Learning from catastrophes : strategies for reaction and response

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Learning from catastrophes : strategies for reaction and response

edited by Howard Kunreuther, Michael Useem

Wharton School Pub., c2010

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-306) and index

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内容説明

Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don't plan for "extreme risk," you endanger your organization's very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in normal day-to-day business? In Learning from Catastrophes, two renowned experts present the first comprehensive strategic framework for assessing, responding to, and managing extreme risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem build on their own breakthrough work on mitigating natural disasters, extending it to the challenges faced by real-world enterprises. Along with the contributions of leading experts in risk management, heuristics, and disaster recovery, they identify the behavioral biases and faulty heuristics that mislead decision makers about the likelihood of catastrophe. They go on to identify the hidden links associated with extreme risks, and present techniques for systematically building greater resilience into the organization. The global best-seller The Black Swan told executives that "once in a lifetime" events are far more common and dangerous than they ever realized. Learning from Catastropheshows them exactly what to do about it.

目次

Foreword by Klaus Schwab xiii Preface by Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem xv Part I: Setting the Stage Chapter 1: Principles and Challenges for Reducing Risks from Disasters 1 Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem Chapter 2: Acting in Time Against Disasters: A Comprehensive Risk Management Framework 18 Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt Part II: Linking Risk Assessment, Risk Perception, and Risk Management Chapter 3: Forecasting and Communicating the Risk of Extreme Weather Events 41 Geoff Love and Michel Jarraud Chapter 4: Cognitive Constraints and Behavioral Bias 64 Sean Cleary Chapter 5: The Five Neglects: Risks Gone Amiss 83 Alan Berger, Case Brown, Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser Chapter 6: Can Poor Countries Afford to Prepare for Low-Probability Risks? 100 Michele McNabb and Kristine Pearson Chapter 7: The Role of Risk Regulation in Mitigating Natural Disasters 121 Bridget M. Hutter Chapter 8: Hedging Against Tomorrow's Catastrophes: Sustainable Financial Solutions to Help Protect Against Extreme Events 139 Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan Part III: Applications to Catastrophic Risks Chapter 9: A Financial Malignancy 156 Suzanne Nora Johnson Chapter 10: Climate Change: Nature and Action 170 Thomas E. Lovejoy Chapter 11: Lessons from Risk Analysis: Terrorism, Natural Disasters, and Technological Accidents 177 Detlof Von Winterfeldt Chapter 12: Turning Danger to Opportunities: Reconstructing China's National System for Emergency Management After 2003 190 Lan Xue and Kaibin Zhong Chapter 13: Dealing with Pandemics: Global Security, Risk Analysis, and Science Policy 211 Jiah-Shin Teh and Harvey Rubin Part IV: Innovation and Leadership Chapter 14: Long-Term Contracts for Reducing Losses from Future Catastrophes 235 Howard Kunreuther Chapter 15: Developing Leadership to Avert and Mitigate Disasters 249 Michael Useem Endnotes 269 About the Authors 307 World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Mitigation of Natural Disasters 313 Index 317

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB00415018
  • ISBN
    • 9780137044856
  • LCCN
    2009032585
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • ページ数/冊数
    xvii, 332 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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