Synopses & Reviews
ExpressExec is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers.
ExpressExec is organised into ten core subject areas making it easy to find the information you need:
01 Innovation
02 Enterprise
03 Strategy
04 Marketing
05 Finance
06 Operations and Technology
07 Organizations
08 Leading
09 People
10 Life and Work
ExpressExec is a perfect learning solution for people who need to master the latest business thinking and practice quickly.
Synopsis
Fast track route to managing risk
Covers the key areas of risk management, from understanding the nature of risk and how it manifests itself in organizations to managing the risks of electronic commerce and the risks imposed by globalisation
Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including Shell, Xerox and Nike and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Peter Schwartz, Blair Gibb, Peter Bernstein, Kees Van Der Heijden and Jean Camp
Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide
About the Author
ANDREW HOLMES is a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Risk Management Solutions. He has consulted in a large number of UK, overseas and global companies. He specializes in strategy, programme and project management and IT. He is a regular speaker on issues associated with IT and consultancy and has published a number of papers and books on these subjects.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Express Exec
Introduction to Risk Management
What is Risk Management?
The Evolution of Risk Management
The E-Dimension
The Global Dimension
The State of the Art
In Practice: Risk Management Success Stories
Key Concepts and Thinkers
Resources
Ten Steps to Making Risk Management Work
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Index