Decision theory: general

This book deals with the introduction of a new type of "e;spatial measures"e; in flood governance.

This book aims to assess the roles of entrepreneurship and social innovation for socio-cultural changes.

When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk?

Brian Hedden defends a radical view about the relationship between rationality, personal identity, and time.

Occupational safety and health management theory is now rightly focused on pro-activity, risk assessment and management.

Feed the brain first to make the nutrition/cognition connection!

Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development.

A risk conundrum can be viewed as a risk that poses major issues in assessment, and whose management is not easily engaged.

Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development.

This book presents the state-of-the-art applications of machine learning in the finance domain with a focus on financial product modeling, which aims to advance the model performance and minimize risk and uncertainty.

The Blame Machine describes how disasters and serious accidents result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors.

This proceedings book covers a wide range of topics related to uncertainty analysis and its application in various fields of engineering and science.

Risk and Morality examines how decisions about risk and uncertainty relate to moral principles and ethical conduct.

The textbook discusses risk management in capital markets and presents various techniques of portfolio optimization.

One of the core functions of any successful business is the ability to manage and adapt to risk.

This book provides an end-to-end view of revenue management in the hospitality industry.

This book will help you design and create the best version of yourself.

Graycar and Prenzler present a readily accessible guide to the issues of public and private sector corruption, outlining the nature and dimensions of corruption problems in a variety of settings across the world, and providing a set of practical strategies to prevent corruption that also facilitate economic growth and development.

This book describes how the rapid advancement in encryption and network computing gave birth to new tools and products that have influenced the local and global economy alike.

The relationship between risk, return and the cost of capital is contextualized by relating it to the needs of investors and borrowers, the historical evidence, and theories of choice and behavior.

Employees are increasingly asked to make sophisticated decisions about their pension and healthcare plans.

The Handbook of Insurance reviews the last fifty years of research developments in insurance economics and its related fields.

This book constitutes a selection of the best papers from the 15th International Conference on Business Excellence, Digital Economy and New Value Creation, ICBE 2021, held in Bucharest, Romania, in March 2021.

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice.

This book presents a broad overview of risk management in the banking industry, with a special focus on strategic thinking and decision-making.

In a very real sense, Michael Lodato has been working on this handbook for over 45 years - starting in 1968 when, as a new CEO of a small consulting company, he attended a seminar on strategic planning at UCLA.

This is a reprint of 978-0-901357-47-2Ergonomics in action: a practical guide for the workplace is a no-nonsense introduction to the principles of workplace ergonomics.

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Covering a wide range of topics on safety, reliability and risk management, the present publication will be of interest to academics and professionals working in a wide range of scientific, industrial and governmental sectors, including: Aeronautics and Aerospace; Chemical and Process Industry; Civil Engineering; Critical Infrastructures; Energy; Information Technology and Telecommunications; Land Transportation; Manufacturing; Maritime Transportation; Mechanical Engineering; Natural Hazards; Nuclear Industry; Offshore Industry; Policy Making and Public Planning.

This book provides practical recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of AML compliance by introducing the theory, framework and approach for dealing with the concerns of Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) within the UK banking industry.

With industrial systems becoming ever more mechanized and reliant on advanced technology, the complexity of equipment, especially in risky industries, is increasing on a daily basis.

The Essentials of Finance for School Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Problem-Solving and Meeting Challenges is carefully authored to provide supervisory practitioners at the school building level with the vital tools of school finance literacy alongside an understanding of school finance policy that impacts the everyday operation of today's public schools.

Real risk management is predicated on the eventuality of human erraticism and therefore necessitates the design of resilient systems, such as control measures, policies, procedures, processes, rules, checklists, and protocols, to protect organizations against unpredictability.

Using examples from biosafety to climate change, Jacqueline Peel examines the use and abuse of science in international risk regulation.

Reliability technology plays an important role in the present era of industrial growth, optimal efficiency, and reducing hazards.

Dieses Buch aus der Reihe "Studienwissen kompakt" bietet einen Komplettüberblick über alle wesentlichen Teilbereiche des Risikomanagements.

This book illustrates key sustainability issues in global textile and fashion value chains, by examining individual types of fibers either at a single step in or along the entire value chain.

- If our plant catches fire, when should it be allowed to burn down to prevent pollution?

This textbook introduces the fundamental concepts of probability, risk, and uncertainty, and shows their relevance in civil engineering projects.

The challenges related to disaster risk management (DRM) in the agricultural sector are now widely linked to sustainable environment.

How society can shape individual actions in times of uncertaintyWhen we make decisions, our thinking is informed by societal norms, ';guardrails' that guide our decisions, like the laws and rules that govern us.

The Trade and Receivables Finance Companion: A Collection of Case Studies and Solutions is based on the author's personal experience gained through more than 40 years in the field of trade finance.

Apart from its foray into technical issues of risk assessment and management,  this book has one principal aim.

Compliance has long been identified by scholars of white-collar crime as a key strategic control device in the regulation of corporations and complex organisations.

Intangible, invisible and worth trillions, risk is everywhere.

This book tackles the problem of complexity within IT environments, i.