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Review"...shows how to identify and fix hidden problems in risk management. He uses real world examples to reveal serious problems in common quantitative and qualitiative approaches to risk analysis." (_Book News_, August 2009) Product DescriptionAn essential guide to the calibrated risk analysis approachThe Failure of Risk Management takes a close look at misused and misapplied basic analysis methods and shows how some of the most popular "risk management" methods are no better than astrology! Using examples from the 2008 credit crisis, natural disasters, outsourcing to China, engineering disasters, and more, Hubbard reveals critical flaws in risk management methods–and shows how all of these problems can be fixed. The solutions involve combinations of scientifically proven and frequently used methods from nuclear power, exploratory oil, and other areas of business and government. Finally, Hubbard explains how new forms of collaboration across all industries and government can improve risk management in every field. Douglas W. Hubbard (Glen Ellyn, IL) is the inventor of Applied Information Economics (AIE) and the author of Wiley's How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Inta

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Author
Douglas W. Hubbard
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons,Inc
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9781280935312
Category
science
Subjects
Management, Mathematics, Finance
Rating
3.99 / 5 (159 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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