Kahan Jerome H
2311 Kimbro Street, Alexandria, VA, USA.
J Bus Contin Emer Plan. 2015 Autumn;9(1):70-83.
Private US companies face risks in connection with financial matters, but are not necessarily prepared to cope with risks that can seriously disrupt or even halt their operations, notably terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Enhancing the resilience of businesses when dealing with terrorism is especially challenging, as these groups or individuals can adapt tactics to exploit the vulnerabilities of companies they wish to target. Business managers need to formulate flexible preparedness plans that reduce risks from large-scale natural disasters as well as terrorist attacks. In doing so, they can take advantage of post-9/11 US government guidance for these endeavours as well as programmes that eliminate risks to private insurance entities so they can issue policies that cover terrorist strikes of high consequences. Just as business executives use hedging strategies in the world of finance, they also need operational hedging strategies as a means of exploiting as well as lowering the risks surrounding future uncertainties. Resources devoted to planning and hedging are investments that can increase the odds of businesses surviving and thriving, even if they experience high-impact terrorist attacks, threats or large-scale natural disasters, making suppliers, customers and stakeholders happy. The purpose of this paper is to give executives the incentive to take steps to do just that.
美国的私营公司在财务方面面临风险，但不一定准备好应对可能严重扰乱甚至停止其运营的风险，特别是恐怖袭击和自然灾害。在应对恐怖主义时增强企业的复原力尤其具有挑战性，因为这些团体或个人可以调整策略，利用他们想要攻击的公司的弱点。企业经理需要制定灵活的防备计划，以降低大规模自然灾害和恐怖袭击带来的风险。在这样做时，他们可以利用美国政府在9·11事件后针对这些努力提供的指导，以及消除私营保险实体风险的计划，以便它们能够发行涵盖高后果恐怖袭击的保单。正如企业高管在金融领域使用套期保值策略一样，他们也需要运营套期保值策略，作为利用和降低未来不确定性所带来风险的一种手段。投入到规划和套期保值的资源是一种投资，即使企业遭遇高影响的恐怖袭击、威胁或大规模自然灾害，这些投资也能增加企业生存和繁荣的几率，从而让供应商、客户和利益相关者满意。本文的目的是激励高管们采取措施做到这一点。
