Think Risk: A Practical Guide to Actively Managing Risk
About this ebook
Think RISK covers several key themes in risk science: a) the main goals and strategies for understanding and managing risk; b) how readers can inform their risk stances by considering their own individual values and mission; c) the difference between risk and safety, and how that difference is critical for managing the risk; d) the role of psychological factors when understanding and managing the risk; e) the role of communication when understanding and managing the risk; and f) the general importance and incentives for effectively understanding and managing the risk.
Written for business professionals in all private and public sectors, this book will also be relevant to non-business professionals such as medical practitioners and policymakers and would be an ideal fit for executive education and seminar-style courses in universities, corporate book clubs, and training seminars. Because it’s based on foundational and scientifically accepted ideas and principles, the book should remain relevant for many years.
About the author
Shital Thekdi is Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations at the University of Richmond. She has coauthored several papers on risk management and decision-making.
Terje Aven is Professor of Risk Analysis and Risk Management at the University of Stavanger, Norway, since 1992. Previously he was also Professor (adjunct) of Risk Analysis at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
