|
Books
on Business
& Occupational Risks
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Facility Siting: Risk, Power
And Identity In Land Use Planning (Risk, Society and Policy Series) |
| by Asa Boholm and Ragnar Lofstedt, Editor;
January 2005; ISBN 1844071464 |
| From dams to landfill sites, and power plants
to radioactive waste repositories, the siting of facilities is a veritable
minefield of conflicts involving industry, planners, authorities, NGOs and
citizens. This penetrating volume examines risk, power and identity in
contests over the siting of infrastructure and industrial facilities.
Going beyond nimby-ism, experts in a variety of fields bring a
multiperspective analysis from science, law and media to case studies from
the UK, USA and Europe, and expose the political and cultural dimensions
of siting conflicts. In the process they show how place attachment and
notions of landscape and local identity play a prominent role in
resistance to ‘development’.
Topics covered include the importance of context in siting
controversies, siting methods and social representation, siting conflicts,
the importance of institutional thinking in facility siting, risk,
industrial encroachment and the sense of place, siting and sacred places,
and law and fairness.
This book is essential reading for academics in social sciences,
policy, planning, law and risk; policy makers, planners and decision
makers at all levels of government; business and industry, particularly
energy generation, including nuclear and renewables, transportation and
large dams; risk assessment professionals; and NGOs and activists. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Fuzzy Logic in Financial
Analysis |
| by Anna Maria Gil-Lafuente; June 2005; ISBN
3540232133 |
| In today’s increasingly complex and uncertain
business environment, financial analysis is yet more critical to business
managers who tackle problems of an economic or business nature. Knowledge
based on formal logic and even experience becomes less sufficient. This
volume systematically sets out the basic elements on which to base
financial analysis for business in the new century. It incorporates a
previous work that can serve as the basis and foundation for the new
contributions that are now being made in the field of financial economy
and intend to provide business with instruments and models suitable for
dealing with the new economic context. In dealing with rapid and
unpredictable changes in technological and business conditions, it
postulates a growing reliance on the opinions of experts instead of past
data or probabilistic forecasts, which is a radical change but may yield
fruitful results. For this reason, much emphasis is devoted to the problem
of aggregation of the opinion of experts in the financial field, with the
object of limiting, wherever possible, the subjective component of the
opinions and making sure that the decisions have the best guarantee of
reaching the desired objectives. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Induced Investment and Business
Cycles |
| by Hyman P. Minsky and Dimitri B. Papadimitriou;
February 2005; ISBN 1843762161 |
| This volume presents, for the first time in
publication, the original Ph.D. thesis of Hyman P. Minsky. Dimitri B.
Papadimitriou’s introduction places the thesis in a modern context, and
explains its relevance today. The thesis explores the relationship between
induced investment, the constraints of financing investment, market
structure, and the determinants of aggregate demand and business cycle
performance. Forming the basis of his subsequent development of financial
Keynesianism and his ‘Wall Street’ paradigm, Minsky investigates the
relevance of the accelerator-multiplier models of investment to individual
firm behavior in undertaking investment dependent on cost structure.
Uncertainty, the coexistence of other market structures, and the behavior
of the monetary system are also explored. In assessing the assumptions
underlying the structure and coefficient values of the accelerator models
frequently used, the book addresses their limitations and inapplicability
to real world situations where the effect of financing conditions on the
balance sheet structures of individual firms plays a crucial and
determining role for further investment. Finally, Minsky discusses his
findings on business cycle theory and economic policy. This book will
greatly appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in
economics, as well as to policymakers and researchers. In addition, it
will prove to be valuable supplementary reading for those with an interest
in advanced microeconomics. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Loss Prevention Threats and
Strategies: How People Steal From Your Business and What You Can Do To
Stop It |
| by Thomas N. Monson and
Sarah Kalp; July 2004; ISBN 0974383015 |
| The annual survey of
American Corporations conducted by Pinkerton Consulting &
Investigations Inc. revealed the top 20 security threats to businesses.
Those threats are compiled into this comprehensive loss prevention manual.
