With a constantly changing business environment, converting risks into positive organizational advantages make risk a strategic issue that requires a process of careful planning, implementation and management from all levels called risk management. Relevant to all organizations whether they are in the public or private sector, risk management helps the organization confirm its compliance with corporate governance requirements.
The start of any process begins with understanding what it means.
With contributions from recognised leaders in various risk management fields, The Risk Management Universe. A Guided Tour contains a wealth of information to not only give readers a simple answer to what risk management is but also to help readers grasp a broader understanding of the risk management arena from a range of perspectives including corporate governance, strategic risk, financial risk, project risk management, environmental risk, fraud and counter-terrorism and many more.
Edited by David Hillson a leading thinker and practitioner in the risk field, the book recognises that risk management is not just a single subject in isolation but rather a multi-disciplinary field, all with a bearing upon organizational performance. Divided into fifteen chapters, each of the authors paint their own picture of the risk management universe to conclude with a final integrative discussion that attempts to draw the threads together and identify the underlying unifying themes.
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Taken from Information Security Bulletin.