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A comprehensive and innovative look at how to protect financial institutions from operational risks
Operational risk is the risk associated with human error, systems failures, and inadequate controls and procedures in information systems or internal controls that will result in an unexpected loss. According to a recent survey, about seventy percent of banks consider operational risk as important as market or credit risks. Nearly a quarter of the same banks admit to operation-related losses of more than $1.6 million-many cases are so embarrassing that banks will not actually admit any error on their part. Firms are just beginning to develop their own operational risk management systems and they need guidance on how to do it. This book will help them identify, measure, and manage their operational risks.
Christopher Marshall (Singapore) is Associate Director of the Center for Financial Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He has written numerous articles in Risk magazine and Harvard Business School cases.
Customer Reviews:
Academic with no practical application.......2005-10-04
This book is written by someone who probably has struggled to make it in the 'real' world.
Too much for nothing.......2001-03-27
The book lists a series of financial theories without bringing any clear connection to operational risk. The tools and techniques presented can be seen in any other finance book. No examples are presented in general, making questionable the author's experience in the "measurement of operational risk" as stated in the title. This book will not raise your knowledge in the field.
Vincent , Internal Auditor.......2001-02-27
The author has board knowledge in different areas, However, the book is too theoretical and lack of examples to discuss the practical application. It may be a book which may give you good background in the operational risks but could not give you a practical examples to use in practice.
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Operational Tools in the Management of Financial Risks
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This book presents a set of new, innovative mathematical modeling tools for analyzing financial risk.
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Management of Financial Risks presents an array of new tools drawn from a variety of research areas, including chaos theory, expert systems, fuzzy sets, neural nets, risk analysis, stochastic programming, and multicriteria decision making. Applications cover, but are not limited to, bankruptcy, credit granting, capital budgeting, corporate performance and viability, portfolio selection/management, and country risk.
The book is organized into five sections. The first section applies multivariate data and multicriteria analyses to the problem of portfolio selection. Articles in this section combine classical approaches with newer methods. The second section expands the analysis in the first section to a variety of financial problems: business failure, corporate performance and viability, bankruptcy, etc. The third section examines the mathematical programming techniques including linear, dynamic, and stochastic programming to portfolio managements. The fourth section introduces fuzzy set and artificial intelligence techniques to selected types of financial decisions. The final section explores the contribution of several multicriteria methodologies in the assessment of country financial risk. In total, this book is a systematic examination of an emerging methodology for managing financial risk in business.
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Unlike other books offering the latest system, procedure, process to improve team effectiveness, Turning Team Performance Inside Out persuasively demonstrates that the real key is to begin at the beginning: go inside the team to analyze the temperament, function and operating style of each team member.
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Useful tips for coaches and trainers.......2006-08-27
Considering Susan Nash's background it was interesting to see her slant on temperament and it's application within the workplace. As a trainer, to me this is crucial for the transfer of knowledge. A handy book to have on the bookshelf.
A must read for the business professional.......2000-12-10
For the past five years, I have been in the business of using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator within business environments to help all levels of professionals from managers to executives understand their working style and personality pattern.
After reading Turning Team Performance Inside Out, I find Susan's method of typing to be superior to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. There are many flaws with the indicator and people end up incorrectly typed. Susan's method is also much quicker and easier to use.
Susan has taken Carl Jung's theory (the basis of Myers-Briggs' Indicator) to a new level. The exercises used are clear and extremely accurate in helping one determine his or her most comfortable process for learning and making decisions.
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Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore and literature associated with heavens. The basic book of its field. Fascinating reading solidly based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic and Roman civilizaitons.
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An Unparalelled Reference Work.......2006-08-29
While the text is a bit dated-- Allen wrote in the late 1880s-- it is a fantastic book for people interested in the history of the names of the stars. It also includes thousands of entries for stars that are no longer so well-known by name. (How many people can name the "pointers" in the Big Dipper, for example?)
