The failure of risk management : why it's broken and how to fix it /

An essential guide to the calibrated risk analysis approach. The Failure of Risk Management takes a close look at misused and misapplied basic analysis methods and shows how some of the most popular "risk management" methods are no better than astrology! Using examples from the 2008 credit...

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Main Author: Hubbard, Douglas W., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:An essential guide to the calibrated risk analysis approach. The Failure of Risk Management takes a close look at misused and misapplied basic analysis methods and shows how some of the most popular "risk management" methods are no better than astrology! Using examples from the 2008 credit crisis, natural disasters, outsourcing to China, engineering disasters, and more, Hubbard reveals critical flaws in risk management methodsâ??and shows how all of these problems can be fixed. The solutions involve combinations of scientifically proven and frequently used methods from nuclear power,
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119198536
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