Corporate risk management / Tony Merna and Faisal Al-Thani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merna, Tony.

Contributor:

Al-Thani, Faisal F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management.

Corporations--Finance--Management.

Corporations.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Risk management is one of the most important issues facing organisations today. With an increasing pace of change, customer demands and market globalisation, having a process in place to identify, assess and manage major business risks is essential to survive in today's market. Getting the balance right is key; the opportunities are as important as the threats. Fully updated from the first edition, this book compares and contrasts tools and techniques used in risk management, showing readers how to implement a generic risk management mechanism. Including up-to-date guidance on new regulation

Contents:

""Corporate Risk Management""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Why Managing Risk is Important""; ""1.3 General Definition of Risk Management""; ""1.4 Background and Structure""; ""1.5 Aim""; ""1.6 Scope of the Book""; ""2 The Concept of Risk and Uncertainty and the Sources and Types of Risk""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Background""; ""2.3 Risk and Uncertainty: Basic Concepts and General Principles""; ""2.4 The Origin of Risk""; ""2.4.1 Dimensions of Risk""; ""2.5 Uncertainties""; ""2.6 Sources of Risk""; ""2.7 Typical Risks""; ""2.7.1 Project Risks""

""2.7.2 Global Risks""""2.7.3 Elemental Risks""; ""2.7.4 Holistic Risk""; ""2.7.5 Static Risk""; ""2.7.6 Dynamic Risk""; ""2.7.7 Inherent Risk""; ""2.7.8 Contingent Risk""; ""2.7.9 Customer Risk""; ""2.7.10 Fiscal/Regulatory Risk""; ""2.7.11 Purchasing Risk""; ""2.7.12 Reputation/Damage Risk""; ""2.7.13 Organisational Risk""; ""2.7.14 Interpretation Risk""; ""2.7.15 IT Risk""; ""2.7.16 The OPEC Risk""; ""2.7.17 Process Risk""; ""2.7.18 Heuristics""; ""2.7.19 Decommissioning Risk""; ""2.7.20 Institutional Risks""; ""2.7.21 Subjective Risk and Acceptable Risk""

""2.7.22 Pure Risks and Speculative Risks""""2.7.23 Fundamental Risks and Particular Risks""; ""2.7.24 Iatrogenic Risks""; ""2.7.25 Destructive Technology Risk""; ""2.7.26 Perceived and Virtual Risks""; ""2.7.27 Force Majeure""; ""2.8 Perceptions of Risk""; ""2.9 Stakeholders in an Investment""; ""2.9.1 Stakeholder Identification""; ""2.9.2 Stakeholder Perspectives""; ""2.9.3 Stakeholder Perceptions""; ""2.10 Summary""; ""3 The Evolution of Risk Management and the Risk Management Process""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The Evolution of Risk Management""; ""3.2.1 The Birth of Risk Management""

""3.2.2 Risk Management in the 1970's Early Beginnings""""3.2.3 Risk Management in the 1980's Quantitative Analysis Predominates""; ""3.2.4 Risk Management in the 1990's Emphasis on Methodology and Processes""; ""3.3 Risk Management""; ""3.4 The Risk Management Process Identification, Analysis and Response""; ""3.4.1 Risk Identification""; ""3.4.2 Risk Quantification and Analysis""; ""3.4.3 Risk Response""; ""3.4.4 Selection of Risk Response Options""; ""3.4.5 Outputs from the Risk Response Process""; ""3.4.6 Risk Management within the Project Life Cycle""

""3.4.7 The Tasks and Benefits of Risk Management""""3.4.8 The Beneficiaries of Risk Management""; ""3.5 Embedding Risk Management into Your Organisation""; ""3.6 Risk Management Plan""; ""3.7 Executive Responsibility and Risk""; ""3.8 Summary""; ""4 Risk Management Tools and Techniques""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Definitions""; ""4.3 Risk Analysis Techniques""; ""4.3.1 Choice of Technique(s)""; ""4.4 Qualitative Techniques in Risk Management""; ""4.4.1 Brainstorming""; ""4.4.2 Assumptions Analysis""; ""4.4.3 Delphi""; ""4.4.4 Interviews""; ""4.4.5 Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)""

""4.4.6 Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-393) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612343551

9781119995104

1119995108

9781119208709

111920870X

9781282343559

1282343556

9780470759004

0470759003

OCLC:

647782707