Employees’ Cognition Toward Business Operational Risks in Swimming Pool Industry

Abstract:

In this study, researchers attempted to understand the types, frequency, and influences of enterprise business risks in swimming pool industry. Meanwhile, it was to explore whether there exist significant differences between different employee characteristics. Questionnaire survey was used to collect data, 304 valid questionnaires were obtained and valid rate was 76%, from employees of swimming pool. The results of this study were as follows :There were eight enterprise business risk types, including financial risk, disaster risk, responsible risk, policy and legal risk, human resource risk, organizational and strategic risk, operational risk, and industrial risk. industrial risk was the highest influence and financial risk was the lowest on business. Difference in employee’s age and educational level were found significant differences on influence eight dimensions of enterprise business risks.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1030-1032)
• Pages: 2556-2560
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1030-1032.2556
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Chia Ming Chang, Li Liang Li*, Fan Chia
• Keywords: Employee, Enterprise Business Risk, Swimming Pool Industry

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