"You cannot prepare for every eventuality, but..."

What are the risks of playing rugby and are they worth it?

The complex field of finance is relevant to everybody in one way or another and is particularly relevant to all aspects of management. Representatives from Boots, De La Rue and ABN Amro offer insights into the various issues surrounding risk – what kinds of risk their companies are concerned with; how those risks are managed; their companies' differing attitudes to those risks. The album also explores developments in single currency, pension scheme deficits and corporate governance and explains what’s meant Forward Rate Agreement and Efficient-Market Hypothesis. This material forms part of The Open University course B821 Financial strategy.

In this free course you will focus on liquidity management, one of the fundamental aspects relating to risk management that has come under intense scrutiny in the past few years.

Do you hate making decisions? Does the ability of others to make snap decisions really frustrate you? This free course will help you understand some of the processes involved in decision making. Attention to the psychology of decision making and the social context in which decisions are made can improve your understanding of others and yourself.

As chief executive of the world's largest independent steel trading company, how does Ralph Oppenheimer cope with risk - and what influence do derivative traders have on his business? Evan Davis finds out.

Can lap dancing clubs teach businesses a trick or two about dealing with regulation? Leslie Budd investigates.

What makes a successful entrepreneur stand out from the crowd?

The business of football discussed by PY Gerbeau, from the BBC/Open University's Rules of the Game.