Author(s): J. Davidson Frame

Business

Managing Risk in Organizations offers a proven framework forhandling risks across all types of organizations. In thiscomprehensive resource, David Frame?a leading expert in riskmanagement?examines the risks routinely encountered inbusiness, offers prescriptions to assess the effects of variousrisks, and shows how to develop effective strategies to cope withrisks. In addition, the book is filled with practical tools andtechniques used by professional risk practitioners that can bereadily applied by project managers, financial managers, and anymanager or consultant who deals with risk within an organization.Managing Risk in Organizations is filled with illustrativecase studies and

• Outlines the various types of risk?pure, operational,project, technical, business, and political
• Reveals what risk management can and cannot accomplish
• Shows how to organize risk management efforts to conduct riskassessments, manage crises, and recover from disasters
• Includes a systematic risk management processrisk managementplanning, risk identification, qualitative impact analysis,quantitative impact analysis, risk response planning, andmonitoring control
• Provides quantitative and qualitative tools to identify andhandle risks

This much-needed book will enable organizations to take riskseriously and act proactively.