You will learn the ways people can destroy your profits and what you can
do to eliminate the threats. It details shoplifting, credit card fraud,
identity theft, employee theft, vendor theft, workplace violence, and many
topics you won't find in any other loss prevention book. Most importantly,
it gives you strategies to reduce or stop these losses. Learn how to:
guard against robbery, theft and burglary in your business: fight fraud;
protect your information from espionage, hacking, and disasters; increase
safety procedures to decrease accidents; stop violence and harassment;
conduct background checks including criminal, credit, driving, and drug
tests; avoid litigation. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Terrorism and the International
Business Environment: The Security-Business Nexus |
| by Gabriele G. S. Suder;
August 2004; ISBN 1843768011 |
| This book was born from the
editor’s conviction that a wide set of contributors should provide the
economic and corporate sectors with guidelines, developed from rigorous
research and case studies, to analyze those adjustments made necessary
through international terrorism, as known since September 11th, 2001. It
argues that corporate asset protection and accurate business risk
assessment is vital to the longevity, and resilience of business. The
volume reveals how the pre-9/11 era of contemporary economic history gave
birth to a nexus of a) globalization b) increased systemic vulnerability
and complexity and c) the transitions of terrorism. As a result, the
post-9/11 era is one which should incorporate risk analysis audits on a
regular basis, political and geopolitical risk research, the use of
quantitative risk assessment and qualitative risk analysis to implement
risk strategy planning, its management and appropriate risk transfer
considerations. The formulated call of this
work is for diplomacy and business to incorporate the knowledge and
lessons of international threat, security and disaster. Their management
may reveal important competitive advantages in the long run. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| 2003 |
| Analyzing and Managing Banking
Risk: Framework for Assessing Corporate Governance and Financial Risk |
| by Hennie Van Greuning and
Sonja Brajovic Bratanovic; May 2003; ISBN 0821354183 |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Applied
Risk Analysis: Moving Beyond Uncertainty in Business |
| by Johnathan Mun; John
Wiley & Sons; Book and CD-ROM editions; December 2003;
ISBN 0471478857 |
| The author, vice president
of analytical services at Decisioneering, Inc., the makers of Crystal Ball®
analytical software, comprehensively covers risk analysis as it is applied
to a variety of business risks and situations in a way that is useful to a
wide audience of business professionals. His book explores the different
facets of risk within the realms of applied business risk analysis,
providing an intuitive feel of what risk looks like as well as the
different ways of measuring it. Key concepts explored include risk and
return, the fundamentals of model building, Monte Carlo simulation (using
Crystal Ball software), forecasting, time-series and regression analysis,
optimization, and real options. Browse the table
of contents. |
| Buy from
Amazon |
|
|
| Corporate Governance and Risk :
A Systems Approach |
| by John Shaw; August 2003;
ISBN 0471445479 |
| Decision-making and
corporate governance have always been important functions in a company.
This book acts as a framework for corporate officers and senior-level
executives who need to redesign their own decision-making, risk, and
governance processes. The approaches have been successfully proven in a
number of leading companies, whose case studies are included in the book.
It offers up to date coverage of an increasingly important topic, citing a
proven approach that draws from leading companies and provides a composite
of what not to do. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| International Business Risk : A
Handbook for the Asia-Pacific Region |
| by Darryl S. L. Jarvis,
Editor; January 2003; ISBN 0521821940 |
| Drawing on the expertise of
business professionals and academic analysts, this volume explores country
trends in the areas of public policy, government debt, taxation changes,
political stability, corruption, and foreign investor risk trends. The
handbook enhances its data and analysis through graphs, charts and boxed
summaries of key points. It helps business professionals better understand
the often volatile investment climates in Asia, and prepares them for the
challenges ahead. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Modern Investment Management:
An Equilibrium Approach |
| by Bob Litterman and the
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Quantitative Resources Group; July 2003;
ISBN 0471124109 |
| There are many approaches
to investing, but for the authors, the equilibrium approach has been the
most rewarding. In any dynamic system, equilibrium is an idealized point
where forces are perfectly balanced. In economics, equilibrium refers to a
state of the world where supply equals demand. And although perfect
equilibrium is never actually reached in financial markets, this modern
investment framework provides guidance for informed investment decisions
in a world where random shocks constantly create new opportunities.
