You are required to select three public listed companies or organizations $($listed in Tadawul$)$

in order to write a comparative analysis report about them. $($Note: Financial institutions

including banks and insurance companies are not allowed$)($please consult the course adviser

for suggestions if necessary$).$ By using published information in annual reports, corporate

publications etc, you are required to complete the following:

$($a$)$ Briefly describe the nature of the activities carried out by the three companies and the

various parties that may be involved in or affected by these activities $($stakeholders$)$;

$($b$)$ Compare and contrast the risk management framework adopted by the three companies,

focusing on the following:

$1-$ The risk management framework$/$standards adopted by each of the three

companies and briefly highlight the main point;

$2-$ Existing risk departments$/$units structures $($with highlighting roles and

responsibilities$)$;

$3-$ Applied risk control$/$mitigation approaches or strategies to deal with corporate

risks.

$($c$)$ Building on your comparison results, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the

risk management framework adopted by the three selected companies?

$($d$)$ From the comparative analysis identified in parts $($c and d$)$ above, suggest one residual

risks that pose a significant threat of unexpected disruption for each one of the three

businesses. Include details of how the residual risks identified might arise and how the

adopted risk management framework would normally deal with it