... risk management activities would represent the fitting counterpart to this development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the state of risk management activities in business schools and evaluates the presence of discrepancies from first-best practices found in the corporate sector. Design...

... and draws on the corporate risk management literature to derive general design principles for managing risk‐taking in business schools. These are matched with a review of the regulation literature to evaluate regulatory effectiveness. Findings Business schools are facing a double‐hurdle test when...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Stakeholder analysis Change management Risk management Corporate strategy Let it be noted that there is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in its success, than to set up as a leader...

... Strategic alliances Risk management Biotechnology Small to medium‐sized enterprises Europe Strategic alliances aim at reducing risk and uncertainty for all partners (Niosi, 2003). When firms use alliance relationships, the decisions they must make concern the following questions: 1. How...

... eaten two‐thirds of it. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Chairmen Governance Risk management Leadership Boards of Directors Scandal, shareholder activism, ever greater governance demands, risk considerations, the vexed question of the extent of corporate responsibility...