Decision theory: general Books

Today's financial sector faces multiple challenges stemming from ecological, societal, and technological risks such as climate change, political extremism, and cyber-attacks. However, these non-traditional risks are yet to be fully identified and...

This textbook provides a broad overview of the present state of insurance mathematics and some related topics in risk management, financial mathematics and probability. Both non-life and life aspects are covered. The emphasis is on probability and...

Initially, introducing compliance functions within the financial industry had been forced by regulatory scrutiny. Later, it started to spread to other regulated companies, in particular those publicly listed. Now, compliance has become an asset of...

With contributions presented during the Second International Risk Management Conference, this second volume addresses important areas of risk management from a variety of angles and perspectives. The book will cover two separate tracks-financial risk...

This proceedings book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on risk and risk management. Featuring selected papers presented at the European Risk Research Network (ERRN) 8th European Risk Conference "Multiple Perspectives in Risk and Risk Management"...

With contributions presented during the Second International Risk Management Conference, this first volume addresses important areas of risk management from a variety of angles and perspectives. The book will cover three separate tracks, including: legal...

This book sets out to reframe the theory of real options so that it can be used to support environmental investments for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Climate change policy often involves making decisions that concern extended time periods,...

The growth of Islamic finance today is significant, making it timely to meet the market demand across the world and particularly for Muslim countries by producing a cryptocurrency model under the Shari'ah ethical principles. This book addresses core...

This book analyses the raising of capital imposed by regulatory and  supervisory constraints for the soundness and survival of banks in Europe, highlighting critical issues. Accordingly, the text examines the improvement of risk management and...

The field of risk science is continuously evolving to develop principles and practices that people to manage future risk. Risk and uncertainty are prevalent yet, it is important to consider what is on the horizon, anticipate the possibility of future...

Operational risk managers in the financial services industry must have a solid understanding of the best practices for the implementation of an effective risk management framework and the management of operational risk. Practices for Operational Risk...

This volume provides a synthesis of protocols, and strategies to support assessment leaders in effectively using data for educator preparation program improvement. Data-informed decision-making has become increasingly important in quality assurance for...

Corporate risk mitigation through socially responsible governance is crucial for ensuring long-term business sustainability and economic stability. By integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) into governance practices, companies can identify and...

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, traditional teaching methods often fail to equip students with the skills necessary for success in the 21st century. The siloed approach to education, where subjects are taught in isolation, must reflect...

Financial institutions face a critical challenge in managing financial risks effectively under the stringent regulatory frameworks of Basel III and Solvency II. Traditional risk management approaches often need to provide the necessary tools to control...

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a disruptive force that exposed numerous challenges. From the sudden shift to virtual learning accompanied by technology disparities to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the crisis impacted students, families,...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in agriculture, natural resources, and rural development projects. It draws on reviews of 14 projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects in the water sector. It draws on reviews of 12 projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify and address control weaknesses that...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects in the transport sector. It draws on reviews of 31 projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify and address control weaknesses...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects in the energy sector. It draws on reviews of six projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify and address control weaknesses...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects in the health sector. It draws on reviews of seven projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify and address control weaknesses...

This publication shares lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects in the education sector. It draws on reviews of 10 projects that were financed by the Asian Development Bank. The publication outlines how to identify and address control weaknesses...

This report lays out key governance challenges in the management of fiscal risks and contingent liabilities in Asia and the Pacific region from public investments in public-private partnerships and state-owned enterprises. It explains how investments in...

Make distracted students a thing of the pastIf you and your students aren't approaching your class each day with excitement for the new ideas and learning surprises you're about to experience, then it's time to hack your student engagement.Four-decade...

Do you wish you were more disciplined, focused, and consistentabout your daily routines? If only you knew what sabotages your everyday efforts...The answer almost always can be traced back to maladaptive habits. Procrastination,...

In a world of growing complexity and dwindling resources, the relationship between technology and sustainability is a pressing issue of concern at the highest levels. This book improves our understanding by examining the ways that people, technology and...

