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  • Given that interest rate risk showed a positive and significant relationship with profitability, companies should develop sound financial strategies to take advantage of favourable interest rate movements. Firms should maintain a balanced capital structure and carefully manage their borrowing and investment decisions to optimize returns during periods of interest rate fluctuations.

    EFFECT OF FINANCIAL RISK ON PROFITABILITY OF LISTED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA · 2026 · DOI

  • 655 including limited knowledge and training, inadequate leadership support, communication factors, resource limitations, and organisational culture.

    Exploring Factors Affecting Risk Management Effectiveness in the Department of Employment and Labour: A Western Cape Provincial Perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • The study also identifies a gap in the understanding of how organizations can adopt dynamic risk assessment tools to accommodate changing circumstances.

    Adaptive risk assessment: How massive disruption moderates risk propensity and organisational risk management strategies—lessons from COVID-19 · 2026 · DOI

  • The upcoming research should investigate how artificial intelligence and other technological advancements change risk management processes. The study recommends conducting comparative research among different government departments.

    Investigating the role of risk management in enhancing service delivery at the department of employment and labour · 2026 · DOI

  • Managing ESG risks is a challenge for companies, particularly those with high leverage. Companies face operational costs and reputational risk due to high ESG risk. Investors face difficulties in making informed investment decisions due to limited ESG risk disclosure.

    The Effect of ESG Risk Rating on Corporate Profitability: The Role of Firm Size and Leverage as Moderating Variables · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to integrate risk considerations into strategic decision-making.

    Transformation of the Risk Management Role from Second Line to One Point Five Line of Defense in Supporting Corporate Governance, Value Protection, and Value Creation: A Case Study of Implementation in an Indonesian Oil and Gas Company · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a governance gap when the responsibility to create and protect company value lies with the first line, but it is not equipped with an adequate risk control mechanism from the second line. The traditional Second Line risk management function is often ineffective in influencing business decisions.

    Transformation of the Risk Management Role from Second Line to One Point Five Line of Defense in Supporting Corporate Governance, Value Protection, and Value Creation: A Case Study of Implementation in an Indonesian Oil and Gas Company · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap between theoretical implications and empirical evidence of the impact of internal control on management reporting. The study aims to fill this gap by providing empirical evidence on the stabilising role of internal control systems in volatile environments.

    Internal Control System as a Factor of Reliability in Management Reporting Under Conditions of Economic Turbulence · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need to consider the peculiarities of agro-industrial enterprises when forming a financial controlling system.

    Conceptual principles of forming a system of financial control of agricultural enterprises · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for a theoretical framework for financial controlling in agro-industrial enterprises.

    Conceptual principles of forming a system of financial control of agricultural enterprises · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a comprehensive financial risk management framework in higher vocational colleges. The inadequacy of traditional financial management models in addressing financial risks under industry-education integration.

    Risk Prevention in Financial Management at Higher Vocational Colleges against the Background of Industry-Education Integration · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on developing more sophisticated crisis-resilient financial planning frameworks for the media industry. It should explore the application of these frameworks in different economic contexts.

    Crisis-Resilient Financial Planning: Lessons from Media Industry Operations During Global Economic Disruptions · 2026 · DOI

  • The media industry lacks a comprehensive understanding of crisis-resilient financial planning. There is a need to develop strategies that can help media organizations maintain operational stability during economic disruptions.

    Crisis-Resilient Financial Planning: Lessons from Media Industry Operations During Global Economic Disruptions · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a whole, adapted system of risk indicators for Russian oil and gas enterprises. The need for a transition from reactive to proactive management of economic security.

    Formation of a risk indicators system for ensuring economic security of an oil and gas sector enterprise · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to understand the relationship between regulatory compliance and sustainability in rural banks.

    Internal Risk Rating System Regulatory Compliance and Sustainability of Rural Banks in Laguna · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for further research on the importance of adopting internal auditing, internal controls, and risk management practices in medium-sized companies in the graphic sector.

    Implementação de Práticas de Auditoria, Controles Internos e Gestão de Riscos com Enfoque em Estoque de Uma Empresa de Pequeno-Médio Porte do Setor Industrial Gráfico: um estudo de caso em São Paulo · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies can explore the application of discriminant models to other companies and industries. Research can investigate the effectiveness of different discriminant models in evaluating bankruptcy risk. The study's findings can be used as a basis for further research on the impact of macroeconomic conditions on companies' financial conditions.

    Discriminant Models as a Tool for Assessing Corporate Bankruptcy Risk · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to examine the effect of risk management implementation on operational efficiency.

    The Effect of Risk Management Implementation on Operational Efficiency in Event Organizers: An Empirical Intervention-Based Study at CV RAP PADUKARYA · 2026 · DOI

  • The DEL organization requires an all-encompassing risk management system.

    Investigating the role of risk management in enhancing service delivery at the department of employment and labour · 2026 · DOI

  • The disconnect between risk prevention and internal control is currently the primary factor. Weak oversight mechanisms also contribute to barriers between internal control and risk management.

    Research on the Synergistic Mechanism of Internal Control and Risk Management in Enterprises · 2026 · DOI

  • The study has a limited observation period. The study uses a single measure of profitability, Net Profit Margin (NPM). The study only examines the effect of ESG risk on profitability in the context of Indonesian listed companies.

    The Effect of ESG Risk Rating on Corporate Profitability: The Role of Firm Size and Leverage as Moderating Variables · 2026 · DOI

  • Economic turbulence has a significant impact on the reliability of management information. The integration of control and reporting remains challenging due to variations in institutional maturity. The increasing turbulence and entropy of business processes complicate investment decisions.

    Internal Control System as a Factor of Reliability in Management Reporting Under Conditions of Economic Turbulence · 2026 · DOI

  • Based on the findings, the following recommendations are made: 1. Even with limited resources, developers can implement basic risk management practices such as maintaining simple risk registers, conducting brief risk reviews at site meetings, and developing contingency plans for top risks.

    BARRIERS TO RISK MANAGEMENT ADOPTION AMONG PROPERTY DEVELOPERS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA: A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOI

  • The moderating effect of information technology integration on these relationships is also investigated.

    The Effect of Internal Auditor Role, Risk Management Function, and Operational Risk Management Supervision on the Performance of Regional Development Bank (BPD) in the Sumatera Region with Information Technology Integration as a Moderating Variable · 2026 · DOI

  • The selection of bankruptcy prediction models was adjusted to the limited availability of financial data for the analyzed company. Discriminant models may poorly reflect the financial condition of companies operating in economies other than the one for which it was developed.

    Discriminant Models as a Tool for Assessing Corporate Bankruptcy Risk · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of a comprehensive financial risk management framework in higher vocational colleges (“Risk Prevention in Financial Management at Higher Vocational Colleges against…”, 2026); (2) Future research should focus on developing more sophisticated crisis-resilient financial planning frameworks for the media industry (“Crisis-Resilient Financial Planning: Lessons from Media Industry Operations…”, 2026); (3) The lack of a whole, adapted system of risk indicators for Russian oil and gas enterprises (“Formation of a risk indicators system for ensuring economic security of an oil…”, 2026); (4) There is a need to understand the relationship between regulatory compliance and sustainability in rural banks (“Internal Risk Rating System Regulatory Compliance and Sustainability of Rural…”, 2026); (5) Future studies can explore the application of discriminant models to other companies and industries (“Discriminant Models as a Tool for Assessing Corporate Bankruptcy Risk”, 2026). 75 gap statements have been mined from Risk Management in Financial Firms papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,176 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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