Conceptualising Risk Assessment and Management across the Public Sector : From Theory to Practice

Emerald Publishing Limited

Conceptualising Risk Assessment and Management across the Public SectorFrom Theory to Practice\nAuthor(s): Jennifer Murray, Iniobong Enang\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781800436930, 978-1800436930\nSynopsis\nRisk assessment and risk management are essential across the public sector to improve processes and outcomes. However, there is little clarity over what this actually means. This lack of understanding leads to a wide variation in risk assessment and management practice and to miscommunications of risk across professions, creating further barriers to interprofessional practice and co-creation of value across the public sector. Despite these challenges, there is a concurrent expectation that risk assessment and risk management be carried out across the sector to the highest standard, which inevitably becomes problematic.\n\nConceptualising Risk Assessment and Management across the Public Sec.