The only downside is that anyone who reads it had better have at least a basic grasp of the classical Greek alphabet. To be fair, when Allen wrote this book most college-educated people had exactly that, and Latin besides. So sometimes he seems to assume that everyone can read Greek and leaves it at that (an edition with a set of transliterations would be most helpful).
But after some struggle with learning the Greek alphabet (I couldn't really sight-read it), I found this to be a hugely rewarding book.
I'd tell people to just start with the constellations they know, as the book is organized by constellation. For anyone who isn't already an astronomy buff, the stars that have been moved from one constellation to another (as a result of the International Astronomical Union finally "fixing" the boundaries in 1930) to be less of a problem than it might be--most stars that had that happen are pretty faint to begin with. And anyone familiar enough to even know that the boundaries have changed will have no trouble locating such stars in the sky by their coordinates and Flamsteed numbers.
Another thing: Allen's scholarship, while very good, also suffers a bit from 100 years worth of archeological and ethnographic data that has been gathered since. But I only caught the discrepancies in areas I had happened to read about before--and even then it took a bit of digging to see why something didn't "feel" right. But unless you are a classical scholar or expert on the Middle East's ancient history it won't matter much.
Yet what I liked best about it was the prose. It is a wonderful example of that musty old style that reminds one of (mythical, perhaps) days when an Oxford don could study a chosen field, losing himself in its beauty and detail. Allen sounds every inch the pedant, and I loved that. It is like reading some of the better work of Arthur Conan Doyle, or H.G. Wells, or Verne. It brings one back to a time when the pace was a bit slower. That alone makes this a worthwhile read.
The Best Book available on the History of Star Names.......2005-03-18
Richard Hinckley Allen's nearly 600-page book Star Names, as written on the copyright page, is "an unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published by G.E. Stechert in 1899, under the former title: Star-Names and Their Meanings."
This is its great advantage for any student or researcher of the history of astronomy, because it is untainted by the oversimplification which resulted from the artificial fixing of the number, names and boundaries of the constellations by the International Astronomical Union. [...]
The scope of the book is enormous, covering a breadth of material found, e.g., nowhere on the internet, and that today is saying something.
Of great value are the extensive (but not perfect) nearly 75 pages of indexes (General Index, Arabic Index, Arabic Alphabet, Greek Index, and the Index to Author and Authorities).
The history of astronomy goes hand in hand with the manner in which the ancients organized the stellar heavens above them. We have dozens of books on the history of astronomy in our private library. This book is the best - by far - on the history of the names of the stars, and we use it regularly in our own work on the history of astronomy.
There are no sky maps in this book, it is all text, so that to fully appreciate what one is reading, it is absolutely essential to have 1) the movable precessional historical planispheres of Milton D. Heifetz, 2) a software astronomy program such as Starry Night Pro capable of being set back in historical time plus having an apparently accurate Delta-T value, which e.g. RedShift does not (we unknowingly bought but do not use RedShift for this reason), and (3) a detailed modern atlas of the stars, e.g. such as one by Patrick Moore. All of these can be found at Amazon. To find Heifetz, search "Heifetz Planispheres" at Amazon. To find Starry Night Pro, search just that. To find a good star atlas by Moore search "patrick moore atlas stars".
Amazingly Erudite.......2001-02-23
This book is an unusual, carefully crafted look at an unfortunately little-known subject. Richard Hinkley Allen shares with us his research into the ancient names carried by our stars... He delves into the etymologies of dozens, or more likely hundreds of stars, and also of constellations. The book starts out with two brief sections discussing features of the Zodiac as a whole, then goes into great detail about each constellation in the sky, zodiacal or otherwise. He draws upon mythology and folklore from the Chinese, Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Old Norse, Hebrews, Celts, many Native American peoples, Assyrians, etc... There are a few problems with nineteenth century terminology for the modern reader, such as calling Mesopotamian peoples "Euphratean," and frequently the spellings Allen uses are no longer accepted, but, well, I for one don't care about that. This just a gem of a book, that's all there is to it.
