- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Harvard Business School Press (1 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1422138445
- ISBN-13: 978-1422138441
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.2 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 663,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's one thing to anticipate and mitigate risks that arise within your own company and quite another to manage risks that arise from uncontrollable events in the outside world. This cutting-edge collection includes advice on effective forecasting, making sound strategic decisions that are based on more than just today's headlines, and understanding how to align your strategy decisions with the financial markets.
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One MBA in one book
9 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
You don't need to have an MBA to be enable to enjoy this book, common sense and curiosity about the inner workings of business decisions are enough. I learned a lot from this book. That's why I say one MBA in one book.
To begin, after flipping through the book my first feeling was general disappointment, perhaps because I am an academic, not a professional. After re-reading and re-considering I have to admit, though, that it wasn't that bad after all. In fact, the book has managed to summarize the essence of executive risk management in an excellent manner.
Crème de la crème
The book consists of eight separate chapters, written by a selection of outstanding scholars and industry leaders. Each chapter is equipped with an executive summary that can be read be read before the article, to see if this is something worth spending time on, or after the article, for summary and refreshing one's memory. Excellent. There's also a very brief bio of the contributors and a keyword index. It is a lesson (actually several lessons) in how to embrace risk properly.
Conclusion
This is a book for the industry, not for academia. It is written for C'-level executives and alikes. Nonetheless, even as a researcher I can relate to and utilize the ideas on risk management that are portrayed in this book. Unfortunately, however, for me as a researcher, there are no references. That does not make this book less valuable; as a researcher it it always interesting to know what the industry is concerned with in order to focus my research accordingly. To me, research has a value only only if it is practically applicable; there are plenty of problems that are academically intriguing but without relevance in real life. This book is real life, and while I am sure that it will inspire managers, it has also inspired me as a researcher in risk.
To begin, after flipping through the book my first feeling was general disappointment, perhaps because I am an academic, not a professional. After re-reading and re-considering I have to admit, though, that it wasn't that bad after all. In fact, the book has managed to summarize the essence of executive risk management in an excellent manner.
Crème de la crème
The book consists of eight separate chapters, written by a selection of outstanding scholars and industry leaders. Each chapter is equipped with an executive summary that can be read be read before the article, to see if this is something worth spending time on, or after the article, for summary and refreshing one's memory. Excellent. There's also a very brief bio of the contributors and a keyword index. It is a lesson (actually several lessons) in how to embrace risk properly.
Conclusion
This is a book for the industry, not for academia. It is written for C'-level executives and alikes. Nonetheless, even as a researcher I can relate to and utilize the ideas on risk management that are portrayed in this book. Unfortunately, however, for me as a researcher, there are no references. That does not make this book less valuable; as a researcher it it always interesting to know what the industry is concerned with in order to focus my research accordingly. To me, research has a value only only if it is practically applicable; there are plenty of problems that are academically intriguing but without relevance in real life. This book is real life, and while I am sure that it will inspire managers, it has also inspired me as a researcher in risk.
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