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Non-transferable risks might be avoided or accepted and retained or reduced as appropriate.  
Non-transferable risks might be avoided or accepted and retained or reduced as appropriate.  


In the case of non-transferable business risks (which by definition are not avoided) it is important that the firm has a distinctive competence in the relevant areas.  
In the case of non-transferable business risks (which by definition are not avoided) it is important that the organisation has a distinctive competence in the relevant areas.  


For example, a pharmaceutical company's non-transferable risks would include the risk that failure to gain approval for use of a new drug means that the research and development costs have been wasted.
For example, a pharmaceutical company's non-transferable risks would include the risk that failure to gain approval for use of a new drug means that the research and development costs have been wasted.

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Non-transferable risks are risks which must be borne by an organisation.


Non-transferable risks might be avoided or accepted and retained or reduced as appropriate.

In the case of non-transferable business risks (which by definition are not avoided) it is important that the organisation has a distinctive competence in the relevant areas.

For example, a pharmaceutical company's non-transferable risks would include the risk that failure to gain approval for use of a new drug means that the research and development costs have been wasted.


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