Relative risk

regime plot to keep resource-rich underdeveloped communities or regions marginalised; and that these same condition also create other domestic pressures – economic, socio-political, or increased tension of another nature – which result in heightened risk of conflict. Assuming the two events are causally linked, there is no reason why causality should run in only one direction. For example, just as resource dependence could create conflict; it may be that conflict leads to greater natural…

2.1 Considerations to evaluate a strategic option Once the strategic decision makers have made a selection of potential strategies, they need to evaluate these options to choose the most appropriate strategy or combination of strategies (Louw & Venter, 2013:280). In the case of The Impala Platinum mine case study, the content of the overall cost leadership strategy chosen need to be evaluated for its contribution to the organisation’s objectives as recommended by (Louw & Venter, 2013:280).…

Inc. (Again, company as a whole as well as employees), and the decision-maker (myself). There are many legal implications and potential risks that arise if CleverTech Inc’s trade secrets are used within any of OpenTech’s products. Many detrimental risks would arise to OpenTech if a connection were to be found. Also, the decision-maker could face many legal risks posed by CleverTech Inc. It should be strongly noted also that CleverTech Inc. did not take the precautions of claiming superimposing…

the data of company is my responsibility. Security strategy plan helps to prepare an organization to face any type of unwanted security issues. As a security manager first thing I will do the Identification of threat, assessment of risk and controlling and mitigation actions should be planned, implementation of recovery strategies and continuity planning, and final step is documentation. I will plan my thoughts in an order • Establishing security roles and responsibilities •…

The critical requirement of the industry is to protect the data inside of your customer’s computer networks. With an every growing list of companies in the industry and an every present awareness of the risks as told by the news media the need is very apparent. Customers in the cyber security industry range from Colleges to medical facilities, financial companies to banks, major companies from retail to manufactures, including governments and the military…

The global financial crisis has highlighted the importance of early identification of the riskier banks, because this allows for solving the problem at lower cost. The factors that influence bank risk can be divided into two main groups: (1) bank specific factors, which are a result of direct managerial decision and includes non-deposit/wholesale funding, asset structure, capitalisation, profitability, efficiency and size and (2) factors related to industry structure and macroeconomic…

is used as standard references by the federal government appliances and networks to protect sensitive information. It reinforces the use of the ISMS risk management process and provides guidance to meet a minimum level of information security as required by the FISMA Act of 2002 (Wikipedia, n.d). Written policy should include multi-perspectives on risk including threats, asset, vulnerability space and its…

Alcohol may seem to be very innocent to people and a way to socialize with others even though that at times can be true it can also be very harmful and in some cases dangerous. Studies show that impulsivity has long been considered a risk factor for harmful alcohol use. Advances in neurocognitive models of impulse control have allowed substance abuse researchers to understand how dysfunction of specific cognitive mechanisms underlying behavioral control can contribute to substance use (Fillmore,…

Asset pricing theories help us to find out risks of assets and provide us with a framework to associate risks of assets with their expected returns. A large number of theories and models have been prevailed to relate the risk and return of various assets to aid practitioners in selecting investment portfolio. These theories include Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) and the Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM). The Arbitrage Pricing Theory is a theory developed by Stephen Ross (1976) and was later…

Risk can be measured in two ways namely, the market risk and specific risk. The market risk and specific risk are the components that make up the total risk of any investment. Market risk and specific risk are two different forms of risk that affect assets. Market risk is also referred to as systematic risk and it affects a large number of asset classes (Nickolas, 2015). Market risk is the risk inherent to invest in a specific market. Each of the markets has their own inherent risks and the…