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Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Hershey : IGI Global, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (458 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781522547556
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 658.155
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Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Book Series -- Table of Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Section 1: Quantitative Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty Models -- Chapter 1: Strategic and Tactical Measures in Managing Enterprise Risks -- Chapter 2: A Comparison of Excess Stock Market Return to Standard Marketing Metrics -- Chapter 3: Analyzing Risk Management and Non-Performing Assets in Banks -- Chapter 4: How Social Culture Impacts Young Executive Decision Making in a Context of Uncertainty -- Chapter 5: Risk Inherent in Matching Unreliability With Uncertainty -- Section 2: Qualitative, Historical, and Philosophical Risk Perspectives -- Chapter 6: Astronomical Roots of Risk Management Measures -- Chapter 7: Socio-Political Risk-Contingency-Management Framework for Practitioners and Researchers -- Chapter 8: Impact of Risk Assessment Models on Risk Factors -- Chapter 9: Beyond the Precautionary Principle -- Chapter 10: W. Edwards Deming as a Guide for Reducing Risk in Project Management -- Section 3: Strategic Management and Contingency Planning Practices -- Chapter 11: Comprehensive Risk Abatement -- Chapter 12: Burst Pipes and Leaky Roofs -- Chapter 13: Perils of Lending Rare Book and Archival Materials for Exhibition -- Chapter 14: Risk Management Strategies for Project Success -- Section 4: Industry Applications and Mixed Method Studies -- Chapter 15: Complex Interdependency of IT Security Risk in B2B Supply Chain -- Chapter 16: Modelling the Enablers of Supply Risk Management Using Interpretive Structural Methodology -- Chapter 17: Emergent Issues in the World War Against Global Terrorism -- Chapter 18: Practical Use and Effects of Scope Reductions in the Form of Reduction Lists -- Conclusion -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Risk management is a vital concern in any organization. In order to succeed in the competitive modern business environment, the decision-making process must be effectively governed and managed. Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management is a critical scholarly resource that provides an all-encompassing holistic discussion of risk management and perception, while giving readers innovations on empirical risk-contingency management research and case studies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as contingency planning, project management, and risk mitigation, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on risk and contingency management issues.
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Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Book Series -- Table of Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Section 1: Quantitative Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty Models -- Chapter 1: Strategic and Tactical Measures in Managing Enterprise Risks -- Chapter 2: A Comparison of Excess Stock Market Return to Standard Marketing Metrics -- Chapter 3: Analyzing Risk Management and Non-Performing Assets in Banks -- Chapter 4: How Social Culture Impacts Young Executive Decision Making in a Context of Uncertainty -- Chapter 5: Risk Inherent in Matching Unreliability With Uncertainty -- Section 2: Qualitative, Historical, and Philosophical Risk Perspectives -- Chapter 6: Astronomical Roots of Risk Management Measures -- Chapter 7: Socio-Political Risk-Contingency-Management Framework for Practitioners and Researchers -- Chapter 8: Impact of Risk Assessment Models on Risk Factors -- Chapter 9: Beyond the Precautionary Principle -- Chapter 10: W. Edwards Deming as a Guide for Reducing Risk in Project Management -- Section 3: Strategic Management and Contingency Planning Practices -- Chapter 11: Comprehensive Risk Abatement -- Chapter 12: Burst Pipes and Leaky Roofs -- Chapter 13: Perils of Lending Rare Book and Archival Materials for Exhibition -- Chapter 14: Risk Management Strategies for Project Success -- Section 4: Industry Applications and Mixed Method Studies -- Chapter 15: Complex Interdependency of IT Security Risk in B2B Supply Chain -- Chapter 16: Modelling the Enablers of Supply Risk Management Using Interpretive Structural Methodology -- Chapter 17: Emergent Issues in the World War Against Global Terrorism -- Chapter 18: Practical Use and Effects of Scope Reductions in the Form of Reduction Lists -- Conclusion -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index.

Risk management is a vital concern in any organization. In order to succeed in the competitive modern business environment, the decision-making process must be effectively governed and managed. Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management is a critical scholarly resource that provides an all-encompassing holistic discussion of risk management and perception, while giving readers innovations on empirical risk-contingency management research and case studies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as contingency planning, project management, and risk mitigation, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on risk and contingency management issues.

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