Every business decision takes us into a future of opportunity and danger. To move forward with confidence, we need to get to grips with risk and uncertainty.

Risk is a concise overview of the principles of risk management and decision making. It will help you analyse risks, choose the right way to handle them and improve your decision-making.

This book covers:

• the types of risk and what each means for the business
• probability and impact
• how to respond to risks
• the psychology of risks and decisions
• the best way to react if things go wrong.

Featuring twentieth-century real-world examples, a clear modular structure and pointers to further reading.

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Zeger Degraeve
London Business School

Zeger Degraeve is Professor of Decision Sciences at London Business School.

He acts as a consultant to the European Commission, Anderson Business Consulting, National Economic Research Associates and McKinsey and Co.

He has written a range of publications on operational problems and solutions in industry. His particular interests include decision analysis and support, operations research and optimisation, and managing project portfolios.

Series Editor
Nigel Nicholson
London Business School

Nigel Nicholson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School, is a leading international scholar who specialises in people at work. His innovative teaching brings in perspectives from philosophy, science and the arts.

Nigel has given keynote speeches to CEO conferences around the world. The author of many books and articles, he is a regular contributor to programmes and publications including the Financial Times, Today and CNN.

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