The risk factors

Business risk

Control risk

High risk

Low risk

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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