August 17, 2021 Use Strategic Lingo Versus Risk Lingo When Engaging C-Suite Executives Often ERM leaders are frustrated at not being able to capture the attention of C-Suite executives when discussing risk issues. Sometimes ERM leaders find it challenging to engage with...
February 15, 2021 Enhancing Risk Management Governance and Leadership: Traits to Consider As the business world continues to grow in complexity, expectations that business leaders including the C-Suite and board of directors have the competencies to manage the unfolding risks triggered by...
December 9, 2020 Tools for Escalating Risk Issues to the C-Suite and Board The volume and complexities of risks on the horizon are at an all-time high. Not only are organizations navigating a multitude of risks triggered by the ongoing pandemic, but business...
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...
October 3, 2019 Revamping ERM: How Seven Companies Improved ERM Effectiveness Most ERM processes evolve over time to adapt to the changing needs of the organization and to look at the changing risk environment. This case study looks in depth at...
July 30, 2019 CEO and Board Risk Management Senior leaders often view threats in a vacuum, acknowledging their existence but missing the mark on how best to solve them. These leaders tend to know that threats are on...
February 21, 2019 CFO Signals Survey Deloitte provides this quarterly report to highlight the opinions and perceptions of CFO’s in international industries. More specifically, they attempt to explore CFOs’ perspectives on major economies, government policy,...
July 19, 2018 Are Boards Focused on the Right Risks? Recent studies conducted separately by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Protiviti/NC State highlight that “yesterday’s risks” that still preoccupy many boardroom...
March 20, 2018 2018 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices 2018 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices (9th Edition)
December 12, 2017 In the Mind of Today’s CEO Constantly evolving business environments have kept organizations around the globe on their toes, especially their CEOs. Each year, PwC conducts their Annual Global CEO Survey to discover and assess what...
February 23, 2017 2017 The State of Risk Oversight Report: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices NC State’s ERM Initiative, in partnership with the American Institute of CPAs, has just released its 2017 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices. Based...
January 4, 2017 Forget the Gym: Resolve to Make Your ERM Program Stronger! This time of year we focus on those things we’d like to improve in the coming year, and personal fitness and diet goals are frequently at the top of...
December 8, 2016 2017 Top Risks Report: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2017 Research conducted by the ERM Initiative at NC State University in partnership with Protiviti finds that executives across all types and sizes of organizations that span a number of industries...
August 25, 2016 2016 The State of Risk Oversight Report: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices NC State’s ERM Initiative, in partnership with the American Institute of CPAs, has just released its 2016 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices. Based...
May 27, 2016 The C-Suite Viewpoint of Cybersecurity As a menacing threat to virtually every organization, cybersecurity risks do not discriminate against any particular industry or geographic region. Every aspect of a company is susceptible to a cybersecurity...
April 18, 2016 Social Class Origins Impact Executive Risk Taking Social class and childhood upbringing can have a significant impact on an individual’s ambitions, perspectives, and decisions. However, little research has been conducted to make a connection on how...
January 20, 2016 A Risk Manager’s Role in Strategic Leadership A misalignment of risk priorities often exists between the risk manager and the executive decision makers. What can risk managers do to help them establish their significance and contribution to...
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 Research Report on Executive Perspectives of Top Risks for 2015 Research Report on Executive Perspectives of Top Risks for 2015