A contingency-based framework for managing enterprise risk

Abstract

Although studies focused on contingency theories of enterprise risk management (ERM) as a critical facet of an organization's management control system abound, they have yielded few significant results. A review of the literature on ERM contingency theory and the factors that can affect ERM leads to a discussion of the impact of decentralization, organization size, and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Several hypotheses on possible interactions result in a contingency-based model for managing enterprise risk that takes into account the effects of these three factors on ERM practices, and offers organizational leaders guidance on how best to improve performance.