The risk factors | Business risk | Control risk | High risk | Low risk | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
1) Sales are generated from concentrated with a few major customers. | 52 | 31.7 | 112 | 68.3 | 118 | 71.8 | 46 | 28.2 |
2) The company is exposed to potentially significant liabilities that can arise from past and present waste deposal activities. | 99 | 61.1 | 63 | 38.9 | 150 | 91.5 | 14 | 8.5 |
3) The company’s capability to continue critical operations and processes is highly dependent on its suppliers. | 25 | 15.2 | 139 | 84.8 | 141 | 86 | 23 | 14 |
4) The company does not have efficient access to the capital it needs to fuel its growth, execute its strategies, and generate further financial returns. | 93 | 56.7 | 71 | 43.3 | 113 | 68.9 | 51 | 31.1 |
5) The company’s operations create a large number of faulty or non-performing products or services. | 25 | 15.2 | 139 | 84.8 | 133 | 81.1 | 31 | 18.9 |
6) The company does not have an effective process to obtain relevant information about the external environment. | 53 | 32.3 | 111 | 67.7 | 124 | 75.6 | 40 | 24.4 |
7) A major competitor or a new entrant introduces a new product that will threaten the company’s competitive advantage. | 78 | 47.6 | 86 | 52.4 | 161 | 98.2 | 3 | 1.8 |
8) The company’s organizational structure does not support change of the company’s business strategies. | 3 | 1.8 | 160 | 98.2 | 149 | 90.9 | 15 | 9.1 |
9) Changes in regulations and actions by national or local regulators with resulted in increased competitive pressures and significantly affect the company’s ability to efficiently conduct business. | 25 | 15.2 | 139 | 84.8 | 116 | 70.7 | 48 | 29.3 |
10) The company’s processes do not consistently meet or exceed costumer expectations because of lack of customer focus. | 110 | 67.1 | 54 | 32.9 | 117 | 71.3 | 47 | 28.7 |
11) The productivity of the product development process is significantly less than more innovative competitors. | 33 | 20.1 | 131 | 79.9 | 119 | 72.6 | 45 | 27.4 |
12) Exposure to changes in the earnings capacity or economic value of the firm as a result of changes in financial market variables (e.g. currency rates). | 35 | 21.3 | 129 | 78.7 | 89 | 54.3 | 75 | 45.7 |
13) Budgets and business plans are not realistic. | 90 | 54.9 | 74 | 45.1 | 60 | 36.6 | 104 | 63.4 |
14) The company’s operation is sensitive to technology changes. | 23 | 14 | 141 | 86 | 120 | 73.2 | 44 | 28.8 |
15) The company has no process performance measures that can provide reliable portrayal of business performance. | 34 | 20.7 | 130 | 79.3 | 141 | 86 | 23 | 14 |
16) The personnel responsible for managing and controlling the organization or a business process are not competent. | 11 | 6.7 | 153 | 93.3 | 151 | 92.1 | 13 | 7.9 |
17) The communication system within the organization is ineffective and results in messages that are inconsistent with authorized responsibilities or established measures. | 23 | 14 | 141 | 86 | 117 | 71.8 | 46 | 28.2 |
18) Access to information is inappropriately granted or refused. | 82 | 50 | 82 | 50 | 150 | 91.5 | 14 | 8.5 |