Confronting Risk :The Scientist [2006-11-01]


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Confronting Risk To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, there is 'what you know,' 'what you know you don't know,' and 'what you don't know you don't know.' While these unknowns have always been present in business, today more boards of directors are asking management the simple question: Have you identified our risks? This is driven in part by the push for corporate transparency, big patent and product liability