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Corporate Risk Management by Professor. G. C. A. Dickson First Edition 1989 (Reprinted 1995)

It is possible to confine all that is involved in risk management to the pages of one slim volume? Where should be emphasis be? What level knowledge is implied before the reader comes to the book? The authors go a long way towards answering these questions.

Author: Professor. G. C. A. Dickson
Bowring Professor of Risk Management, Glasgow Follege
Chapter six and eight contributed by Dr. W. J. Hastings
Cheif Executive and Insurance Supervisor
The Isle of Man Insurance authority
Douglas, Isle of Man

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION			Page
Chapter 1	The Nature of RIsk Management		1
	1.1	The meaning of risk management	1
	1.2	The response to risk	2
	1.3	Risk identification	3
	1.4	Risk analysis	6
	1.5	Risk control	7
	1.6	Conclusion	8

Chapter 2	Corporate Risk Management		9
	2.1	The risk manager	10
	2.2	The risk management department	24
	2.3	Location and structure of the risk management department	26
	2.4	Conclusion	30

Chapter 3	Risk Management Decisions		31
	3.1	Decision making	32
	3.2	Preparing for decision making	34
	3.3	Decision objectives	39
	3.4	Structure of decisions	40

Chapter 4	Decision Analysis for Risk Management 1		53
	4.1	Non-probabilistic decision criteria	56
	4.2	Probabilistic criteria	60
	4.3	Applying probabilities	64

Chapter 5	Decision Analysis for Risk Management 2		73
	5.1	Decision trees	73
	5.2	Bayesian analysis	77
	5.3	Bayesian formula	78
	5.4	Practical illustration	82
	5.5	Applying Bayesian analysis to the basic problem	85
	5.6	Conclusion	91

Chapter 6	Forecasting in Risk Management		73
	6.1	Introduction	93
	6.2	A framework for corporate forecasting	94
	6.3	A typology of forecasts	95
	6.4	The structure of forecasting	96
	6.5	Correlation	97
	6.6	Simple regression	103
	6.7	The coefficients of determination and alienation	108
	6.8	Multiple regression	109
	6.9	Time series analysis	112
	6.10	Conclusion	119

Chapter 7	Risk Management in International Corporation		121
	7.1	Growth in international operations	121
	7.2	Special features of international sick management	122
	7.3	Conclusion	127

Chapter 8	Disaster and Contingency Planning		129

Chapter 9	Case Studies		143
	9.1	Rapid Deliveries PLC	143
	9.2	Risk-Rite Adhesives Ltd.	151
	9.3	Quencher PLC	154
	9.4	Shine-It PLC	157
	9.5	Traditonal Hotels Ltd.	160
	9.6	Kar-rite Rental Company	163

	Index		167