Risk management and the business environment in South Africa

Long Range Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-276

  van Wyk, Jay ^a   Dahmer, William ^b   Custy, Mary C ^a  

^a Meerkat Associates   (United States)

^b Reserve Invest Cyprus Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRY; MARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; SHAREHOLDER; STAKEHOLDERS;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BUSINESS; CORRUPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2942696399     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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