Enterprise is often described as risk for reward, but it may be possible to reduce
the risk while improving returns. According to SEDA, failure rates of SMMEs in
South Africa range from 70 to 80 percent. The need for this study arose when it
was found that most SMMEs did not have a formal system in place to mitigate their
risks right from the outset in the feasibility study, the business plan design and the
start–up of the business. This lack of mitigation controls could be a result of a lack
of understanding of the enterprise risk management (ERM) methodology or an
inappropriate ERM decision–making model to assist them in a way that would
mitigate their risk and minimise financial losses.
The ERM approach can anticipate unplanned occurrences and is a systematic way
of foreseeing the future. Entrepreneurs and business owners take on risks to
pursue new business objectives within their respective risk appetites. This study
also evaluated several models of risk identification and the ERM methodology. In
this study an ERM model, ISO 31000, was applied in a business case and a
comparison was made between the risks identified in the business plan and the
ERM approach. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4473 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Heyneke, Petrus Erasmus |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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