Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1986. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-140).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2010. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on July 8, 2010). A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Alberta. Includes bibliographical references.

Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2009.

The aim of my thesis was to analyze and identify main types of risks and uncertainties, which can be faced by international companies. I also described main ways and methods of avoidance and minimisation of such risky situations. AB Inbev was chosen as an example since I was working in the branch of this company located in Prague, Czech Republic. This explains my concentration mainly on the market for beverages.

Many construction projects suffer from mismanagement despite continuous improvement in the field of project risk management. With the construction boom in the Middle East, and especially the Gulf region, construction projects suffer from a high failure rate. The lack of the implementation of standard risk management methods in the construction industry of the Gulf region leads to construction projects that suffer from poor performance, delays, disputes and claims. In order to design a standard risk management model, there is a need for an in-depth study of the construction environment to lay down the foundation for designing a Standard Construction Risk Management Model in the future. This study aims to identify and assess risk factors during the construction phase of construction projects in the Gulf region focusing on two countries of the Gulf region – the State of Kuwait and Kingdom of Bahrain. The risk factors (RF) were identified and assessed and responsiblty shares were allocated to construction parties: clients, consultants and contractors. The research strategy was a Sequential mixed-method. It was adopted by means of interview surveys followed by a questionnaire. The study started with a qualitative approach in which eleven practitioners were interviewed to evaluate and validate a questionnaire. This was followed by questionnaires distributed to a representative sample of 140 consultants, 128 contractors and 139 clients in the State of Kuwait, in addition to 71 consultants, 99 contractors and 78 clients in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to assess the negative impact of the risk factors during the construction phase on the completion of construction projects. Parametric tests were used to analyse the collected data. Including, the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test, the independent-samples t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) test. The study revealed a difference in perception of the risk factors negative impact on project completion between Kuwait and Bahrain, Bahrain perceives highest degree of impact on projects. On the categories level, both countries agreed on the Finance category as the main factor threatening project completion, and the External category as having the least impact. In Kuwait, almost all parties agreed on the negative impact of all categories on project completion except contractors who have different perception on management category. Furthermore, clients and consultants held different perceptions on the impact of design category. Bahrain results reveal significant differences in perceptions on the impact of categories between clients and the other parties, however there are slight differences between consultants and contractors in all categories. The limitations of the study include only large contractors and consultants in Kuwait and Bahrain were included in the study. The study was limited to the construction phase of construction projects and only six categories of risk factors were included in the study and This research was based on practitioners and participants opinions rather than actual occurrences on projects.

This diploma thesis deals with the determination of risk in rally races and suggests methods to reduce them. The theoretical part is devoted to the legal definition of rally races and terms of rallye, risk and in addition there will be described and explained the methods used in the risk analysis. It also includes part devoted to the history of rally racing in the world and in Czech Republic. The analytical part includes time plan of rally race. Risk analysis methods mentioned in the theoretical part, are used in the analytical part. The aim is to propose measures that are actually able to reduce the risk in itself, or its impacts.

This thesis investigates the evolutionary process of risk management practices associated with the implementation of enterprise risk management (ERM) across the finance sector. Despite the increasing number of ERM adoptions in the finance industry in recent years, ERM was still at an early stage of development and further research is recommended. The literature review identifies a gap in the ERM literature, prompting the development of a theoretical framework to investigate key organisational factors critical to effective implementation of the strategic framework. A strategic ERM Alignment Framework was developed to address key shortcomings of existing ERM practices in the industry and to provide practical guidance to academics and practitioners. The research was conducted as a two-stage empirical study in the finance sector, employing sequential mixed methods of data collection and analysis: a series of 35 semi-structured qualitative interviews with senior enterprise risk managers representing a variety of financial organisations, followed by a quantitative questionnaire survey of 115 finance industry professionals. The literature supports the industry view of continuous internal and external pressures towards ERM implementation across financial organisations. The research findings confirm that ERM is perceived to have slowly transformed from a process of compliance to a strategic tool and become a source of value creation and competitive advantage. The study also shows that aligning ERM with core organisational strategies and enterprise risk culture have been the underlying factors driving a strategic ERM framework sustainable over time. Inadequate senior management support for ERM and an insufficiently dynamic enterprise risk culture are identified as the greatest challenges to ERM sustainability. Major benefits of ERM are revealed as well informed risk-adjusted decision making and a strategic enterprise-wide view of key risks. The main contribution to knowledge of this research is the development of a strategic ERM Alignment Framework for the finance sector and practical guidelines for its effective implementation. Specifically, this research offers academics and finance industry practitioners a better understanding of organisational factors critical to the implementation of a strategic ERM Alignment Framework, supported by empirical evidence. Key limitation of the research was identified as the complexity of the ERM Alignment Framework that can be mitigated by undertaking future research to simplify the framework following its practical application. The researcher recommends that future research should focus on intangible elements and qualities of ERM that are important to the Alignment Framework, such as developing a strong and consistent enterprise risk culture, or investigating how the framework can add value to the organisation.

Práce porovnává základní přístupy a možnosti v řízení portfolií aktiv institucionálními investory, přičemž se zaměřuje zejména na penzijní fondy a pojišťovny. V jednotlivých kapitolách se nejprve věnuje omezením, na něž portfolio manažeři naráží při umisťování prostředků uvedených finančních institucí. Dále přibližuje třídy aktiv, tradiční i alternativní, do nichž je možné investovat volné prostředky, s nimi spojená rizika a nástroje pro jejich měření. Podrobně rozebrány jsou základní přístupy pro správu portfolia: Benchmarking, ALM a Risk budgeting. V závěru jsou uvedeny nejpoužívanější investiční strategie pro řízení části portfolia s dodatečnými požadavky na riziko nebo výnos.

<p>Uvođenjem novih tehnologija raste potreba za dodatnim resursima, što se odražava na permanentni porast broja opasnih materija. Industrijski rizik je interpretiran kroz fenomen fragmentacije procesne opreme, dok su transportni rizici analizirani kroz model očekivanja akcidenata usled iskliznuća voza. Neizvesnost fragmentacione procene se kreće oko 12,5%. Visok procenat neizvesnosti transportnih akcidenata pokazuje da pouzdana procena rizika zahteva primenu naprednih metoda, poput Dempster-Shafer teorije.</p> / <p>Introduction of new technologies creates a growing need for additional resources, which affects the permanent increase in the number of dangerous materials. Industrial risk is interpreted through the phenomenon of process equipment fragmentation, while transport risks are analyzed through the model of accidents expectation caused by train derailment. The fragmentation estimates uncertainty is around 12.5%. A high percentage of uncertainties in transport accidents show that reliable risk assessment requires the use of advanced methods, such as Dempster-Shafer theory.</p>

Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Industrial Engineering. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.