OBJECTIVES To identify common risk types occurring in emergency departments (EDs). To compare the risks occurring between different emergency departments. DESIGN Application of a typology of risks to a database of critical incidents. Comparison of results of applying typology to group of critical incidents collected in a uniform manner in four different EDs. SETTING EDs in two teaching hosp...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects are considered to be expensive, time-consuming, difficult to manage, and extremely risky. ERP projects are risky from the strategic, operational, technical and organisational perspectives. The risks and critical success factors of ERP projects have been widely studied, and the management of risks is crucial to a successful ERP project. Generic risk an...

Development is defined sustainable when it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Pivoting on social, environmental and economic aspects of food chain sustainability, this paper presents the concept of sustainable food safety based on the prevention of risks and burden of poor health for generations to come. Under this resp...

This paper presents the main results of a research on the risks incurred by the Metropolitan District of Quito considering the people’s mobility and areas accessibility issues. This analysis relies on a methodology implemented within the framework of a programme called “Information System and risks within the Metropolitan District of Quito” carried out by the French Development Research Institu...

Research on the major risk factors for traditional projects is abundant; however, despite research citing increased communication and trust issues in virtual environments, research on the major risks for projects conducted in virtual environments is scarce. This paper addresses that void by reporting on a research study of virtual project risk that culminated in a survey of 107 virtual project ...