| Article ID: | iaor2002682 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 185 |
| End Page Number: | 195 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Journal: | IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Business and Industry |
| Authors: | Chapman Chris |
| Keywords: | philosophy |
This paper argues that a key to the development of risk analysis and assessment is to borrow concepts and ideas from other areas which may not seem related. It uses examples to illustrate the value of such borrowing.