Critical success factors for risk management systems

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 551-581

  Yaraghi, Niam ^a   Langhe, Roland G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

case study; critical success factors; factor analysis; grounded theory; risk management systems; success criteria

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDED THEORY; RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SUCCESS CRITERIA;

DESIGN; RESEARCH;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79960906677     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2010.547253     Document Type: Article

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