Making Enterprise Risk Management Pay Off: How Leading Companies Implement Risk Management (Financial Times Prentice Hall Books): Thomas L. Barton, William G. Shenkir, Paul L. Walker

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This book presents a non-quantitative, highly accessible, case-study approach to enterprise risk management. Designed for every financial professional, it offers unprecedented insight into the processes and strategies that have proven successful at the world’s leading companies. The authors introduce the field of enterprise risk management, offer a concise overview of the [...]

The Essentials of Risk Management: Michel Crouhy, Dan Galai, Robert Mark, Michel Crouhy, Dan Galai, Robert Mark

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Associate PRM Certificate Exam Registration The Associate Professional Risk Manager (PRM) is a new PRMIA certificate program intended for staff entering the risk management profession, or those who interface with risk management disciplines on a regular basis, such as auditing, accounting, legal, and systems development personnel who want [...]

Pension Revolution: A Solution to the Pensions Crisis (Wiley Finance): Keith P. Ambachtsheer

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“Well documented, the author makes it clear that it is time to change our thinking about asset management.” (Investment & Pensions Europe,April 2007) “a valuable tool in raising awareness of the current climate and provides people with the information they need ” (Pensions World, May 2007)
“I [...]

A World of Chance: Betting on Religion, Games, Wall Street: Reuven Brenner, Gabrielle A. Brenner, Aaron Brown

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‘Did you know that the modern insurance industry is a direct outgrowth of gambling? Did you know that poker provided one of the most important sources of capital for penniless Western frontiersmen in the United States? Did you know that major opera houses of Europe [...]

Risk Assessment and Decision Making in Business and Industry: A Practical Guide: Glenn R. Koller

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“[This book] presents an accessible treatment of the procedures and technologies involved in designing and building risk-assessment processes and models. The entire volume is presented as a narrative, keeping statistical jargon to a minimum and explaining all concepts, techniques, and processes in a straightforward manner. [...]

The Timid Corporation: Why Business is Terrified of Taking Risk: Benjamin Hunt

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“…Hunt’s book is recommended – and his rallying cry against risk aversion is attractively original…” (IT Week, 21 March 2003)
“…a penetrating new book…” (Morningstar, 17 April 2003)
“…Hunt does a good job of taking apart many of the [...]

A World of Chance: Betting on Religion, Games, Wall Street: Reuven Brenner, Gabrielle A. Brenner, Aaron Brown

Editorial Reviews
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‘Did you know that the modern insurance industry is a direct outgrowth of gambling? Did you know that poker provided one of the most important sources of capital for penniless Western frontiersmen in the United States? Did you know that major opera houses of Europe [...]

The Timid Corporation: Why Business is Terrified of Taking Risk: Benjamin Hunt

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“…Hunt’s book is recommended – and his rallying cry against risk aversion is attractively original…” (IT Week, 21 March 2003)
“…a penetrating new book…” (Morningstar, 17 April 2003)
“…Hunt does a good job of taking apart many of the [...]

The New SuperLeadership: Leading Others to Lead Themselves: Charles C Manz, Henry P Sims

oThoroughly revised and updated editon of bestselling SuperLeadership (more than 100,000 copies sold) o Features numerous real-life stories of how leaders have achieved greater success through bringing out self-leadership in others o Even more essential now than when first published, given today’s independent-minded workforce and organizations’ need to react quickly [...]

Corporate Risk Management: Donald H. Chew

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“No other finance journal compares to the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance in its ability to disseminate cutting-edge academic research to students and corporate practitioners.” — William Megginson, University of Oklahoma
More than 30 leading scholars and finance practitioners discuss the theory and practice [...]