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Poole College of Management
Enterprise Risk Management Initiative

Briefs and Insights

Jul 1, 2009

Global Integrity Survey

Compliance Week’s survey on global ethics and integrity programs reveals key risks like ethics reporting and third-party compliance. It offers insights into best practices for mitigating operational, bribery, and reputational risks.

Jul 1, 2009

Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms

Discover Forrester’s analysis of enterprise GRC platforms, featuring evaluations of top vendors and insights into how these tools improve risk management and governance processes.

Jun 1, 2009

Internal Audit’s Role in Managing Reputation Risk

Reputational risks and corporate missteps are having more significant impacts on bottom lines and stakeholder perceptions of companies than ever before. Therefore, companies are recognizing the importance of reputational risk and placing a greater emphasis on reputational risk management. Internal audit departments can play a significant role in helping companies manage reputational risks through their advisory and monitoring efforts.

Jun 1, 2009

Culture of Candor

Discover how fostering a culture of transparency and candor enhances corporate governance, decision-making, and sustainable leadership. Learn actionable steps for creating openness and trust.

Jun 1, 2009

Risk Preparedness

Learn how Deloitte’s risk intelligence philosophy guides organizations in preparing for business disruptions, enhancing resilience, and using risk avoidance strategies to ensure faster recovery and competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Jun 1, 2009

Balancing Enterprise Risk Management and Enterprise Performance Management

This paper examines how poorly executed risk management contributed to the economic collapse and suggests integrating risk and performance management to balance prevention and value generation for long-term organizational success.

May 31, 2009

Reputation Management

Jay Stuller highlights how reputational management is more complex than ever, with constant scrutiny and decreasing trust in businesses. Learn strategies for managing reputational risk and maintaining stakeholder trust in today's evolving landscape.

May 1, 2009

Seven Question Guide to Assessing Your Enterprise Risk Management Practices

Risk professionals should consider seven questions in evaluating risk management tools, improving risk management practices, and assessing the state of ERM in an organization. Professionals should ask these seven questions: (1) if the risk management process really assesses risk; (2) if the risk assessment is context-driven; (3) if the risk management process address root causes of failure; (4) what business performance says about risk; (5) what the organization's risks say about its controls; (6) what the organization's controls say about its risks; and (7) if the professionals and their organizations are up for the task of risk management.

May 1, 2009

Increasing Oversight by Audit Committees

Post-financial crisis, audit committees are prioritizing enhanced risk oversight, quality information, and stronger connections with management to improve corporate governance and create shareholder value.

Apr 15, 2009

Importance of Risk Management Mindset

Many companies that were unprepared for the current economic situation have become hesitant to make decisions regarding the future. For companies to regain confidence in making these decisions there needs to be a realization that risk management models are only as good as the decisions that are made based on the models. As a result, the risk management mindset is just as important as the model. Companies can focus on their risk management mindset by re-defining risk to include a more integrated view of risk and constructing a new "risk architecture" that incorporates information external to the company and looks at interdependencies to help make better decisions and more successfully manage their risks.