May 23, 2023 The Value of Engaging Business Leaders in ERM Angela Hoon, Senior Vice President, Audit, Risk & Asset Protection at Advance Auto Parts, shares her insights about innovative ideas to engage senior leaders throughout the organization in robust discussions...
December 12, 2019 Top Risks Report 2020: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2020 REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2020 The ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at NC State University, in conjunction with global consulting firm Protiviti, annually surveys boards...
January 29, 2019 Helping Boards Make Better Decisions Recently, companies are facing more challenges and uncertainty caused by new technology development, dynamic expectations, and geopolitical polarization. Their boards play a critical role in improving their strategies and business...
January 29, 2019 Behaviors That Shape Corporate Culture Corporate culture and the behaviors that shape them are always a hot topic amongst c-level management, journalists, consultants and employees of the organization. There is a traditional and typically accepted...
January 29, 2019 Trends in Crisis Management & Strategies to Survive a Crisis There is an increased emphasis on crisis management by organizations around the world as both the frequency of crises and the impact of these crises are growing. An organization should...
February 7, 2018 Insights about the Role of a Chief Risk Officer Don Pagach, Director of Research for the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Keith Butler, Duke Energy, about his responsibilities as the company’s Chief Risk Officer. ...
June 29, 2017 Global Survey: Execs Reporting Significant Risks – But Less-Than-Robust Efforts to Address Them A global survey of executives finds that most view the world as increasingly risky, with many reporting a “significant operational surprise” over the past five years. However,...
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...
October 26, 2015 A Chief Compliance Officer’s Role in Risk Management Risks, rules, and regulations: Can today’s chief compliance officers keep up? It is commonly known that a company’s ability to assess and manage risks to meet stakeholder expectations...
October 1, 2015 Throwing Caution to the Wind: Effects of CEO Stock Option Pay CEO compensation over the years has increasingly become a hot topic. As such, researchers have been studying executive compensation for some time to better understand the relationship between CEO pay...
February 1, 2015 ERM Needs a Strategic Risk Leader The baton is often passed among different individuals as organizations try to assign leadership to the organization’s risk oversight process. For organizations that merely see risk management as a...
August 21, 2013 Managing Risks of ERP Implementations for Enterprise Success As companies grow, the time comes where the idea of an ERP solution becomes a reality. When businesses reach that point, they sometimes reluctantly make the plunge knowing the journey...
July 1, 2013 Board Oversight Much a Part of ERM Program Success (or Failure) A number of governance rules and regulations focus attention on the role of the board in an organization’s risk management process. Generally, the board is responsible for understanding and...
May 13, 2013 S&P Releases Scores for Management and Governance Evaluations S&P Releases Management and Governance Scores for Non-Financial Rated Companies On May 13, 2013, Standard & Poor’s announced that it has completed its initial scoring of their evaluation...
April 1, 2013 Framework for Building a More Risk-Aware Enterprise Compliance Structure Across the universe of enterprise risks, one would be hard-pressed to name a risk category more critical to organizations than compliance risk. Many businesses must face an increasingly complex set...
April 1, 2013 Crowdsourcing, A Tool to Tackle Emerging Strategic Risks Organizations are turning to “crowdsourcing” as part of their innovation strategy where they leverage the knowledge of “the crowd” to identify emerging trends and opportunities. A recent article in _Harvard...
December 1, 2012 SunGard Survey: How Are Companies Managing Financial Risk? This white paper presents the results of a recent study conducted by SunGard, a global provider of technology-related services and solutions. The purpose of the study was to gain an...
November 13, 2012 S&P’s Management and Governance Rating Criteria - 2012 NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Nov. 13, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today published its criteria for evaluating enterprises' management and governance credit factors in an article titled "Methodology: Management And Governance Credit...
October 2, 2012 Internal Audit’s Role in Risk Management Michael Somich, Executive Director of Internal Audit at Duke University, discusses with Dr. Mark Beasley his views about the role internal audit should play within an organization’s ERM process. ...
October 2, 2012 The Future of ERM Steve Dreyer, Managing Director and Practice Leader at Standard & Poors, speaks to whether he thinks Enterprise Risk Management is just another consultant’s fad or if it will be an...