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Zusatztext 'Whether you are a Risk Manager! CRO! CFO or a student of risk this book will provide insights and strategies to deal successfully with our increasingly complex and risky business environment.' - Richard D Rhimes! Principal! Rhimes Consulting Pty Ltd 'This work is an important step towards making firm risk management more than just waiting for the infamous black swan materializing. While being as specific as possible it carefully sticks to the scientific approach and thus prevents giving popular but ungrounded 'one liners' advice. No one calling him- or herself a risk manager can afford not reading it and contemplating its meaning for his or her daily work.' - Ira Helsloot! Editor! Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management Informationen zum Autor Les Coleman is a senior lecturer in finance at the University of Melbourne and there undertakes research into the strategic management of risk. He is a member of the Investment Policy Committee of United Funds Management Limited. He completed a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Melbourne! a Bachelor of Science (Economics) from the University of London! a Master of Economics at the University of Sydney and a PhD in at the University of Melbourne (2004). His doctoral thesis was published by Springer as Why Managers and Companies Take Risks. Prior to returning to study in 2002 and then moving into academia! Dr. Coleman worked for over 20 years in senior management positions with resources! manufacturing and finance companies in Australia and overseas! including four years with the Mobil Corporation's Planning Group in the US. He has been a trustee and director of many concerns and a columnist in the business section of The Australian newspaper. He has written numerous scholarly articles and spoken widely on finance and investment strategies. He is a member of the editorial board of an academic journal. He was a joint recipient of a 2006 Australian Research Council linkage grant and is a member of the American Finance Association! the Financial Management Association! and the Society of Risk Analysts. Klappentext Outlines the nature and sources of risk in firms. This book sets out a body of risk knowledge to support its management! particularly at the corporate level! in much the same way that our understanding of human physiology and the physical sciences support modern medical and engineering techniques. Zusammenfassung Outlines the nature and sources of risk in firms. This book sets out a body of risk knowledge to support its management, particularly at the corporate level, in much the same way that our understanding of human physiology and the physical sciences support modern medical and engineering techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Nature and Sources of Corporate Risk; Chapter 3 Why Organizations Take Risks; Chapter 4 Decision Making and Risk; Chapter 5 Impact of Risk on Shareholder Value; Chapter 6 Enterprise Risk Management; Chapter 7 Financing Risk: Insurance and Asset-liability Management; Chapter 8 Managing Risks in Financial Operations; Chapter 9 The New Function of Chief Risk Officer; Chapter 10 Governance and Ethics; Chapter 11 National Risk Strategy; Chapter 12 Management of Corporate Crises; Chapter 13 Lessons from the ‘Great Risks’; Chapter 14 Summary and Conclusions;...
