%0 Journal Article
%T Risk Management — Legal Obligation or Mechanism to Increase the Efficiency of Management in Higher Education Sector?
%A Łańcuchowska, Malwina
%J Public Management
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/20843968ZP.16.029.7244
%N Issue 3 (39)
%P 369-390
%K risk, risk management, university, public sector, new public management
%@ 1896-0200
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/zarzadzanie-ryzykiem-ustawowy-obowiazek-czy-mechanizm-zwiekszajacy-skutecznosc-zarzadzania-publiczna-szkola-wyzsza
%X 
	The aim of the article is to present the essence of risk, its types and areas characteristic of universities. The author draws attention to the fact that developed a risk management system for this type of organization should be adapted to their specific, to actually serve to increase operational efficiency, and not just completing statutory requirements. The added value of the study is to assess the implementation of risk management systems in selected universities made on the basis of a comparative analysis of published statements on the state of management control.