Trust In Risk Management

Author : Timothy C. Earle,Michael Siegrist,Heinz Gutscher
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849773461

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Trust in Cooperative Risk Management by Timothy C. Earle,Michael Siegrist,Heinz Gutscher Pdf

Trust is an important factor in risk management, affecting judgements of risk and benefit, technology acceptance and other forms of cooperation. In this book the world's leading risk researchers explore all aspects of trust as it relates to risk management and communication. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplinary approaches and empirical case studies (on topics such as mobile phone technology, well-known food accidents and crises, wetland management, smallpox vaccination, cooperative risk management of US forests and the disposal of the Brent Spar oil drilling platform), this is the most thorough and up-to-date examination of trust in all its forms and complexities. The book integrates diverse research traditions and provides new insights into the phenomenon of trust. Factors that lead to the establishment and erosion of trust are identified. Insightful analyses are provided for researchers and students of environmental and social science and professionals engaged in risk management and communication in both public and private sectors. Related titles The Tolerability of Risk (2007) 978-1-84407-398-6

Author : Ragnar Löfstedt
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781844077021

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Risk Management in Post-trust Societies by Ragnar Löfstedt Pdf

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Author : Kenneth J. Namjestnik
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062056077

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Trust Risk Management by Kenneth J. Namjestnik Pdf

Today's trust officer has to contend with today's new challenges. We have yet to see an investment or business that actually yields a positive return without risk. Trust Risk Management was designed to provide trust managers, trust compliance officers, trust auditors and trust committees with a tool to assess and manage risks in the fiduciary services areas. The format of this handbook is by fiduciary business product lines. At the end of each chapter there is a fiduciary compliance risk management checklist which will assist in the management of compliance risk. Trust Risk Management attempts to cover major risk elements that could lead to losses. Some of these include errors in decision making, lost revenues, excessive expenses, destruction of assets, recordkeeping errors, fraud, competitive disadvantage, business interruption, and violations of laws and regulations. Chapters one through five discuss the residual risks associated with the management decision to accept new appointments and in the administration of the account along the following product lines: personal trust administration, employee benefit trust administration, corporate bond trust and agency services, investment portfolio management and collective investment funds, and institutional custody services and securities lending. Chapter six includes operational and management risk issues, addressed from a management perspective, for the fiduciary services area. Several appendices also serve as useful reference material to assist in managing risks. Trust Risk Management will provide you, your trust colleagues and your institution with a valuable, hands-on approach to the management of risk in your fiduciary businessservices.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1101750153

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Trust in Risk Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ragnar E Lofstedt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136557903

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Risk Management in Post-Trust Societies by Ragnar E Lofstedt Pdf

A thought-provoking and invaluable book for anyone who cares about risk communication and management in the 21st century Anna Jung, Director General, European Food Information Council Professor Ragnar Lfstedt has once again produced a most interesting book on risk management and trust, well-based on theory and built on empirical findings Mikael Karlsson, President, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Highlights the difficult balancing task facing risk regulators. Regulatory inaction against real risks can undermine public trust. However, exaggerated responses to risks can also jeopardize regulators credibility. The diverse international case studies developed by Ragnar Lfstedt provide guidance for how regulators can navigate these and other frequently competing concerns W. Kip Viscusi, Cogan Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard University, USA In democracies, government policies cannot succeed without public acceptance. Yet complex risk management requires technical expertise. How to reconcile these competing needs? Ragnar Lfstedt provocatively challenges recent research claiming that risk managers must engender public trust via deliberative dialogue. He uses four cases studies to argue that the reasons for distrust vary and demand different responses; that in some cases trust can flow from technical competence without public deliberation; and that in others public deliberation can actually aggravate distrust. Trust me: Lfstedts book will add spice to the debate over risk, experts, the public and trust Jonathan B. Wiener, Perkins Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, Duke University, USA We live in post-trust societies, in which public confidence in governments and corporations over health, food and environmental risk is eroding rapidly. Good risk communication can help companies, governments and institutions minimize disputes, resolve issues and anticipate problems. Without such communication, the best policies can become derailed and trust can be lost. Most policy-makers still use outdated methods to communicate policies and achieve their objectives - methods developed before public trust in industry and government was affected by health scares such as BSE, genetically modified organisms and dioxins in Belgian chicken. This book provides effective methods for managing and communicating risk effectively in contemporary societies.

