managers. The last section of the book discusses how managers can apply its findings to dialling up the required level of risk …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 …

’s risk-taking propensity and level of trust - and the demand for microinsurance. Developing countries are particularly …Introduction -- Natural Disasters in Developing Countries -- Experience Natural Disasters: How this Influences Risk … Aversion and Trust -- The Demand for Microinsurance Products Against Disaster Risk -- Going Forward: Building Resilience with …

between capitalists, workers, managers and entrepreneurs, and explains the origin of the firm by focusing on entrepreneurship … relationships between different members of the firm depend on the joint distribution of ability, wealth and risk attitudes in the …

Einführung -- Risikomanagement im Zuge des KonTraG — eine Bestandsaufnahme -- Theoretische Fundierung des … anwenden. Mit Basel II wird das Risikomanagement darüber hinaus auch für eine Vielzahl mittelständischer Unternehmen zu einem … Kernprozesse ausrichtet und Risikomanagement als einen elementaren Bestandteil einer ressourcenorientierten Unternehmensführung …

This handbook examines the latest techniques and strategies that are used to unlock the risk transfer capacity of … contextualises non-traditional risk transfer tools created over the last 20 years. Featuring contributions from distinguished … academics and professionals from around the world, this book covers in detail issues in securitization, financial risk …

-- The effects of the geographical and basis risk -- Pricing the power of the wind a. Introduction to wind derivatives …Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk … management strategy to minimize risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions. Just as traditional contingent …

Cloud Computing -- IT risk management -- Perceived IT security risks -- Scale development -- Analysis of adoption … decisions -- Risk quantification framework …Tobias Ackermann provides a comprehensive conceptualization of perceived IT security risk in the Cloud Computing …

Preface -- Setting the landscape -- Examples of risk information concealment practice -- Causes of risk information … concealment -- Major on-going cases with information concealment practice -- Succesful risk information management. … raises awareness and provides valuable lessons for decision- makers, risk specialists and responsible citizens alike. This …

Die Risk-Map dient zur Klassifizierung und Priorisierung von bewerteten Unternehmensrisiken. Christian Brünger … untersucht, wie die Risikoschwelle, welche in der Risk-Map als Klassifizierungsgrenze verwendet wird, auf der Grundlage von … Priorisierungsmethode ein „blinder Fleck“ in der Risk-Map entsteht, in dem wichtige Risiken nicht erkannt werden. …