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| Home / Risk Glossary / Emergent Risk | 21 March, 2010 | |
Emergent Risk (Definition)The term Emergent Risk is used to describe risks that are poorly understood, but are expected to grow greatly in siginificance. Unlike other risks, emergent risks do not have a track record which can be used to estimate likely probabilities and expected losses. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: It hasn't been a good summer for the food industry in North America, with major outbreaks of Salmonellosis and Listeriosis. What can we learn from these even if we aren't in the food industry?
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