Understanding risk : recent contributions from the Journal of risk and governance / Matthias Beck, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beck, Matthias, 1964-

Series:

Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.

Economic issues, problems and perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management.

Financial risk.

Risk.

Corporate governance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is divided into three sections. The first section examines issues in relation to corporate governance in the private sector, with emphasis being placed on issues such as 'Board Decision-Making;' 'Earnings Management and Audit Committee Effectiveness;' and 'Corporate Governance Failures.' These contributions are complemented by the second section, which looks at governance and risk issues affecting the public sector, with a focus being placed on 'Public-Private Sector Partnering' and the impact of regulatory reform on the life sciences. Section three focuses on societal risk management

Contents:

""UNDERSTANDING RISK: RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE JOURNAL OF RISK AND GOVERNANCE""; ""UNDERSTANDING RISK: RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE JOURNAL OF RISK AND GOVERNANCE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""EDITORIAL: SPECIAL ISSUE: THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT SOCIETAL RISK""; ""A) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""Chapter 1: IMPROVING RISK GOVERNANCE -A PROPOSAL ON BOARD DECISION-MAKING""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AFTER THE GFC""; ""A CASE STUDY IN BOARD DECISION-MAKING""; ""A REGULATORY PANOPTICON""

""IMPROVING RISK GOVERNANCE""""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A. EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE ANALYSIS QUESTIONS""; ""APPENDIX B. EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE DECISION ANALYSIS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: EARNINGS MANAGEMENT, AUDIT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE ROLE OF BLOCKHOLDERS OWNERSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM UK LARGE FIRMS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. BLOCKHOLDERS OWNERSHIP AND AGENCY PROBLEMS""; ""3. LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT""; ""4. RESEARCH DESIGN""; ""5. RESULTS""; ""6. FURTHER ANALYSES AND ROBUSTNESS CHECKS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 3: NORTHERN ROCK - THE GROUP THAT THINKS TOGETHER SINKS TOGETHER""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. THE COLLAPSE OF NORTHERN ROCK""; ""2. GROUPTHINK""; ""3. EVIDENCE FOR GROUPTHINK""; ""4. EVOLUTION OF NORTHERN ROCK""; ""5. EVIDENCE OF GROUPTHINK IN NORTHERN ROCK""; ""6. LESSONS FROM NORTHERN ROCK""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: BANK FAILURES OF THE 1990S: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EXPLAINING BANK FAILURE""; ""GOVERNANCE AND MISREPRESENTATION""; ""BANK FAILURES IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA""; ""INCIDENCE OF FAILURE""

""SEVERITY OF FAILURES""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""B) PUBLIC SECTOR AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP""; ""Chapter 5: FAILURE OF RISK GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR ICT-BASED INNOVATIONS: ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK: THE THREE STAGES OF ADDRESSING RISK""; ""TWO UK ICT-BASED PROJECTS: CASES OF ABSOLUTE FAILURE""; ""ICT-BASED PROJECTS IN FINLAND: CASES OF RELATIVE FAILURE""; ""LEARNING FROM FAILURE OF ICT-BASED INNOVATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 6: STAKEHOLDER RESPONSES TO REGULATORY REFORM: EVALUATING GOVERNANCE CHANGES WITHIN THE FIELD OF HUMAN TISSUE REGULATION""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE LEGAL REDEFINITION OF UK TISSUE REGULATION: A �CENTRE � FIELD� ANALYSIS""; ""RESEARCH DESIGN""; ""OPERATIONALISING THE RESEARCH: WORKPACKAGE DESIGN""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""C) HEALTH, SAFETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""Chapter 7: BARRIERS TO THE RECOGNITION OF OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED CANCERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""SCIENTIFIC CONFLICT ON CANCER AETIOLOGY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 8: CLOSE RELATIONS IN OPEN SPACES �ON SELF-HELP ACROSS THE RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62808-947-4

OCLC:

860711207