Foundational Issues in Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1647-1656

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Foundational issues; Principles; Risk terminology

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; PRESENT SITUATION; PRINCIPLES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FIELD SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 84867030596     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01798.x     Document Type: Article

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