Author : George Cvetkovich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134190218

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Social Trust and the Management of Risk by George Cvetkovich Pdf

Social trust is a crucial issue to many aspects of modern society. Policy makers continually aspire to winning it and corporations frequently run the risk of losing it. The 'trust deficit' raises vital questions and problems to which until recently there have been few answers or solutions. Experts from both sides of the Atlantic explore the importance for trust of various influences, from individual perceptions to organizational systems, and consider the conditions involved in building or undermining trust. Several authors examine practical hazard management issues, including medical vaccination programmes and popular participation in pollution control and waste management as strategies for enhancing social trust. This book provides insightful analysis for researchers and students of environmental and social sciences and is essential reading for those engaged in risk management in both the public and private sectors.

Author : Timothy C. Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138380830

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Trust in Risk Management by Timothy C. Earle Pdf

Trust is an important factor in risk management, affecting judgements of risk and benefit, technology acceptance and other forms of cooperation. In this book the world's leading risk researchers explore all aspects of trust as it relates to risk management and communication. The authors draw on a wide variety of disciplinary approaches and empirical case studies on topics such as mobile phone technology, well-known food accidents and crises, wetland management, smallpox vaccination, cooperative risk management of US forests and the disposal of the Brent Spar oil drilling platform. The book integrates diverse research traditions and provides new insights into the phenomenon of trust, including the factors that lead to the establishment and erosion of trust. Insightful analyses are provided for researchers and students of environmental and social science and professionals engaged in risk management and communication in both public and private sectors.

Author : Ragnar Löfstedt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Risk communication
ISBN : 9781136557910

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Risk Management in Post-Trust Societies by Ragnar Löfstedt Pdf

'A thought-provoking and invaluable book for anyone who cares about risk communication and management in the 21st century' Anna Jung Director General European Food Information Council 'Professor Ragnar Löfstedt has once again produced a most interesting book on risk management and trust well-based on theory and built on empirical findings' Mikael Karlsson President Swedish Society for Nature Conservation 'Highlights the difficult balancing task facing risk regulators. Regulatory inaction against real risks can undermine public trust. However exaggerated responses to risks can also jeopardize r

Author : Samuel Knapp,Jeffrey N. Younggren,Leon VandeCreek,Eric Harris,Jana N. Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Psychologists
ISBN : 0989122107

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Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice by Samuel Knapp,Jeffrey N. Younggren,Leon VandeCreek,Eric Harris,Jana N. Martin Pdf

The Second Edition of Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice: An Individualized Approach adds significant new content to its coverage of the basic principles of risk management and its descriptions of how risk management strategies can be applied to specific areas of professional practice. This includes work with children and families, forensic psychology, assessment, psychotherapy, and other emerging areas of practice. Special attention is given to applying risk management principles in accordance with overarching ethical principles with the goal of improving the quality of services provided. The Second Edition will help readers: • Identify the contexts or circumstances that increase the risk of a disciplinary complaint; • Integrate the risk management strategies (documentation, informed consent, and consultation) based on overarching ethical principles into their practices; • Adapt patient-focused risk management strategies according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when considering issues of competence, multiple relationships, and confidentiality; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when treating couples, children or families, patients who threaten to harm themselves or others, or other difficult patients; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when engaging in assessment, court appearances, or acting as a consultant or supervisor; and • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when billing for services, considering retirement, or purchasing professional liability insurance. Note that this publication is available in eBook formats.

Author : Derek Atkins,Lynn Drennan,Ian Bates
Publisher : Global Professional Publishi
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0852977638

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Reputational Risk by Derek Atkins,Lynn Drennan,Ian Bates Pdf

* Published in association with the Risk Management Association of the USA (RMA), the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC), and the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), * Will stimulate the thinking of executives and leave them wanting to do something about it (and give them the means to start) * A topical, and increasingly important, issue reflected in recent scandals (Enron, Marconi), government responses (e.g. the Combined Code in the UK), and the continuing growth in consumerism An organization's own reputation is a valuable asset that is often insufficiently managed, if it is managed at all. This book not only outlines its importance, but it presents a new and insightful definition of the risk and proposes an approach for managing it properly. For the first time, a whole range of current issues (scandals and frauds, government legislation on risk management and reporting, the growth of consumerism, etc.) is targeted in a single logical argument on how to deal with it. Aimed at directors and senior executives, professional risk managers, consultants and professional risk advisers, and students in advanced courses.

