RISK assessment

RISK assessment

 
Fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management Hampton, John J. AMACOM , 2009 Business Strategy, Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

For many years, managers analyzed risks separately, without considering how they affected the business entity as a whole. In many cases, risk management was handled by the company’s chief financial officer, who often...

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The Failure of Risk Management Hubbard, Douglas W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

The Failure of Risk Management shows readers how to identify and fix the most common problems in risk management. Ineffective risk management methods, often touted as “best practices,” are passed from...

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Rethinking Risk Koletar, Joseph W. AMACOM , 2011 Business Strategy

Risk plays a role in everyday life. While individuals take precautionary steps against risk without thinking about it, organizations and businesses take great strides to acknowledge and fight against risk. In...

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The Risk Takers Martin, Renee | Martin, Don Perseus Books , 2010 Business Biographies, Entrepreneurship

Starting a business, keeping it going through the inevitable ups and downs of the business cycle, and making it wildly successful are all part of the American Dream. However, being a small business owner is also a...

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When Growth Stalls McKee, Steve John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Marketing

Almost every company in the world will eventually face a period of stalled growth. This phenomenon occurs in every industry, and affects businesses both large and small. Stalled growth affects well-managed companies,...

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Terrorism and Disaster Management McGlown, K. Joanne Health Administration Press , 2004 Business Strategy, Health Care, Human Resources

In the years following September 11, 2001, communities around the world have scrambled to address the threat of terrorism and protect themselves from its occurrence. Public healthcare in the United States is slowly...

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The Impulse Factor Tasler, Nick Fireside , 2008 Management, Personal Growth

In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom. He states that there...

 
 
Rule # 1 Town, Phil Three Rivers Press , 2007 Economics & Finance

Most Americans are trapped in mutual funds that, at best, ride the waves of the market. They diversify to spread the risk. They are in this sort of investment for the long haul. But they still lose money in market...