Exploring the Treadway Commission's Purpose

There are a variety of organizations that provide guidance on aspects of organizational risks and internal controls. Go to the website for the Treadway Commission (http://www.coso.org/) and familiarize yourself with the content contained therein. Based on your knowledge of the Commission's purpose, write a 2- to 3-page paper that relates the creation and development of the Commission to the history of risk management.

Your paper should reflect the application of the resources presented this week as well as knowledge gained from optional readings.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and any additional resources.

RESOURCES:

Chapters 1, 2,& 6 from the following book:

http://wafaa-sherif.com/new/ar/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Enterprise%20Risk%20Management.pdf

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http://ccrm.berkeley.edu/pdfs_papers/DHSGWorkingPapersFeb16-2011/DHM2-TheValue-of-the-RiskAssessmentProcess-DMP_DHSG-Jan2011.pdf