Financial Risk-taking Status among the Officers of Imam Ali Military University

In a chaotic economic atmosphere, managers are always encountered with uncertainties. To take the advantages of investment opportunities and obtain highest performance, they must make investments in risky finances. However, in state-run organizations, due to contradictions between management and property interests and management risk, major parts of the investment opportunities are lost following the conservative approaches taken by the managers. Military organizations are not exception to this rule. Conducted in a military setting, this study aimed to investigate financial risk-taking by the officers of Imam Ali Military University. For this purpose, 70 randomly-selected officers answered a reliable questionnaire. The findings revealed that the sample enjoys moderate level in terms of financial risk-taking. Meanwhile, it was not a function of educational degree and service background.