As globalization continues apace, companies continue to face escalating risk from bribery and corruption threats. To manage this risk, companies must become more knowledgeable of third parties and proactively enforce...
September 1, 2014 Trends that are Shaping the Next Fifty Years The world has changed drastically over the past fifty years with advances in technology, and these advances will continue into the future. A recent article by McKinsey focuses on trends...
February 13, 2013 Strengthening the Role of the Chief Risk Officer in an Organization The role of chief risk officer (CRO) has been put under a microscope to understand methods and key success factors that can enhance the role. Organizations now, more than ever...
December 1, 2012 Managing the Risk of Disruptive Innovation Organizations often find themselves surprised by a competitor’s announcement of a new innovation. Such announcements can be hugely disruptive, and they hit the competitive environment in many forms, such...
October 2, 2012 Engaging Business Unit Leaders in Discussing Enterprise Risks Paul Zavolta, Director of ERM at Alpha Natural Resources, provides an overview of how ERM is treated at Alpha Natural Resources. He speaks of how he feels the company’s...
October 2, 2012 Getting Started with ERM Often times executives brush off any ERM initiative by stating they have smart people on the board or on management teams. David Hughes, Assistant VP of ERM and Business Continuity...
October 1, 2012 Managing Risks of the Mobile Enterprise Mobile devices are becoming more and more integral in the workplace today, as they are used for field work, file-sharing, and business processes. With the widespread use of mobiles, and...
July 27, 2012 Mature Risk Management Drives Financial Performance In a recent survey, Ernst & Young assessed the maturity level of risk management practices and found a positive relationship between risk management maturity and financial performance. It was revealed that...
July 1, 2012 Increasing Percentages of Organizations are Embracing Enterprise Risk Management Recent research conducted by faculty who lead the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative at North Carolina State University reports a steady increase in the percentage of organizations that claim to...
June 1, 2012 Super Bowl Embraced ERM Imagine being responsible for managing risks related to the NFL Super Bowl. With the millions of viewers drawn to this event each year, one shudders to think about an event...
June 1, 2012 Categorizing Risks for More Effective Risk Management Organizations often employ a rules-based model to manage risk; however history suggests that such an approach may not be an effective way to manage all types of risk. This Harvard...
May 17, 2012 Sustainability: Considerations that Can’t be Ignored from a Strategic Perspective The topic of sustainability means a host of things to people. Many view it from a “going green” or “social responsibility” perspective. While there is value in considering sustainability related...
May 1, 2012 How to Manage Risks Associated with Organic Growth Strategies A sound approach to organic growth enables an organization to sustain itself through the toughest circumstances in the business environment. The authors of this Harvard Business Review article believe that...
May 1, 2012 Risks Associated with Product Development With over 50 years of experience in advising companies on product development efforts, the authors of this Harvard Business Review article present six flawed assumptions that bring rise to risks associated...