If you're like me, you may find yourself startled at how many of the stars carry Arabic names, which Europe adapted in the later Middle Ages. Somehow, that makes me wonder if that obscure fact could somehow help bring about some peace and mutual understanding between the West and the Islamic world... Anyway, I wanted to also mention that if you happen to get really into this stuff, and want to do further research, you could do a lot worse than go online and try to contact a reference librarian at any good divinity school library. That sounds funny, given that this book is about astronomy, and considering the traditional tensions between astronomy and religion, but if you can get access to such a library, you'll be able to leaf through mouldering old dictionaries of many ancient tongues. Especially if the school has offerings in comparative religion. Just a thought. Keep looking up!
A superb scholarly literary reference (but a bit dated).......1999-05-11
This book is filled with ancient and classical literary references and catalog designations of the stars. At the price, it's an outstanding bargain. Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, Chinese, and European lore are all there. I think it's a"must have" for anyone interested in historical astronomy.
The book loses 1 star because the original text was written in 1895: before the constellation names and boundaries were fixed by the International Astronomical Union in 1930. So a beginner could get confused by references to a star being in one constellation whereas the IAU put the star in another.
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Epistasis and the Evolutionary Process
Jason B. Wolf ,
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Over the last two decades, research into epistasis has seen explosive growth and has moved the focus of research in evolutionary genetics from a traditional additive approach. We now know the effects of genes are rarely independent, and to reach a fuller understanding of the process of evolution we need to look at gene interactions as well as gene-environment interactions. This book is an overview of non-additive evolutionary genetics, integrating all work to date on all levels of evolutionary investigation of the importance of epistasis in the evolutionary process in general. It includes a historical perspective on this emerging field, in-depth discussion of terminology, discussions of the effects of epistasis at several different levels of biological organization and combinations of theoretical and experimental approaches to analysis.
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Discrete Event Physics: Space and Time
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Discrete Event Physics introduces a new branch of Physics directly concerned with elucidating the meaning of concepts traditionally studied in that discipline. It is complementary to Mathematical and Experimental Physics, being focused on the same ideas but having different specific goals.
The theory has a fundamentally dynamic nature, its basic ingredients being structured discrete events, causal relations between events, and event properties.
Formal languages are defined for defining events and properties and for comparing definitions, in particular definitions formulated in different paradigms.
The theoretical ideas are exemplified by applications to Space and Time. In this context possible answers to many of the most fundamental unresolved problems in Physics are suggested:
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The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the foundation of a book group they call AHEB (Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons), an unofficial “club” that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline. Holding on through forty eventful years, there’s Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything; Merit, the shy doctor’s wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life’s fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn’t afraid to look trouble straight in the eye.
This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams.
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From her sensational sleeper hit Patty Jane's House of Curl to her heartwarming novel Welcome to the Great Mysterious, Lorna Landvik has won the hearts of readers everywhere by skillfully balancing hilarity with pathos, and bittersweet insights with heartwarming truths. Now she returns to her beloved, eccentric stomping ground of small-town Minnesota where the most eclectic, and engaging group of women you'll ever meet share love, loss, and laughter.
Sometimes life is like a bad waiter—it serves you exactly what you don't want. The women of Freesia Court have come together at life's table, fully convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can't fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the foundation of a book group they call AWEB—Angry Wives Eating Bon Bons—an unofficial "club" that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline.
The five women each have a story of their own to tell. There's Faith, the newcomer, a lonely housewife and mother of twins, a woman who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that good posture and an attitude can let you get away with anything; Merit, the shy, quiet doctor's wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a thoughtful, wise woman with a wonderful laugh as "deep as Santa Claus's with a cold" who knows the greatest gifts appear after life's fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, activist, adventurer, social changer, a tiny, spitfire of a woman who looks trouble straight in the eye and challenges it to arm wrestle.
