Managing Risks and Decisions in Major Projects
Published on 3. March 1994
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-412-58730-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides managers with a comprehensive yet completely accessible assessment of all the factors affecting decisions in major projects. It then develops a practical framework for managing the process and arriving at realistic decisions which can be clearly justified in public. The book offers comprehensive analysis of risk and its influence on business decision-making and develops a practical framework which allows managers to assess and manage risk in decision-making. Case examples help develop a realistic understanding of available techniques and a practical method based on best current practice.
This book provides managers with a comprehensive yet completely accessible assessment of all the factors affecting decisions in major projects. It then develops a practical framework for managing the process and arriving at realistic decisions which can be clearly justified in public. The book offers comprehensive analysis of risk and its influence on business decision-making and develops a practical framework which allows managers to assess and manage risk in decision-making. Case examples help develop a realistic understanding of available techniques and a practical method based on best current practice.
This book provides managers with a comprehensive yet completely accessible assessment of all the factors affecting decisions in major projects. It then develops a practical framework for managing the process and arriving at realistic decisions which can be clearly justified in public. The book offers comprehensive analysis of risk and its influence on business decision-making and develops a practical framework which allows managers to assess and manage risk in decision-making. Case examples help develop a realistic understanding of available techniques and a practical method based on best current practice.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, bibliography, tables, 23 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-58730-6 (9780412587306)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
CHAPTER I: Introduction. CHAPTER 2: The Process of Decision Making. CHAPTER 3: Approach of Financial Institutions to Risk Assessment. CHAPTER 4: Theoretical Considerations. CHAPTER 5: Problems of Assessing the Technical Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 6: Problems of Assessing the Economic Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 7: Problems of Assessing the Socio-Political Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 8: Possible Alternatives. CHAPTER 9: Comparison of the Efficacy of Alternative Methods of Analysis. CHAPTER 10: Comparison of the Risk Ranking Technique with the Methods used by Financial Institutions. CHAPTER 11: The Optimum Method of Assessing Decision Options. CHAPTER 12: Conclusions. GLOSSARY: Words, Phrases and Mathematical Symbols.