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Managing Risk and Performance : a Guide for Government Decision Makers.

Discover analytical tools and practices to help improve the quality of risk management in government organizations Federal agencies increasingly recognize the importance of active risk management to help ensure that they can carry out their missions. High impact events, once thought to occur only ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stanton, Thomas
Otros Autores: Webster, Douglas W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
Colección:Wiley finance series
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1 Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 Managing Risk of Federal Agencies and Their Programs through Enterprise Risk Management; Risk Management as an Essential Part of Federal Management; Risk Management as an Integral Part of Good Decision Making; The Unique Challenges of Managing a Government Agency; Establishing Effective Risk Management; Managing Risk in Government Agencies: Overview of the Book; References; Chapter 2 The Need for Effective Risk Management; Defining Risk; The Source of Uncertainty: Change; Risk and Reward.
  • The Risk Management ProcessThe Essence of Organizational Success: Stakeholder Value; The Role of Information Technology in Risk Management; The Importance of Organizational Change Management; Putting It All Together; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Introduction to Risk Management for Government Managers; Fitting Risk Management into an Organization; Promising Practices in Risk Management; Observations about Risk Management in Government: What Works and What Doesn't; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Risk Management and Challenges of Managing in the Public Sector.
  • Unique Risk Management Challenges of Public ProgramsThird-Party Governance: The Challenge of Managing Risk across Organizational Boundaries; Goal Setting, Accountability, and Prioritization of Risks; Concluding Observations; References; Chapter 5 Creating and Keeping Your Options Open-It's Fundamental; The Real World Is Rarely Simple and Stable; Systems Set the Stage; Managing More Easily-Options in Time; Examples of Options in Time in Practice; Conclusion; Key Points; References; Part 2 Moving toward Enterprise Risk Management.
  • Chapter 6 Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management for Government ManagersShortcomings of Traditional Risk Management; The Impact of Managing Risk within Silos-a Case Study; The Maturation of Traditional Risk Management into Enterprise Risk Management; Key Principles of Enterprise Risk Management; What Enterprise Risk Management Is Not; The Payoff; Summary; References; Chapter 7 Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management at the Office of Federal Student Aid of the U.S. Department of Education; Overview of FSA; Initial Implementation of ERM at FSA.
  • Initial Activities and Challenges in Implementing Enterprise Risk Management at FSAExpanding the ERM Program-A Change in FSA's Business Model; Key Considerations and Challenges When Implementing the Expanded ERM Program at FSA; Conclusion; References; Acknowledgments; Chapter 8 Integrating Enterprise Risk Management with Strategic Planning and Resource Management; Context; Enterprise Risk Management and Strategy; Enterprise Risk Management and Resource Management; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Building Enterprise Risk Management into Agency Processes and Culture.