Managing Risk in Extreme Environments ：Front-Line Business Lessons for Corporates and Financial Institutions

Publication subTitle ：Front-Line Business Lessons for Corporates and Financial Institutions

Author： Martin Duncan

Publisher： Kogan Page Ltd‎

Publication year： 2007

E-ISBN: 9780749452889

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780749449452

Subject： F27 Enterprise Economy

Keyword：世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理,管理学,经济计划与管理

Language： ENG

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Description

This book uses examples of managing risk in extreme environments to highlight the key principles of risk management which can be applied in a corporate setting.

Chapter

Cover

Contents

Preface: One winter’s day in Kabul

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Case Studies

Chapter 1 Epidemic

OUTBREAK

AN IMPLICIT RISK APPETITE

THREAT LEVEL INCREASING

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 2 Wildfire

NATURAL FIRE LOADS

FIRE SEASON PLANNING

CONTROLLED BURNS

FIGHTING FIRES

SMOKEJUMPING

SUMMARY

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 3 Terrorism

IRAQ

THE MILITARY

RISK SEEKING

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

INTERVENTION UPSTREAM

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 4 Extreme humanitarian aid

NO ACCIDENT

LOGISTICS

MSF LEAVES AFGHANISTAN

DEMINING

APPLICATIONS TO BUSINESS

Chapter 5 Mountain

AVALANCHE

FREEDOM TO DIE

NO HOLIDAY ALLOWANCE

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 6 Meltdown

LIQUIDATION

AN IMPOSSIBILITY

AS LOW AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE

SAFETY CULTURE

WAR

HUBRIS AND HUMILITY

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 7 Extraction

GAS FIRE

ACEH

ZERO CASUALTIES

REPAIR DIVING

LEGISLATION AND SAFETY CULTURE

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 8 Flood

A 1 IN 100 YEAR STORM?

FLOOD PROTECTION

MODELS IN THE COMMUNITY

LIMITING DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD PLAINS

RISING WATERS

SUMMARY

APPLICATION TO BUSINESS

Chapter 9 Earthquake

DISASTER IN BAM

COORDINATION PROBLEMS

STRONG STRUCTURES, RAPID RESPONSE

CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND SEMS

SUMMARY

APPLICATIONS TO BUSINESS

Part II: Themes

Chapter 10 Managing risk in extreme environments

THINK, PLAN, DO

EPIDEMIC

WILDFIRE

TERRORISM

EXTREME HUMANITARIAN AID

MOUNTAIN

MELTDOWN

EXTRACTION

FLOOD

EARTHQUAKE

Chapter 11 So what?

LESSONS FOR THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

FROM RETHINKING TO REPLANNING

MODELS

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

SPECIFIC LESSONS

Chapter 12 The seven laws of extreme risk management

1 DEATH FOCUSES THE MIND

2 HONESTY MATTERS

3 REALITY BEATS SIMULATION

4 STANDARDS DRIVE SUCCESS

5 BEWARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

6 STUFF HAPPENS

7 RISK MANAGERS NEED A LOUD VOICE AND A THICK SKIN

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