through a modern day risk and uncertainty optic at the hidden mechanisms within the social world where enterprises operate …. Looking from this unique standpoint, where the long established social theory is reinvigorated by contemporary risk philosophy … contemporary risk theory offers a novel ecological view of the entrepreneur’s blind (mal) adaptation to their risk environment.  …

of expounding upon the technical difference between risk and uncertainty (as classically delineated by Frank Knight …Abstract The concepts of free will and uncertainty are inseparably intertwined. This interdisciplinary essay, instead …; second, the role of the limits of human knowledge in constraining the efficacy of the quest to battle uncertainty by building …

in Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR) certification and curators' uncertainty about how to interpret and apply this …' findings indicate that stakeholders in the audit and certification process viewed their uncertainty about how to apply the … concept of a DC in the context of an audit as a source of risk for digital repositories and the repositories' collections …

prior work by presenting a conceptual framework illustrating how firms can deal with persistent volatility, the ensuing risk … conceptual link of volatility, risk and cost in the supply chain, and outline how firms can develop a supply chain strategy by … leads to risk and higher cost in the supply chain. Instead the authors argue that the supply chain structure can mitigate …

(the ability both to exploit and explore) and mindfulness – to take a fresh perspective on the management of uncertainty …. The authors differentiate between “rule-based” and “mindfulness-based” reliability and explore project risk responses in … environments characterised by varying degrees of uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach Five case organisations across a range of …

Purpose – The concept of uncertainty is a relevant yet little understood area within supply chain risk management. Risk … uncertainty to the management of risk in supply chains, to gain a holistic understanding of its levels and nature. The proposed … uncertainty types in the supply chain context is novel, and therefore could enhance understanding of uncertainty and risk in …

In any environment which allows for individual and group enterprise, some degree of risk as well as elements of … uncertainty and expectation will be features of virtually every human endeavour. These three decision‐making categories are … theoretical scrutiny as well as empirical investigation of their incidence and relevance in economic life. Analysis of risk …

information being obtained and applied to every best value tender analysis that is carried out. As such, uncertainty must be … for utilising the uncertainty component in best value tender analysis in order to create a more transparent decision … to; the industry’s key performance indicators (KPIs), the client’s attitude to risk and provides a transparent audit …