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Managing risk in extreme environments : front-line business lessons for corporates and financial institutions / Duncan Martin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Kogan Page, c2008.Description: ix, 181 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780749449452
DDC classification:
  • 658.15/5 22
LOC classification:
  • HD61 .M28 2007
Contents:
Preface: One winter's day in Kabul -- Pt. I. Case Studies -- 1. Epidemic -- 2. Wildfire -- 3. Terrorism -- 4. Extreme humanitarian aid -- 5. Mountain -- 6. Meltdown -- 7. Extraction -- 8. Flood -- 9. Earthquake -- Pt. II. Themes -- 10. Managing risk in extreme environments -- 11. So what? -- 12. The seven laws of extreme risk management -- 1. Death focuses the mind -- 2. Honesty matters -- 3. Reality beats simulation -- 4. Standards drive success -- 5. Beware unintended consequences -- 6. Stuff happens -- 7. Risk managers need a loud voice and a truck skin.
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Books Books Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK 658.155 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 900111931

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: One winter's day in Kabul -- Pt. I. Case Studies -- 1. Epidemic -- 2. Wildfire -- 3. Terrorism -- 4. Extreme humanitarian aid -- 5. Mountain -- 6. Meltdown -- 7. Extraction -- 8. Flood -- 9. Earthquake -- Pt. II. Themes -- 10. Managing risk in extreme environments -- 11. So what? -- 12. The seven laws of extreme risk management -- 1. Death focuses the mind -- 2. Honesty matters -- 3. Reality beats simulation -- 4. Standards drive success -- 5. Beware unintended consequences -- 6. Stuff happens -- 7. Risk managers need a loud voice and a truck skin.

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