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Handbook on the economics of disasters
Skidmore, Mark (ed.) - 2022
"Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally...
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley J. (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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Financial risk measurement and management
Diebold, Francis X. - 2012
: Theory and Practice 1, Amsterdam, Holland, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: North-Holland Publishing Company, 203-26 -- Peter K … Edition, McGraw-Hill. -- Lando, D. (2004), Credit Risk Modeling: Theory and Applications, Princeton University Press …), "The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment," American Economic Review, 48, 261-297. -- Nelson …
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Risk, complexity and ICT
Hanseth, Ole (contributor); Ciborra, Claudio (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Cases. …
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Global business and the terrorist threat
Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor);  … - 2009
Global business is affected by global terrorism and the two are intricately linked on many levels. This book is an eclectic and enlightening compendium of research that explores the interrelationships between the two. A companion to and expansion on the authors' previous books on the area,...
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
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Case studies of executive deviance : a theory of business convenience
Gottschalk, Petter - 2020
"This insightful book illustrates thirteen case studies demonstrating the convenience theory of white-collar crime … testing the integrated theory of convenience through empirical surveys of white-collar offenders. Audacious and illuminating …
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Insurance and risk management
Niehaus, Greg (contributor) - 2008
theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk …, Fall, 1283-324 -- Frank Fehle and Sergey Tsyplakov (2005), 'Dynamic Risk Management: Theory and Evidence', Journal of …, LXI 2, April, 893-919 -- Kevin Dowd and David Blake (2006), 'After VaR: The Theory, Estimation, and Insurance Applications …
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Resilience and the management of nonprofit organizations : a new paradigm
Young, Dennis R.; Searing, Elizabeth - 2022
"This timely book examines how nonprofits can prepare for and respond to serious threats, such as pandemics, economic recessions, terrorist attacks and other potentially catastrophic events. Reliant on donors, regulators, government funders and dedicated staff and volunteers, nonprofits are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013400345
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Brand protection and the global risk of product counterfeits : a total business solution approach
Wilson, Jeremy M. (ed.) - 2022
"Product counterfeits and other brand infringements represent a growing and substantial risk to firms, consumers, and society. While policing such illicit activity is important, there is much that firms can do to protect themselves and their customers. Grounded in field research and practice,...
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