Managing Political Risk: Controlling Loss, Finding Opportunity

Many companies do not actively measure and manage political risk, an observation validated by our 2011 Global Risk Management Study.

In this paper, Accenture argues that political risk can indeed be measured and managed, and proposes a detailed three-stage methodology for integrating political risk into an organization’s existing risk management programs. The ability to manage political risk can operate as a political differentiator for companies on the road to achieving high performance.

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