Opus College of Business

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Peter C. Young

Professor and 3M Endowed Chair in International Business : Management Department
 

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Academic Background

B.A., history, Augustana College
M.A., political science/public administration, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Ph.D., business administration – risk management, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties
  • Strategic/Enterprise Risk Management
  • Risk Leadership
  • Public Sector Risk
  • Risk Financing
Current Research
  • Risk leadership
  • Risk, Strategy, Compliance
  • Risk and Globalization
Major Works
  • Young, P.C., Wendt, J (2011) “Reputational Risk and Social Media,”  Mississippi Sports Law Review, 2011
  • Young, P.C., Wendt, J. & Miller, J. (2010) “Fourth Amendment Considerations and Application of Risk Management Principles for Pat- Down Searches at Professional Football Games”, Journal of Legal Aspects of Sports, 2010
  • Young, P.C. (October, 2010). “Risk pooling in the public sector: Is there a future in Europe?” Risk Management & Governance.
  • “Risk Management,” Chapter 33, A Companion to Finance Ethics (ed. J. Boatright), Blackwell Publishers, New York, forthcoming October 2009.
  • “Introducing Risk Management to Small Business,” with S. Tippins, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, No. 3, 2006. 
  • “Risk Financing in UK Local Authorities: Is there a case for risk pooling?” with J. Hood, The International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 18, No. 6, Fall 2005. 
  • "Recent Risk Financing Innovations: Motives, Principles, & Practices," Risk Management Innovation in Japan, Britain & the USA, Routledge, 2005. 
  • Managing Risks in Public Sector Organisations, with M. Fone, Perpetuity Press, 2005. 
  • “Local Government Risk Management,” with C. Reiss.   Management Policies in Local Government Finance,  5th edition, ICMA Publishing, Washington, DC,  January 2005.
  • "Ethics and Risk Management: Building a Framework," Risk Management: An International Journal, Autumn 2004.
Current Community Relationships
  • Risk management advisor, South Dakota Science and Technology Authority—Sanford Laboratory.
  •  Educational advisor, Redwater Group UK
  • Advisor, ERBUS Inc.
  • Educational Advisor, RIMS Minnesota