Si quieres tomar decisiones efectivas e informadas, a través del pensamiento crítico y la resolución creativa de problemas, entonces sigue leyendo...¿Sigues sacando conclusiones erróneas? ¿Estás cansado de cometer repetidamente los mismos errores? ¿A...

Making good decisions involving high stakes and uncertainty requires a significantly different mindset from an organization's default decision-making process, which is typically dictated by culture, hierarchy, personalities, data, and haste. The methods...

I hope you never have to read this book to your child. Unfortunately, we live in a time when our government pushes their agenda on our kids and asserts that parents are the problem if we disagree with their amoral teachings. So if your childs teacher or...

As a single mother, Dr. Jacki Edwards forged through life's valley and treacherous mountains to make a better life for herself and her children. Along the way, she found great success, but each victory was hard won. She stayed goal-focused and listened...

It’s not Rocket Science! It’s common sense that the fewer mistakes we make, the fewer problems we have to fix. Whether you like it or not, we all make mistakes and the consistent usage of the Human Performance Tools described here is a way to...

As a financial advisor, you play a crucial role in ensuring your clients have the resources they need to make informed decisions about their health and financial well-being. Medicare is a remarkably complex and ever-changing aspect of retirement...

Is higher education preparing our students for a world that is increasingly complex and volatile, and in which they will have to contend with uncertainty and ambiguity? Are we addressing the concerns of employers who complain that graduates do not...

Community College Leadership and Management places emphasis on reframing college practices in order to advance student success. This calls for leaders to be well versed on promising strategies which have illustrated evidence in advancing academic success.

Trust is an important factor in risk management, affecting judgements of risk and benefit, technology acceptance and other forms of cooperation. In this book the world?s leading risk researchers explore all aspects of trust as it relates to risk...

This timely book affirms that humans can flourish in the Age of AI by relying on their unique strengths, and explores the skills and knowledge that are required to interact effectively, efficiently and responsibly with AIs, both today and in the future.

The conventional approach to risk communication, based on a centralized and controlled model, has led to blatant failures in the management of recent safety related events. In parallel, several cases have proved that actors not thought of as risk...

Learning to Solve Complex Scientific Problems is an immensely useful read offering the insights of cognitive scientists and engineering and science educators who explain methods for helping students solve the complexities of everyday, scientific problems...

Ethics and Educational Technology explores the creation and implementation of learning technologies through an applied ethical lens. The success of digital tools and platforms in today's multi-faceted learning and performance contexts is dependent not...

Banks take very large risks by consistently herding in the same perilous directions while believing they are safe and unique. This book presents a risk management framework to understand conformity and deviance within investment banks and other large...

Threats in Context: Identify, Analyze, Anticipate begins with the premise that a risk assessment is relevant primarily-and hinges upon-the correct evaluation of the threat. According to the author, all the other stages of the risk evaluation are, in...

This book provides a guide to navigating the paradoxical tensions of organisational resilience and presents a framework to aid individuals and businesses to become more open-minded, flexible, and mindful in managing the unexpected. The book offers the...

Why do people's financial and economic preferences vary so widely? 'Nurture' variables such as socioeconomic factors partially explain these differences, but scientists have been discovering that 'nature' also plays an important role. This is the first...

Students are drawn to technology like the planets are attracted to the sun's gravitational pull. Schools can utilize this attraction to move from traditional teaching and learning practices to ones that use innovation and technology. This can be done...

Across financial services, risk management is an increasingly valued competency. This book introduces risk and risk management and its goal is to present the fundamentals of risk management to promote interest in the topic for further professional...

In only part one of a series ahead, Think and Be Rich and the Portal to Financial Gold will show you the many ways that you too can become wealthy.Written by a new indie author, Eli Scott will show you how you can start amassing wealth today through the...

Why I’m writing this book? & How this book will help you? From my college days I started developing my interest in various subjects like Investment, Astrology, Spirituality, Stock Market and so on. To gain in-depth knowledge I started my...