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Pathfinder - Risk Management

Scope Note

It can be defined as the “culture, processes, and structures that are directed towards the effective management of potential opportunities and adverse effect.

“This is a broad definition that can quite rightly apply in nearly all fields of management from financial and human resources management through to environmental management, However in the context of the contaminated sites. Risk Management can be taken to mean the process of gathering information to make informed decisions to minimize the risk of adverse effect to the people and the environment.” (Source:http://contamsites.landcareresearch.co.nz/whatisriskman.html)

“The process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. In general, the strategies employed include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect of the risk, and accepting some or all of the consequences of a particular risk. Traditional risk management focuses on risk stemming from physical or legal causes (e.g. natural disasters on fires, accidents, death and lawsuits). Financial risk management on the other hand, focuses on risks that can be managed using traded financial instruments. Regardless of the type of risk management teams and small groups and corporations practice informal, if not formal risk management”. (Source: http://managementglossary.info/)

Is defined “ as a systematic process for the identification and evaluation of pure loss exposures faced by an organization or individual, and for the selection and implementation for the most appropriate techniques for treating such exposures”. (Source: Principles of Risk Management & Insurance 6th Edition. George Rejda. HG 8051 R44 1998, 3rd floor, Circulation Section).

Use For :

  • Risk Managers

Broader Terms :

  • Insurance
  • Management
  • Risk

Related Terms :

  • Actuarial Assumptions
  • Adverse Selection
  • Bernoulli Hypothesis
  • Business Insurance
  • Captive Insurance
  • Loss Control
  • Risk Aversion
  • Risk Capital
  • Risk Exposure
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Premium
  • Risk Prevention
  • Self Insurance

Narrower Terms :

  • Hedging
  • Loss Reserves
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Retention
  • Risk Sharing

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:
Texts located at the American Studies Resource Centre, Ground floor:
Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:
Texts located at the European Documentation and Research Centre, Ground floor:
  • Credit risk : from transaction to portfolio management. Kimber, Andrew. HG3711.G7 K55 2004

PERIODICALS

PRINT
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

ELECTRONIC

EBSCO
http://web.ebscohost.com/

J-STOR
http://www.jstor.org/

PROQUEST
http://proquest.umi.com/login

ARTICLES

(European Documentation & Research Centre, Ground floor)
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

ADB COLLECTIONS
(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

FACULTY PUBLICATION
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

VERTICAL FILES

Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:

VIRTUAL VERTICAL FILES
(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL (Archives Section, 4th floor)
FOREIGN

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Services, Ground floor)



INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

The Institute of Risk Management
http://www.theirm.org/
[Retrieved October 05, 2006]

A "non-profit organization dedicated to providing risk management related education".

FEMA Mitigation Division
http://www.fema.gov/about/divisions/mitigation/mitigation.shtm
[Retrieved October 06, 2006]

"Provides guidelines and worksheets for conducting a multi-hazard risk assessment".

Specific Software Solution-SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group
http://www.specificsoftware.com/library/
[Retrieved October 06, 2006]

Provides "software tools and actuarial services for risk management and insurance professionals"

Should you have suggestions on this pathfinder, please contact any of the Information-Reference staff at reference@dlsu.edu.ph or call + (632) 5244611 local 620.

Compiled by : Mrs. Yolanda F. Odsina and Mrs. Jennifer S. Motos

Date : October 2006