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Over the past decade, corporations that use or market chemicals have had to manage a wide range of risks posed by these chemicals. This management problem is a result of a considerable amount of uncertainty in the external organizational environments these corporations face, particularly in the regulatory environment. The uncertainties that exist relate to identifying the kinds of chemicals that pose risks, establishing the level of risk reduction necessary, and determining the acceptability of different forms of risk reduction and risk aversive behavior.
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Zimmerman, R. (1985). Private Sector Response Patterns to Risks from Chemicals. In: Whipple, C., Covello, V.T. (eds) Risk Analysis in the Private Sector. Advances in Risk Analysis, vol 220. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2465-2_3
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