Abstract

JARABA, Isabel; NUNEZ, María Antonia  and  VILLANUEVA, Eduart. Strategic Risks. A Study of the Treatment Measures Implemented by the Big Private Companies in Antioquia, Colombia. Cuad. Contab. [online]. 2018, vol.19, n.47, pp.171-181. ISSN 0123-1472.  https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.cc19-47.reem.

The changes faced by the organizations may put at risk their normal development and affect the accomplishment of objectives and goals. Therefore, it is quite important that the organizations be able to manage those risk properly, through an identification, evaluation and treatment process. This research aimed to examine how the treatment measures used by big private companies in Antioquia allow to develop some knowledge empowering the directors for the decision-making, thus contributing to the organization growth. To attain this aim, a qualitative study was carried out examining different sources with documentary information related to this topic. This was intended to obtain instruments and tools enabling to appropriate this knowledge. In addition, semi-structured interviews were applied to top directors working in companies having a structure for the strategic risk management. The results from this research provide insights on the treatment measures to deal with strategic risks.

Keywords : strategic risks; strategic risk management; treatment measures; big private companies.

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