This book outlines the modern investment theory used by the
Quantitative Resources Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management to achieve
strong, consistent investment returns. Through in-depth analysis and
expert advice, you’ll learn how the insights of an equilibrium framework
help you to structure a portfolio that maximizes expected returns within a
limited risk budget. You’ll also learn how to identify and take
advantage of deviations from equilibrium. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| Risk From the CEO and Board
Perspective: What All Managers Need to Know About Growth in a Turbulent
World |
| by Mary Pat McCarthy and
Timothy P. Flynn; November 2003; ISBN
0071434712 |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| The Timid Corporation : Why
Business is Terrified of Taking Risk |
| by Benjamin Hunt; April
2003; ISBN 0470843683 |
| This book provides a much
needed critical intervention in the governance and risk management mania
that has characterised corporate regulation in the past ten years. We are
challenged to reinterpret the mantras of brand management, customer focus,
stakeholder dialogue, shareholder value and many more as products of an
anxious society populated by defensive corporations, fearful of markets
and led by empty political systems. The book offers a timely reminder of
the paradox of corporate regulation in the post-Enron world which can
never restore trust. This book is essential reading for managers,
politicians and academics concerned with the consequences of a culture of
corporate risk aversion for genuine innovation. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| 2000 |
| World of Risk: Next Generation Strategy for a Volatile Era |
| by Mark Haynes Daniell; April 2000; ISBN 0471840858 |
| This book provides a model of strategy and leadership, particularly relevant in
times of turbulence and a fresh look at risk and its impact on some of the most critical challenges of our time. |
| Buy from Amazon |
|
|
| 1999 |
| Asset
Protection for Physicians and High-Risk Business Owners |
| by Robert J.Mintz; November 1999; ISBN:
0963997122 |
| New Strategies for asset protection, estate
planning and privacy. The author, attorney Robert J. Mintz, describes the
latest strategies for insulating and shielding assets from potential
lawsuit liability. Detailed examples, diagrams,and real life case studies
are provided for using Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability
Companies, Asset Protection Trusts and creative privacy plans. Offshore
corporations and bank accounts are clearly explained and the advantages
and disadvantages of popular techniques are presented. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| Control
Self Assessment : For Risk Management and Other Practical Applications |
| by Keith Wade and Andy Wynne; May 1999; ISBN:
0471986194 |
| Control self assessment is currently one of the
most topical and controversial audit and management issues. Control self
assessment is a technique that helps managers and staff systematically
assess the controls within their areas of responsibility to determine how
successfully they contribute to the achievement of business objectives as
well as how well they guard against operational risks. This management
technique plays a significant role and has been implemented in many
organizations; others are looking for practical guidance on its form,
application and operation. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| Corporate
Risk: Strategies and Management |
| by Gregory W. Brown and Donald H. Chew; October
1999; ISBN: 1899332588 |
| This informative and readable collection of
classic and new research on corporate risk management theory from leading
academics in the field provides the following: 1) a clear
understanding of the interaction between business and financial risk for
corporations, 2) a look at how risk management enhances shareholder value,
and 3) case studies contributed by top corporate risk management
practitioners (i.e., Dell, McDonald's, Microsoft) that present their
cutting-edge financial risk management practices. Readers with only
a limited knowledge of financial theory will be able to grasp the basics
of financial risk management as most of the articles were written with
practitioners in mind |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| Electronic
Commerce : Security, Risk Management and Control |
| edited by Marilyn Greenstein; June 1999; ISBN
007229289X |
| The field of electronic commerce has grown
rapidly over the past few years. Major corporations and even small
businesses are using electronic commerce as a channel of distribution.
Companies such as Amazon.com are part of a growing segment of business
that use electronic commerce as their sole method for transacting with
customers. This textbook is written to provide business students with the
knowledge and understanding of electronic commerce from a security risk
management and control perspective |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| The
Handbook of Business Security : A Practical Guide to Managing Risk |
| by Keith Hearnden and Alec Moore; May 1999; ISBN
0749429232 |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| Manager's
Guide to Contingency Planning for Disasters : Protecting Vital Facilities
and Critical Operations |
| by Kenneth N. Myers; August 1999; ISBN:
047135838X |
| Contingency plans map out a corporation's
strategy for environmental or man-made disasters that may have a serious
impact on the daily functioning of the business. With the increased
dependency of modern corporations on computer technology and
special-purpose facilities, contingency planning is a rising priority on
the agenda of senior management. This book provides cost-conscious
executives with a structured process to address contingency planning
needs. It provides guidance in approving and allocating funds for plan
development and various methods and procedures as well as standards of
performance. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| Risk
Assessment and Decision Making in Business and Industry: A Practical
Guide |
| by Glenn Koller; March
1999; ISBN: 0-8493-0268-4 |
| This book presents an accessible treatment of the
procedures and technologies involved in designing and building
risk-assessment processes and models.Areas examined include
brokerage-house portfolio management, legal decision making,
construction, oil/gas exploration, environmental assessments,
engineering, marketing, government, and manufacturing. |
| Buy from Amazon
or CRC
Press |
|
| Risk
Taking : A Guide for Decision Makers |
| by Herbert Kidler; April 1999; ISBN: 1560525258 |
| Risk is everywhere and often avoiding one risk
backs us into another. This revised edition looks at the anatomy of
decisions in a new way and integrates new studies and information
developed over the eight years since the original publication. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| When
Good Companies Do Bad Things : Responsibility and Risk in an Age of
Globalization |
| by Peter Schwartz and Blair Gibb; April 1999;
ISBN: 0471323322 |
| A good reputation is certainly an asset for any
company, but to a public that has raised its expectations of business'
responsibility to society, being good just isn't good enough. More than
public relations posturing or kowtowing to political correctness, social
responsibility in corporations is proving essential to the long-term
success of companies in today's globalized economy. Businesses must now
contend with a globalized public that is increasingly aware of business'
obligations to society and expects a level of accountability that most
companies cannot meet. Good companies must go beyond merely being
good--they must have integrity and a strategy aligned with it. Integrity
in business has traditionally meant being honest, upright, and ethical,
but in response to globalization, companies are being forced to move
beyond this definition and add to it another fundamental
quality--integration with society. Corporations must anticipate and
respond directly to the demands of public opinion rather than waiting for
government intervention, mediation, and regulation to force them into
action. When Good Companies Do Bad Things explores the strategic
relationship between know-how, integrity, and integration, demonstrating
how companies that fail to embrace the deeper meanings of these terms
jeopardize their reputations and future prosperity. The notion of
corporations taking on social issues for the greater good is gaining
momentum, not only because of political correctness but because it can
strengthen a company's long-term strategy. Peter Schwartz and Blair Gibb
examine well-known cases of companies like Shell, Nike, Texaco, and
Nestle, illustrating the huge financial risks of corporate assumptions
that lead many companies to make poor choices. When Good Companies Do Bad
Things explores the strategic relationship between know-how and integrity,
demonstrating how companies that do not embrace the deeper meanings of
these terms can jeopardize their own reputations and future prosperity.
