Search for dissertations about: "risk"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8728 swedish dissertations containing the word risk.
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1. Rights at Risk Ethical Issues in Risk Management
University dissertation from Stockholm : KTHAbstract : he subject of this thesis is ethical aspects of decision-making concerning social risks. It is argued that a model for risk management must acknowledge several ethical aspects and, most crucial among these, the individual’s right not to be unfairly exposed to risks. READ MORE
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2. Shaping Risk Management in Banks
University dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyAbstract : The recent financial crisis of 2007-08 was a watershed moment in the history of banking. The unprecedented event led to severe scrutiny by standard setters and regulators on how the business of banking is run. As a result of this strict scrutiny, a wide variety of reforms aimed at the second line of defense (risk management) ensued globally. READ MORE
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3. Risk Talk On Communicating Benefits and Harms in Health Care
University dissertation from Institutionen för medicin och vårdAbstract : One of the most critical elements in empowering the patient, and ensuring concordance, is communication of the possible benefits and harms of different actions in health care. Risk assessment is a complex task due both to the different interpretations of the concept of risk, and the common lack of hard facts. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Credit Risk
University dissertation from Institutionen för medicin och vårdAbstract : This dissertation covers the issues related to credit risk that stem from the recent financial crisis and that are concerned by investors, financial intermediaries, and governments. The results of the research have important implications for asset managers, such as using the information from the credit risk market to rebalance stock portfolios, and for policy makers in regulating or bailing out banks. READ MORE
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5. Information infrastructure risk perspectives, practices & technologies
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitetAbstract : This dissertation investigates the nature and management of information infrastructure risks in organizations. Specifically, it examines how practitioners identify and manage threats towards their organizational aims, and suggests ways of achieving sustainable risk management, in settings characterized by the integration of information technology (IT) and organizational processes. READ MORE
