Front Matter -- Risk Management, Governance and Stakeholder Value Creation. Role of the Governance System in Strategic Risk Management / Martine Seville, Christine Teyssier -- Integration of ISO 26000 International Standard by SMEs: Toward a Better Understanding of Risks / Camille De Bovis, Sylvaine Mercuri Chapuis -- Managing SMEs' Economic Dependence Risks: in Favor of Disciplinary and Relational Governance / Martine Seville, Caroline Champagne-de-Labriolle, Nathalie Claveau -- Reputation Risk: Anticipation and Management of Reputation Failure / Laure Ambroise, Isabelle Prim-Allaz -- Risk Management as a Lever for Organizational Development. Proactive Management of Operating Risks: A Lever to Improve External Funding for SMEs? / Jos�ee St-Pierre, Richard Lacoursi�ere -- Risk Management: A Lever for Organizational Change for SMEs? / C�eline B�erard, Nathalie Claveau -- Product Innovation in SMEs: Risk Identification Capacities / Jacques Bertrand, Jos�ee St-Pierre -- Counterfeiting Risk Management for SMEs and Industrial Subcontracting Activities: A Literature Review / Manal El Bekkari, Catherine Mercier-Suissa, C�eline Bouveret-Rivat, Lynda Saoudi -- Risk Perception and Management by the Manager-Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Risk-taking and the Mentoring of Entrepreneurs: the Danger of Cognitive Biases / Saulo Dubard Barbosa, Luc Duquenne -- From Necessity to Vulnerable Entrepreneur / Caroline Bayart, S�everine Saleilles -- Entrepreneurial Approach in SMEs: Specificities, Vulnerabilities and Risks / Lynda Saoudi, St�ephane Foliard -- Perception Biases of Failure Risk among SME Managers / Nathalie Claveau, Muriel Perez, Thierry Serboff -- Conclusion: Risks, Management and Strategy: Some Epistemic Benchmarks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Risk management practices are growing both in number and complexity in businesses, notably driven by new regulatory standards that feature risk management at their core. Although large businesses are more likely to adopt a formal, holistic approach to risk management, the stakes are just as high for SMEs. Risk management practices are growing both in number and complexity in businesses, notably driven by new regulatory standards that feature risk management at their core. Although large businesses are more likely to adopt a formal, holistic approach to risk management, the stakes are just as high for SMEs. Risk management in SMEs can contribute to a certain organizational, entrepreneurial and partnership dynamic which constitutes a real opportunity to evolve practices and improve performance. This book offers varied responses to this question by combining conceptual approaches, empirical illustrations and the associated managerial implications.

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