Author : Aidan Ward,John Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470868232

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Trust and Mistrust by Aidan Ward,John Smith Pdf

If we trust someone we put ourselves at risk, but we do so voluntarily. In business there may be no way of clinching that deal without engaging in that personal risk, but to deny or externalise that risk is to enter the world of blame and misuse of power. This book reconnects our intuitive understanding of trust with the roots of business risk. When there is a strong enough trust between parties in a business environment, you can: * Be aware of far more of the workings of the environment, including how to generate value for other stakeholders * Strengthen business relationships which help to deal with unimagined opportunities and contingencies * Understand how to develop lean business processes without unnecessary or counterproductive management activities * Manage business risks that could otherwise play havoc with the business When business people deny the importance of trust, when some of their business relationships become cynical and exploitative, then a cycle is formed: lack of trust leads to cynical actions and cynical actions lead to a further erosion of trust. In this book, Aidan Ward and John Smith teach how to trust others and pinpoint real ris k in business.

Author : R.E Kasperson,P.J. Stallen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400919525

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Communicating Risks to the Public by R.E Kasperson,P.J. Stallen Pdf

Risk communication: the evolution of attempts Risk communication is at once a very new and a very old field of interest. Risk analysis, as Krimsky and Plough (1988:2) point out, dates back at least to the Babylonians in 3200 BC. Cultures have traditionally utilized a host of mecha nisms for anticipating, responding to, and communicating about hazards - as in food avoidance, taboos, stigma of persons and places, myths, migration, etc. Throughout history, trade between places has necessitated labelling of containers to indicate their contents. Seals at sites of the ninth century BC Harappan civilization of South Asia record the owner and/or contents of the containers (Hadden, 1986:3). The Pure Food and Drug Act, the first labelling law with national scope in the United States, was passed in 1906. Common law covering the workplace in a number of countries has traditionally required that employers notify workers about significant dangers that they encounter on the job, an obligation formally extended to chronic hazards in the OSHA's Hazard Communication regulation of 1983 in the United States. In this sense, risk communication is probably the oldest way of risk manage ment. However, it is only until recently that risk communication has attracted the attention of regulators as an explicit alternative to the by now more common and formal approaches of standard setting, insuring etc. (Baram, 1982).

Author : S. Watson,A. Moran
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1349510351

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Trust, Risk and Uncertainty by S. Watson,A. Moran Pdf

The themes 'trust', 'risk ' and 'uncertainty' seem especially pertinent in the context of the post-9/11 world. This book brings together a range of new research with a focus on the 'risk society' debate and on the themes of 'trust', 'uncertainty' and 'ambivalence'. Where much of the work within these crucial debates in the social sciences has been theory-based and theory-driven, Trust, Risk and Uncertainty combines theoretical sophistication with empirical analysis and research in the fields of philosophy, education, social policy, government, health and social care, sociology, and media and cultural studies.

Author : André Fok Kam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Conflict of interests
ISBN : 0779819284

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From Conflict to Trust by André Fok Kam Pdf

Author : David L Olson,Desheng Dash Wu
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814632782

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Enterprise Risk Management by David L Olson,Desheng Dash Wu Pdf

Risk is inherent in business. Without risk, there would be no motivation to conduct business. But a key principle is that organizations should accept risks that they are competent enough to deal with, and “outsource” other risks to those who are more competent to deal with them (such as insurance companies). Enterprise Risk Management (2nd Edition) approaches enterprise risk management from the perspectives of accounting, supply chains, and disaster management, in addition to the core perspective of finance. While the first edition included the perspective of information systems, the second edition views this as part of supply chain management or else focused on technological specifics. It discusses analytical tools available to assess risk, such as balanced scorecards, risk matrices, multiple criteria analysis, simulation, data envelopment analysis, and financial risk measures.