Attitudes of UK managers to risk and uncertainty
Christine Helliar
(The authors are a research team based at the University of Dundee.)
Alasdair Lonie
(The authors are a research team based at the University of Dundee.)
David Power
(The authors are a research team based at the University of Dundee.)
Donald Sinclair
(The authors are a research team based at the University of Dundee.)
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Abstract
The authors provide an overview of their research into the attitudes of UK managers to risk and uncertainty. They find that, when it comes to decision making, managers in UK enterprises tend to focus on loss aversion rather than risk aversion. They found that managers’ personal attitudes to risk were often more important than risk management systems and their appropriateness.
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Citation
Helliar, C., Lonie, A., Power, D. and Sinclair, D. (2001), "Attitudes of UK managers to risk and uncertainty", Balance Sheet, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/09657960110696717
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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