Risk management is the practice of identifying and analyzing loss exposures and taking steps to...
risk management process
The risk management process is the process of making and implementing decisions that will minimize the adverse effects of accidental business losses on an organization.
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Making these decisions involves a sequence of five steps: identifying and analyzing exposures to loss, examining feasible alternative risk management techniques to handle exposures, selecting the most appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementing the chosen techniques, and monitoring the results. Implementing these decisions requires performing the four functions of the management process: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources.
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Risk management techniques are the methods for treating risks.
Planning is the process of defining goals for the organization's future performance and determining...
Organizing is the process of creating a structure that makes optimum use of the resources required...
Leading involves guiding, leading, and motivating others to achieve plans.
Controlling is a function of the risk management process that involves monitoring to verify that...
