Fundamentals of risk management : understanding, evaluating and implementing effective enterprise risk management / Paul Hopkin and Clive Thompson

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section - ONE: Introduction to Risk Management -- Chapter - 01: Approaches to Defining Risk -- Chapter - 02: Impact of Risk on Organizations -- Chapter - 03: Types of Risks -- Chapter - 04: Scope of Risk Management -- Chapter - 05: Principles and Aims of Risk Management -- Section - TWO: Approaches to Risk Management -- Chapter - 06: Risk Management Standards -- Chapter - 07: Establishing the Context -- Chapter - 08: Enterprise Risk Management -- Chapter - 09: Alternative Approaches -- Section - THREE: Risk Assessment -- Chapter - 10: Risk Assessment Considerations -- Chapter - 11: Risk Classification Systems -- Chapter - 12: Risk Analysis and Evaluation -- Chapter - 13: Loss Control -- Chapter - 14: Defining the Upside of Risk -- Section - FOUR: Risk Response -- Chapter - 15: Tolerate, Treat, Transfer and terminate -- Chapter - 16: Risk Control Techniques -- Chapter - 17: Insurance and Risk Transfer -- Chapter - 18: Business Continuity -- Section - FIVE: Risk Strategy -- Chapter - 19: Core Business Processes -- Chapter - 20: Reputation and the Business Model -- Chapter - 21: Risk Management Context -- Chapter - 22: Risk Management Responsibilities -- Chapter - 23: Control of Selected Hazard Risks -- Section - SIX: Risk Culture -- Chapter - 24: Risk-Aware Culture -- Chapter - 25: Importance of Risk Appetite -- Chapter - 26: Risk Training and Communication -- Chapter - 27: Risk Practitioner Competencies -- Section - SEVEN: Risk Governance -- Chapter - 28: Corporate Governance Model -- Chapter - 29: Stakeholder Expectations -- Chapter - 30: Operational Risk Management -- Chapter - 31: Project Risk Management -- Chapter - 32: Supply Chain Management -- Section - EIGHT: Risk Assurance -- Chapter - 33: The Control Environment -- Chapter - 34: Risk Assurance Techniques -- Chapter - 35: Internal Audit Activities -- Chapter - 36: Reporting on Risk Management.

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