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JUST RELEASED! 2019 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices - 10th Edition
April 2, 2019
While most executives perceive that uncertainties in the business environment are leading to more complex risk challenges for their organizations, few executives describe their organization’s approach to risk management...
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Cybersecurity: A Main Focus Topic for Boards
February 21, 2019
The Center for Audit Quality produced this tool to aid board members, specifically those who are tasked with cybersecurity risk oversight, in discussions with company management, CPAs and financial statement...
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Are Universities & Colleges Doing Enough to Manage Reputational Risk?
February 21, 2019
In a recent survey by United Educators, it is clear that more colleges and universities than ever are implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to prepare for and...
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Trends in Crisis Management & Strategies to Survive a Crisis
January 29, 2019
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...
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Top Risks Report 2019: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2019
December 13, 2018
REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2019 Top Risks for 2019 Annually, the ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, in conjunction with global consulting...
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The Age of Cloud Computing
June 26, 2018
The emergence of cloud computing has provided a significant opportunity for businesses to increase their business model capabilities and the ability to meet demand while avoiding investments in infrastructure and...
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Lessons from Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on the Global Supply Chain: The Role of Analytics
December 18, 2017
This item was written by Robert Handfield, Bank of American University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management and executive director of the Supply Chain Resource Collaborative in the NC State...
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Global, Social, Political and Technological Risks of 2017
December 12, 2017
Findings from the Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), published by the World Economic Forum, indicate five key challenges that the world now faces. Reviving economic growth and reforming market capitalism...
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In the Mind of Today’s CEO
December 12, 2017
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...
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GAO Report on Good Practices in ERM
December 12, 2017
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted a study that surveyed a number of governmental agencies on the practices they use to manage risk. The GAO aligned the six practices...
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Overview of How Boards and Executives are Using the Findings in the Top Risks for 2018 Report
December 7, 2017
Don Pagach, Director of Research for the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Jim DeLoach, Managing Director, Protiviti, about NC State’s and Protiviti’s annual research...
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2018 Top Risks Report: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2018
December 7, 2017
Board members and executives are concerned about the rapid pace of technological developments and disruptive innovation as they head into 2018, according to the results of the sixth annual ...
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What Are Audit Committees Really Thinking About?
November 27, 2017
Constantly evolving business and risk environments keep audit committees and company executives on their toes. A recent survey given by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute has identified six significant risks...
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Identifying and Evaluating Emerging Risks
October 9, 2017
Bonnie Hancock, Executive Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State University interviews Fred Stuckel, Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Audit at Express Scripts about how his organization identifies...
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Managing Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Risks
July 10, 2017
Mark Beasley, Deloitte Professor of ERM at NC State University, interviews Steve Dreyer, Head of Investor Communications – Americas, S&P Global Ratings, about emerging attention being placed on how...
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Global Survey: Execs Reporting Significant Risks – But Less-Than-Robust Efforts to Address Them
June 29, 2017
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, the...
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2017 Top Risks Report: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2017
December 8, 2016
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...
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Using Risk Profile Summaries to Oversee Top Risks
November 21, 2016
Mark Beasley, Deloitte Professor of ERM at NC State University, interviews Keith Cureton, Vice President of Global Compliance and Ethics at UPS based in Atlanta, about how risk information...
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The Audit Committee’s Role in Third-Party Risk Oversight
June 3, 2016
In the ordinary course of business, companies develop and manage hundreds of third-party relationships to carry out its operations. These organizations maintain a web of suppliers, distributors, sales personnel, and...
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The C-Suite Viewpoint of Cybersecurity
May 27, 2016
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...