Enterprise risk management represents a process of assessing exposure to risks in an institution. It is a systematic mechanism and a comprehensive tool for predicting events, including unexpected events, and their impacts. This paper is a conceptual study. It aims at designing a model for testing the mediation effect of information technology (IT) quality on the relationship between the enterpr...

A poor risk culture was one of the causes financial crisis. Surprisingly, there is no evidence link between and bank stability. Using a large sample European banks from 2004 to 2017, our paper shows that sound leads better performance. Our research design based on three steps. First, we developed new Sound Risk Culture Indicator Financial Stability Board (2014) framework. Second, estimated this...

BACKGROUND The independent influence of blood culture testing and bloodstream infection (BSI) on hospital mortality is unclear. METHODS We included all adults treated in non-psychiatric services at our hospital between 2004 and 2011. We identified all blood cultures and their results to determine the independent association of blood culture testing and BSI on death in hospital using proportio...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how proactiveness and risk-taking of entrepreneurial orientation appearing in SMEs and the level of performance-oriented and human-oriented dimension of national culture are related. Selective comparative research on eight hypotheses were established with data collected from 387 South Korea and Thailand SMEs to verify the level of relationship of two nat...

background: diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (uti) than non-diabetics .this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in tehran. methods: this cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during september and march 200...

Western science has developed powerful techniques for modeling and aiding important social decisions. One such technique is risk assessment. The relationship of risk to cultural context is apparent in a number of its facets, including its dependence on values and the (potential) clash between probabilistic versus deterministic views about states of the future. This paper is an examination of th...

Cultural influence is unavoidable in construction projects and a clear understanding of it is vital for successful risk management. This study aims to explore how culture influences contractors' risk management. A case study method is selected including four projects in China, Poland and Singapore. Data are collected through interviews and archival documents. Major risks are identified and risk...