Risk-Informed Decision-Making in Managerial Finance: Insights for an Era of Uncertainty
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Business and Entrepreneurship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 126
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today’s financial leaders are navigating a world defined by uncertainty and complex, interconnected risks. Whether it is deciding where to invest, how to fund operations, or whether to pay out dividends, every choice must account for a wide array of exposures from market volatility and credit issues to new regulatory and ESG pressures. The way a company handles its working capital, the trade credit it offers, the cash buffers it keeps are not just technical choices. They are reflections of the company's appetite for risk, shaped by internal goals and the unpredictable tides of the global economy, policy shifts, and institutional frameworks.
In the past, finance topics like capital structure or hedging were often studied in a vacuum. But the reality is that risk and finance are deeply intertwined in every managerial decision. How a company manages its cash flow, extends credit to customers, or sets its dividend policy is shaped not just by its own balance sheet, but by the broader economic climate, institutional rules, and global instability. Beyond classic concerns like corporate governance, new forces are coming into play. The rise of social capital, the constant churn of economic policy, climate change, technological disruption, and geopolitical tensions are forcing managers to fundamentally rethink how they account for risk.
This special issue aims to explore this new landscape. We want to bring together diverse viewpoints to build a deeper, more practical understanding of how to make smart financial decisions in a risky world. We welcome all kinds of contributions, from empirical studies to new theories, that shed light on both the timeless and the emerging challenges in finance.
Dr. Imad Jabbouri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- risk management
- managerial finance
- financial decision-making
- capital structure
- working capital management
- trade credit
- liquidity risk
- corporate governance
- economic policy uncertainty
- ESG and sustainability
- climate risk
- geopolitical risk
- technological disruption
- behavioral finance
- social capital
- hedging strategies
- emerging markets
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