%0 Journal Article %T RISK MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS: RISK ASSESSMENT (QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE) %A VALENTIN P. M£¿Z£¿REANU %J Scientific Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi : Economic Sciences Series %D 2007 %I %X We use to define risk as the possibility of suffering a loss. Starting this, risk management is defined as a business process whose purpose is to ensure that the organization is protected against risks and their effects. In order to prioritize, to develop a response plan and after that to monitor the identified risks we need to asses them. But at this point a question is born: should I choose a qualitative approach or a quantitative one? This paper will make a short overview over the risk evaluation process also proposing a new approach in this direction. %K risk management %K risk assessment %U http://anale.feaa.uaic.ro/anale/resurse/06_Mazareanu_V_-_Risk_management_and_analysis-risk_assessment.pdf