The authors present new approaches that demonstrate how it is possible to
translate social value into business value. Peter Schwartz, author of The
Art of the Long View, and Blair Gibb recount well-known cases of companies
like Shell, Nike, Texaco, and Nestle, companies that found themselves
facing accusations of hazardous environmental practices, racism in the
workplace, and human rights violations. To themselves and the corporate
world they were each considered good companies, until they were blindsided
by issues on which large segments of the public felt that their trust had
been violated. Schwartz and Gibb present new approaches to avoid the
financial pitfalls of bad corporate assumptions and enable good companies
to make good on translating social value into business value. PETER
SCHWARTZ is Chairman of the Global Business Network and author of the best-selling
The Art of the Long View. He is the former head of scenario planning at
Royal Dutch/Shell in London and directed the Strategic Environment Center
at SRI International. BLAIR GIBB is a GBN principal, former planning
officer at Amnesty International's London headquarters, an international
trade specialist, and poet.
This book explores the strategic relationship between know-how,
integrity, and integration, demonstrating how companies that fail to
embrace the deeper meanings of these terms jeopardize their reputations
and future prosperity. Schwartz and Gibb present new approaches to avoid
the financial pitfalls of bad corporate assumptions and enable good
companies to make good on translating social value into business value. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
| 1998 |
| Definitions,
Conversions, and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals
(2nd Ed.)
|
|
edited by Edward W. Finucane; May 1998; ISBN: 1-56670-248-8 |
| This reference text,
a new and expanded edition of a well-regarded professional resource,
covers virtually every type and category of calculation that
environmental and occupational health and safety professionals might
encounter on the job. Organized by subject, Definitions, Conversions,
and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals,
Second Edition includes definitions and detailed descriptions of
formulas, quantitative relationships, conversion factors, and more. The
book includes numerous example problems, drawn from real-life
situations, with detailed, step-by-step solutions that don't just
provide quick answers but also indicate how the solutions were obtained.
Two useful appendices provide a complete list of conversion factors and
a first-ever discussion of the effects atmospheric factors can have on
measurements. |
| Buy from Amazon
or CRC
Press |
|
| Environmental
and Quality Systems Integration |
| by William Culley; March 1998; ISBN:
1-5667-0288-7 |
| A practical guideline to integrating management
systems. This book offers a practical guideline for integrating the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards into the ISO
9001 Quality Managment Standards. As companies continue to downsize and streamline, management is looking for more
efficient ways of managing all aspects of their business. As an environmental professional who successfully guided a
company to an ISO 14001 certification, the EMS was merged into the existing ISO 9001 document system with minimal
development of new procedures. The book provides examples of procedures for most of the ISO 14001 requirements
which also include the ISO 9001 requirements. Tips and hints throughout the chapters provide guidance for complying with
the EMS without interfering with ISO 9001 requirements. Each chapter concludes with comments about what auditors will
look for during an audit. |
| Buy from Amazon
or CRC
Press |
|
| 1996 |
| Violence
on the Job : Identifying Risks and Developing Solutions |
| edited by Gary R. Vandenbos, Elizabeth Q. Bulatao;
October 1996; ISBN 1557983895 |
| Homicide is now the second most common cause of death in the U.S. workplace.
This book helps bring this growing problem to the forefront of public and scientific concern. Leading investigators report the most recent research on the prediction, psychological experience, and consequences of workplace violence. |
| Buy
from Amazon |
|
