Actually these questions are fundamental to how institutions are run. What is being suggested here is that a bit more thought is given to how events might deviate from what is perceived to be “normal”; what steps should be taken in settled times to ensure the future of the enterprise and through doing so the wider role it plays in society.
In our globalised and wired environment the speed at which information is transmitted would suggest that no one should be surprised at the consequences of a collapse of steel prices in China or a deep liquidity crisis in european funding markets.