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Learning from catastrophes : strategies for reaction and response /

Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don't plan for "extreme risk," you endanger your organization's very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Economic Forum. Global Agenda Council on the Mitigation of Natural Disasters
Otros Autores: Kunreuther, Howard, Schwab, Klaus, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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Sumario:Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don't plan for "extreme risk," you endanger your organization's very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in normal day-to-day business? In Learning from Catastrophes, two renowned experts present the first comprehensive strategic framework for assessing, responding to, and managing extreme risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem build on their own breakthrough work on mitigating natural disasters, extending it to the challenges faced by real-world enterprises. Along with the contributions of leading experts in risk management, heuristics, and disaster recovery, they identify the behavioral biases and faulty heuristics that mislead decision makers about the likelihood of catastrophe. They go on to identify the hidden links associated with extreme risks, and present techniques for systematically building greater resilience into the organization. The global best-seller The Black Swan told executives that "once in a lifetime" events are far more common and dangerous than they ever realized. Learning from Catastrophe shows them exactly what to do about it
Notas:"Foreword by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum"--Cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 332 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780137067237
0137067232
9780137044856
0137044852