BUS-G456 Non-Market Risk Consulting

• 16 weeks
• 3 credits
• Prerequisite(s): BUS-G 202 with grade of C or higher

Firms traditionally focus on outcomes: product quality, delivery time, cost and pricing. Less attention has been given to process: environmental impacts, worker conditions and governance. With the reduction in communication and coordination costs non-market players such as activists, legislators and regulators, and society as a whole, have become more effective in pressuring firms to focus on these process issues. Failure to do so leads to non-market risks: boycotts, negative information campaigns, legislation etc., that damages profitability. Non-market risk management is aimed at spotting, mitigating, or eliminating these risks. This course focuses on non-market risk consulting strategies and how they may be aligned with market strategies to drive log-run business value.