The book, by Woods (2011), is several case studies of large multinational companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Tesco. It analyses the main risks faced by each organisation and provides a technical overview of their development within their respective...
Another entry in our Books for Students guide by Nassim Taleb. The full title is ‘The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable’. the book is important as it explains a specific type of risk, that is, low probability but high impact risks. Taleb...
An emerging book that is standing its ground against other well established classics in the risk genre. With the power of social media it is ever important for entrepreneurs ans businesses The book’s contents feature lessons learned from instances such as...
A book by Thoyts (2010) which will not go down as the most interesting read but it is full of vital information about the insurance markets. Unlike other entries in our Books for Students guide, this is not a book you would read for pleasure but more for necessity It...