Sustainable Business Performance and Risk Management: Risk Assessment Tools in the Context of Business Risk Levels Related to Threats and Opportunities

Dedication
Content Overview
Contents
List of abbreviations
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Summary
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual framework of the organizational business processes
	2.1 Actual approaches and perspectives related to organizational business processes
		2.1.1 Current aspects regarding the process approach
		2.1.2 Specific attributes of the organizational business processes
			2.1.2.1 Attributes of the marketing and sales processes
			2.1.2.2 Attributes of the contracting processes
			2.1.2.3 Attributes of the financial processes
			2.1.2.4 Attributes of the procurement processes
			2.1.2.5 Attributes of the production processes
			2.1.2.6 Attributes of the planning processes
			2.1.2.7 Attributes of the after-sales processes
			2.1.2.8 Attributes of the quality assurance processes
		2.1.3 Characteristics of the organizational business process interactions
	2.2 New business trends related to outsourcing and backsourcing organizational business processes
		2.2.1 Characteristics regarding the motivation of the outsourcing and backsourcing decisions
		2.2.2 Main factors that determine decisions related to outsourcing organizational business processes
		2.2.3 Main factors that determine decisions related to backsourcing organizational business processes
		2.2.4 New approaches related to outsourcing and backsourcing organizational  business processes
3 Specific approaches related to risk assessment in the context of ensuring sustainable performance
	3.1 Approaches related to risk assessment in specialized literature
		3.1.1 Defining elements regarding risks in connection with sustainable performance in organizations
		3.1.2 The importance of the organizational context in risk assessment related to organizational business processes
		3.1.3 Premises for risk assessment integration in organizations
		3.1.4 Risk assessment related to organizational business processes
	3.2 Considerations related to risk assessment in the context of ensuring sustainable performance
		3.2.1 Methods used in the risk assessment process in relation with ensuring sustainable performance in organizations
		3.2.2 New perspectives related to ensuring sustainable business performance by harnessing risks as opportunities for organizations
4 Study concerning risk assessment related to organizational business processes
	4.1 Study related to the risk assessment process in small and medium-sized enterprises compared to large companies
		4.1.1 General context of the research
		4.1.2 Objectives and research methodology
		4.1.3 Research results concerning risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises
		4.1.4 Research results concerning risk assessment in large companies
		4.1.5 Analysis of the research results regarding risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises compared to large companies
	4.2 Study concerning the interrelation between risk assessment related to business processes and the organizational context
		4.2.1 General context of the research
		4.2.2 Objectives and research methodology
		4.2.3 Research results concerning the interrelation between risk assessment related to business processes and the organizational context
			4.2.3.1 Risk assessment and internal factors
			4.2.3.2 Risk assessment and external factors
5 Risk assessment related to the interactions between business processes in relation with the critical factors of sustainable performance
	5.1 Study regarding organizational business processes and critical factors of sustainable performance
		5.1.1 General context of the research
		5.1.2 Objectives and research methodology
		5.1.3 Research results related to organizational business process from sustainable performance point of view
		5.1.4 Research results related to the critical factors of sustainable performance in organizations
	5.2 Risk assessment related to the interactions between organizational business processes using the PDCA method
		5.2.1 General context of the research
		5.2.2 Objectives and research methodology
		5.2.3 Research results concerning risk assessment related to the interactions between organizational business processes
		5.2.4 Evaluating the probability of occurrence and the consequences of risks related to interactions between business processes using the PDCA method in organizations
	5.3 Risk assessment related to the interactions between the organization and outsourced business processes using the PDCA method
		5.3.1 General context of the research
		5.3.2 Objectives and methodology
		5.3.3 Research results regarding the evaluation of the probability of occurrence and the consequences of risks related to the interactions between the organization and outsourced business processes using the PDCA method
6 Possibilities of improving risk assessment related to organizational business processes in the context of ensuring sustainable performance
	6.1 Applying the PDCA and FMEA methods during the risk assessment process related to organizational business processes
		6.1.1 General context of the research
		6.1.2 Objectives and research methodology
		6.1.3 Research results related applying the PDCA and FMEA methods during the risk assessment process related to organizational business processes
		6.1.4 Determining the probability of occurrence, consequences and probability of detection during the risk assessment process related to organizational business processes
		6.1.5 Determining the probability of occurrence, consequences and probability of detection during the risk assessment process related to interactions between the organization and outsourced business processes
	6.2 Applying the PDCA and FMEA methods during the risk assessment process related to organizational business processes in relation with the identification of business opportunities
		6.2.1 General context of the research
		6.2.2 Objectives and research methodology
		6.2.3 Determining the probability of occurrence, consequences and probability of detection during the risk assessment process related to organizational business processes in relation with the identification of business opportunities
		6.2.4 Determining the probability of occurrence, consequences and probability of detection during the risk assessment process related to interactions between the organization and outsourced business processes in relation with the identification of business opportunities
	6.3 Developing a model for risk assessment related to organizational business processes using the proposed methods
		6.3.1 Description of the proposed risk assessment model related to organizational business processes using the proposed methods
		6.3.2 Research results regarding to the validation of the proposed model related to organizational business processes using the proposed methods
		6.3.3 Research results regarding the estimated effects of the proposed model related to organizational business processes using the proposed methods
7 Conclusions
8 Bibliography
9 Annexes