Sökning: "High risk"

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  1. 1. Empirical Studies on Economic and Financial Spillovers : Asymmetric Risk and Dependence Modeling

    Författare :Axel Hedström; Gazi Salah Uddin; Ali M. Ahmed; Ugur Soytas; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Spillovers; systemic risk; risk modeling; risk dependence; asymmetric risk; energy finance; Spillovers; systemisk risk; riskmodellering; risk påverkan; asymmetrisk risk; energifinans;

    Sammanfattning : Financial assets are volatile, and volatility becomes more intense in terms of size and rate of recurrence when markets are uncertain and growing rapidly. The fact that the recurrence rate increased during crisis periods, such as the IT bubble in the early 2000 and the global financial crisis that started in 2007, is a key finding in the literature. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Shaping Risk Management in Banks

    Författare :Vikash Kumar Sinha; Mats Engwall; Håkan Kullvén; Torkel Strömsten; Marika Arena; Andrea Mennicken; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internal audit; risk management; risk culture; Basel models; operational risk; liquidity risk; internrevision; riskhantering; riskkultur; Baselmodellerna; operativ risk; likviditetsrisk; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The recent financial crisis of 2007-08 was a watershed moment in the history of banking. The unprecedented event led to severe scrutiny by standard setters and regulators on how the business of banking is run. As a result of this strict scrutiny, a wide variety of reforms aimed at the second line of defense (risk management) ensued globally. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Information infrastructure risk : perspectives, practices & technologies

    Författare :Lars Öbrand; Jonny Holmström; Ole Hanseth; Mari-Klara Stein; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk; risk management; practice research; information infrastructure theory;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the nature and management of information infrastructure risks in organizations. Specifically, it examines how practitioners identify and manage threats towards their organizational aims, and suggests ways of achieving sustainable risk management, in settings characterized by the integration of information technology (IT) and organizational processes. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The weakest link : Governing the risk of floods and dam failure in Sweden

    Författare :Erik Persson Pavlović; Lars Nyberg; Mikael Granberg; Inge Svedung; Charles Parker; Pär Olausson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk governance; early warning systems; flood risk; risk of dam failure; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; preparedness; crisis management; systems theory; collaboration; participation; resilience; riskstyrning; varningssystem; översvämningsrisk; dammbrottsrisk; naturolycka; katastrofriskreducering; beredskap; krishantering; systemteori; samverkan; deltagande; resiliens; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och miljöstudier;

    Sammanfattning : The effects of climate change are already being felt today, and future effects, which will be determined by the readiness and resolve of today’s world leaders, are fraught with high levels of complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and transboundary effects – characteristics of systemic risk. Since climate change is seen as a threat multiplier, the risks that might be impacted by climate change, such as floods and dam failure, will be affected by systemic risk characteristics as well. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Management

    Författare :Per Wikman-Svahn; John Cantwell; Carl F. Cranor; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; radiation protection; radiological protection; nuclear power; nuclear energy; social issues; ethical issues; ethics; risk; uncertainty; value judgments; precautionary principle; distributive issues; justice; limits; prioritarianism; responsibility; egalitarianism; black swan; black elephant; risk management;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is based on the assumption that the intersection of moral philosophy and practical risk management is a rewarding area to study. In particular, the thesis assumes that concepts, ideas, and methods that are used in moral philosophy can be of great benefit for risk analysis, but also that practices in risk regulation provide a useful testing ground for moral philosophical theories. LÄS MER