Holding on through forty eventful years—through the swinging Sixties, the turbulent Seventies, the anything-goes Eighties, the nothing's-impossible Nineties—the women will take the plunge into the chaos that inevitably comes to those with the temerity to be alive and kicking. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, children and grandchildren, bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams.
Once again Lorna Landvik leaves you laughing and crying, as she reveals perhaps the greatest truth: that there is nothing like the saving grace of best friends.
"Highly entertaining . . . Almost as hard to put down [as] Mary McCarthy's The Group."
THE SEATTLE TIMES
"A lively story as delectable as a five-pound box of chocolates . . . A thoroughly engaging chronicle of friendship and the substantive place it holds in women's lives."
ANNE LECLAIRE, AUTHOR OF LEAVING EDEN
"It is impossible not to get caught up in the lives of the book group members. . . . Landvik's gift lies in bringing these familiar women to life with insight and humor."
THE DENVER POST
"A guilty pleasure . . . This light, snappy read may be her best yet."
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"Honesty, humor, and profound emotion . . . are the hallmarks of the book. Told alternately from each woman's perspective, and ranging in time from the late 1960s to the late 1990s, Landvik accurately captures the thinking, the culture, and the feeling of each decade. . . . [She] treats her characters, whose stories drive the nove
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NICE.......2007-09-27
This book is about five women who form a book club. It was soft, easy, and comfortable. Unfortunately, my pillow shares these same qualities, and like my pillow, I just have to think about this book and I start to yawn. I can understand how some people (women) might like this book and generously grant it five stars, although for me it was just - nice. In my opinion, it was worthy of 2.5 stars, but I gave it three because hey, I wanted to be nice too.
Not only was it so nice that it bordered boring, I've never read anything so well contrived. The characters were so obviously planned; they never let you forget that they were fictional. What's more, Laura Landvik must have had an extensive check list of issues that she felt must make an appearance in the story, it would have been fine with me had she cut the list in half and really concentrated on how a few of these issues have been addressed over the years. Instead, she touched so briefly on so many issues like: alcoholism, homosexuality, war, religion, menopause, spousal abuse, infidelity, drugs, mental health, AIDS, supernatural abilities, aging, racial issues, oppression, sex, and secrets, that it most definitely took away from the enjoyability factor.
The Development of These 5 Women Over 30 Years Finally Captivated Me.......2007-09-08
Worried about the rather flippant title, I went ahead and got this book for a trip just for an easy "beach read." It began as I suspected, rather shallow and a tad trite, but as I continued reading, I became more and more drawn into some of the characters and more curious to see how each of the 5 women would develop. Covering a 30 year span, 1968 to 1998, allowed enough time for each of their stories and personalities to really change and grow. I ended up loving it. As a bonus, each chapter is titled with an "Angry Housewives" Book Club selection and I am now reading some of these books. Thanks for the recommendations, Ms Landvik.
Wonderful Book.......2007-07-04
I liked how the book went back from the 1960s to the present day. It was interesting to see how the characters evolved through time and how their lives changed.
Great book.......2007-06-20
I really enjoyed reading this book and wish I had a great group of neighbors to start a book club with! Each character was so interesting and the growth through their lives was wonderful. I didn't want this book to end.
Terrific read!.......2007-06-03
I found it tough to get into this book, but I stuck with it on the recommendation of a friend and was well-rewarded with an amazing story. This would be a great beach read!
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6 Books: 1- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons / 2-The Red Tent / 3- The Time Traveller's Wife / 4 - What Remains: A Memoir.. / 5- Metro Girl / 6- A Dangerous Woman, in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one
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Best-selling author Lorna Landvik has received rave reviews for her hilariously honest novels Patty Janes House of Curl and Your Oasis on Flame Lake. Here she delivers another engaging and insightful tale. Life has dealt the women of Freesia Court many blows, but they have pulled together to face each challenge. As members of the Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons book group, they experience new lives full of laughter and love.
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3 Titles By Lorna Landvik (Trade Edition) : Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons Patty Jane's House of Curl Your Oasis on Flame Lake
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