Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: A tale of two cities -- Working with the tensions -- What this book offers you as a leader -- My story and my sources -- 2 When strategy gets risky -- Crossing a road -- Why strategies don't make choices -- Linear strategic thinking -- The problem is in the...

In his best-selling Irrational Exuberance, Robert Shiller cautioned that society's obsession with the stock market was fueling the volatility that has since made a roller coaster of the financial system. Less noted was Shiller's admonition that our infatuation with the stock market distracts us...

Main description: In light of the increasing global competition among both multinational companies and national economies, Barbara Samuels examines a source of economic tension that has broad social implications: as multinational companies (MNCs) strive for cheaper labor and new markets,...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 A Theory of Choice under Uncertainty with State-Dependent Preferences -- 2 The Measurement of Risk Aversion -- 3 Risk Aversion with State-Dependent Preferences: Some Economic Applications -- 4 Risk Aversion and the Demand for Life Insurance...

A sequence of severe shocks has brought inflation back to Europe and America, but unemployment is still at record low levels. Is higher unemployment required to bring inflation down? The challenges are the same for both economies across the Atlantic, the policy tools resemble each other, but...

Much has been written about the ups and downs of financial markets, from the lure of prosperity to the despair of crises. Yet a more fundamental and pernicious source of uncertainty exists in today's world: the traditional "insurance" risks of earthquakes, storms, terrorist attacks, and other...

Few people realize that prescription drugs have become a leading cause of death, disease, and disability. Adverse reactions to widely used drugs, such as psychotropics and birth control pills, as well as biologicals, result in FDA warnings against adverse reactions.The Risks of Prescription...