The present study addresses the communication between professionals of information technology (IT) and its users in the corporate environment of Curitiba (Brazil). The main aim was to analyze communication problems and implications for management and marketing. Empirical research examined...

Expert systems are built with the help of: specialised programming languages or expert system generators (shell). But this structure was reached after tens of years of work and research, because expert systems are nothing but pragmatic capitalisation of the results of research carried out in...

The best strategy to cope with natural hazards is the integral risk management, which involves all participants, decides on the basis of risks and also accepts a residual risk. Therefore, a substantial risk dialogue is essential not only to encourage self-responsibility. Even if throughout the...

Purpose –This paper seeks to show optimal strategies for firms to cope with analysis and management of risks. Design/methodology/approach - Empirical and experimental studies on gender differences in risk analysis and risk management are reported and assessed. Findings - Women appear less...

The banks have an important role in economy. There is any bank without a risky activity. The goal of this paper is to show that the external auditors have an important role to play in monitoring banks’ risks, and that they are in compliance with supervisory practice. Also, the risk of bank...

The intern audit has an important role in economy. There is any institution without a risky activity. The goal of this paper is to show the importance of intern audit in providing an independent evaluation of risk management, of controlling and of process management.