Search for dissertations about: "measure risk"

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2. 1. Abandoning Silos for Integration: Implementing Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance

   Author : Sara Lundqvist; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Enterprise risk management; holistic risk management; risk management; risk governance; corporate governance; credit risk; credit ratings; credit default swap spreads;

   Abstract : Firms began to abandon the “silo” approach to risk management for more integration in the risk management system. Enterprise risk management (ERM) emerged as a framework for the management of integrated risks in a strategy setting supported by risk governance. READ MORE

4. 2. The weakest link : Governing the risk of floods and dam failure in Sweden

   Author : Erik Persson Pavlović; Lars Nyberg; Mikael Granberg; Inge Svedung; Charles Parker; Pär Olausson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk governance; early warning systems; flood risk; risk of dam failure; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; preparedness; crisis management; systems theory; collaboration; participation; resilience; riskstyrning; varningssystem; översvämningsrisk; dammbrottsrisk; naturolycka; katastrofriskreducering; beredskap; krishantering; systemteori; samverkan; deltagande; resiliens; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och miljöstudier;

   Abstract : The effects of climate change are already being felt today, and future effects, which will be determined by the readiness and resolve of today’s world leaders, are fraught with high levels of complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and transboundary effects – characteristics of systemic risk. Since climate change is seen as a threat multiplier, the risks that might be impacted by climate change, such as floods and dam failure, will be affected by systemic risk characteristics as well. READ MORE

5. 3. Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Management

   Author : Per Wikman-Svahn; John Cantwell; Carl F. Cranor; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; radiation protection; radiological protection; nuclear power; nuclear energy; social issues; ethical issues; ethics; risk; uncertainty; value judgments; precautionary principle; distributive issues; justice; limits; prioritarianism; responsibility; egalitarianism; black swan; black elephant; risk management;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on the assumption that the intersection of moral philosophy and practical risk management is a rewarding area to study. In particular, the thesis assumes that concepts, ideas, and methods that are used in moral philosophy can be of great benefit for risk analysis, but also that practices in risk regulation provide a useful testing ground for moral philosophical theories. READ MORE

6. 4. Optimization-Based Models for Measuring and Hedging Risk in Fixed Income Markets

   Author : Johan Hagenbjörk; Jörgen Blomvall; Ou Tang; Giorgio Consigli; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Finance; Fixed income; Interest rate risk; Credit risk; Risk management; Optimization; Mathematics;

   Abstract : The global fixed income market is an enormous financial market whose value by far exceeds that of the public stock markets. The interbank market consists of interest rate derivatives, whose primary purpose is to manage interest rate risk. READ MORE

7. 5. Risk, uncertainty & profitability : An accounting-based study of industrial firms' financial performance

   Author : Mattias Hamberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : It is often said, among practicians and theorists, that doing business is about taking risks. Thisthesis is focused on the relationship between doing business, and thereby earning a return, andthe inherent risk taking. READ MORE