Why managers and companies take risks

Les Coleman

The book answers a simple question: when managers and companies face a decision with two outcomes that are safe and risky, what leads them to choose the risky alternative? The answer starts with a detailed review of the theory behind risk and decision making by managers. The book then gathers real-world evidence using two surveys of senior managers and directors to analyze why they take risks, and how companies control risks.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Coleman, Les
Publisher:	Heidelberg [u.a.] : Physica-Verl.
Subject:	Risk Budget Theory \| Risikopräferenz \| Risk attitude \| Führungskräfte \| Managers \| Management \| Verhaltensökonomik \| Behavioral economics \| Risikomanagement \| Risk management \| Theorie \| Theory \| Welt \| World \| Führungsentscheidung \| Risiko
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [d-nb.info] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (X, 349 p. 24 illus, digital)
Series:	Contributions to management science SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Hochschulschrift ; Thesis
Language:	English
Thesis:	Zugl.: Melbourne, Univ., Diss., 2006
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Front Matter; Introduction; Theory of Risk and Decision Making in Management; Behavioural Evidence on Risk and Decision Making; Real-World Decision Making Under Risk; Risk-Taking and Organisation Performance; Published Models of Decision Making Under Risk; Why Managers Take Risks; How Companies Control Risks; Summary and Discussion; Risk Budget Theory; Conclusions; Back Matter
ISBN:	978-3-7908-1696-9 ; 978-3-7908-1695-2
Other identifiers:	10.1007/3-7908-1696-5 [DOI]
Classification:	Unternehmensführung ; Unternehmensplanung, Unternehmenskontrolle
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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