Decision theory: General

'An endlessly fascinating tour of the many different factors influencing our decision-making and reasoning' David Robson, author of The Expectation...

This book analyses the development and use of mathematical models in public health research and policy. By introducing a life cycle metaphor, the a...

This is an update and expansion upon PMI's popular reference, The Practice Standard for Project Risk Management. Risk Management addresses the fact...

Risk is the single most prevalent and enduring factor that influences every individual, organization, and society. People often seek protection fro...

Projects overspend and overrun. Business cases perform less well than expected. Managers tighten their grip and initiate more procedure. But litt...

Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene SHO2013 (Guimarães, P...

This book appeals to the aspiring or veteran teacher who wants to be innovative in their approach or management to teaching in the classroom. Whil...

Improving Learning Environments provides the first systematic comparative cross-national study of school disciplinary climates. In this volume, lea...

The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster ...

Most philosophers agree that causal knowledge is essential to decision-making: agents should choose from the available options those that probably ...

The Handbook on Systemic Risk, written by experts in the field, provides researchers with an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of systemic r...

This book is for a broad audience of practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and anyone interested in scenarios, simulations, and disaster planning....

Whilst a great deal of progress has been made in recent decades, concerns persist about the course of the social sciences. Progress in these discip...

Enterprise Risk Management: Advances on its Foundation and Practice relates the fundamental enterprise risk management (ERM) concepts and current g...

Actuaries have access to a wealth of individual data in pension and insurance portfolios, but rarely use its full potential. This book will pave th...

This book sheds light on the emotional side of risk taking behaviour using an innovative cross-disciplinary approach, mixing financial competences ...

A survey of past financial crises, starting with the great banking collapses of the interwar period. The current turmoil has prompted a number of q...

This text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance ...

Written by leading academics, researchers and insurance industry experts, this book offers a diversified perspective on how the regulatory and supe...

Providing new knowledge on risk analysis and simulation for megaprojects, this book is essential reading for both academics and practitioners. Its ...

The Handbook is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, written by topmost experts, many with a background in the IMF and World Bank...

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic t...

This is the first of its kind in its topical coverage of the developments and prospects of Islamic finance education at Western higher education. I...

Introducing the fundamentals of retail credit risk management, this book provides a broad and applied investigation of the related modeling theory ...

The latest scholarly developments in research on banking, financial markets, and the recent financial crisis. This selection of papers were present...

The Changing Role of Central Banks derives lessons from current economic and financial challenges as well as failures in confronting them. Through ...

Capital Requirements, Disclosure, and Supervision in the European Insurance Industry provides an in-depth analysis of Solvency II's issues by combi...

This book provides a hands-on, practical guide to understanding derivatives pricing. Aimed at the less quantitative practitioner, it provides a bal...

Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a b...

A succinct book that provides readers with all they need to know about the equity derivatives business. It deals with vanilla equity products, thei...

Value-Based Working Capital Management analyzes the causes and effects of improper cash flow management between entrepreneurial organizations with ...

This book offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of the microcredit guarantee funds adopted in three South European countries and in three Nor...

This book captures Nigeria's crisis management experience and lessons learnt during the five-year tenure of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as CBN Governor. I...