Public Preferences for Disaster Federalism: Comparing public risk management preferences across levels of government and hazards

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley Wehde ◽  
Junghwa Choi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Public Preferences ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Management Preferences

RISK MANAGEMENT IN PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INDIAN AND FRANCO-GERMAN FUNDS

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAN KUT ◽  
JAN SMOLARSKI
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Venture Capitalist ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Public Enterprises ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Private Equity Funds ◽  
The Many ◽  
Management Preferences

Venture capitalist and buy-out funds are often considered experts at investing in high-risk projects and companies. To be successful investors, private equity funds must therefore manage the many aspects of risk that are associated with investing in non-public enterprises. This study examines how Indian private equity funds manage several dimensions of risk in comparison to non-Anglo-Saxon funds. We analyze risk management preferences in Indian and Franco-German funds in pre- and post-investment stages. The results, which are discussed in detail, show significant differences between the two groups.

Incorporating Social Sciences in Public Risk Assessment and Risk Management Organisations

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Wendling
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
United States ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
The United States ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
The Uk

The objective of the article is to analyse the use of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) in public risk assessment and risk management organisations in France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States based on more than a hundred interviews conducted with social sciences experts employed by or working for these organisations. If the added value brought by the integration of social scientists is recognised, the use of social sciences differs from one organisation to another. The article compares the different positions given to social scientists inside and outside the organisation, the various methods used and the different contents produced. The survey highlights a set of initiatives that are scattered, differentiated and ultimately have little in common – except that they often play a marginal role in the main activities of the agencies concerned.

GENESIS OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS ABOUT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Ihor Nikolayevich Vlasenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Global And Local

he article presents the characteristic of the scientific genesis of public risk management in construction in Ukraine, in global and local dimen- sions. The essence of the working organization of risk management in the con- struction and operation of buildings, taking into account the transformational processes in society, is disclosed. On the basis of the analysis of risks in construc- tion and taking into account the current realities, scientifically grounded ap- proaches to the formation of the risk system in the construction and operation of facilities in the system of public administration. It is noted that the risks and crisis phenomena in the construction complex gave a powerful impetus to un- derstanding the causes of the problems of decentralization and finding mecha- nisms for their elimination, in general. The trilateral mission of the state in the conditions of decentralization is the regulation of the macroeconomic role of the construction complex, the mechanism of economic relations of its participants, and ensuring the effectiveness of design decisions in the construction sector, by extending their competences on prevention and risk reduction in the construction industry by the local self-government bodies. To form a state decentraliza- tion policy for construction is required on the basis of knowledge of objective regional macro- and microeconomic investment-construction processes in ci- ties, economic mechanism and indicators of development of investment-build- ing complex and dynamics of social and economic development of regions. The mechanism of the construction complex needs to be improved, using new sources and forms of financing, achieving the balance of the goals of decentralization and its financial support. In addition, taking into account the European integration course of the announced reforms, the European understanding of the essence of risk management in construction during decentralization becomes of paramount importance. Therefore, further research requires the study of the experience of European countries in the implementation of risk management processes in con- struction during the decentralization of power and the analysis of foreign systems of management mechanisms, in the context of their implementation in the na- tional practice of public administration.

GENESIS OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS ABOUT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Ihor Nikolayevich Vlasenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Decentralization Policy ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
National Practice

The article presents the characteristic of the scientific genesis of public risk management in construction in Ukraine, in global and local dimensions. The essence of the working organization of risk management in the construction and operation of buildings, taking into account the transformational processes in society, is disclosed. On the basis of the analysis of risks in construction and taking into account the current realities, scientifically grounded approaches to the formation of the risk system in the construction and operation of facilities in the system of public administration. It is noted that the risks and crisis phenomena in the construction complex gave a powerful impetus to understanding the causes of the problems of decentralization and finding mechanisms for their elimination, in general. The trilateral mission of the state in the conditions of decentralization is the regulation of the macroeconomic role of the construction complex, the mechanism of economic relations of its participants, and ensuring the effectiveness of design decisions in the construction sector, by extending their competences on prevention and risk reduction in the construction industry by the local self-government bodies. To form a state decentralization policy for construction is required on the basis of knowledge of objective regional macro- and microeconomic investment-construction processes in cities, economic mechanism and indicators of development of investment-building complex and dynamics of social and economic development of regions. The mechanism of the construction complex needs to be improved, using new sources and forms of financing, achieving the balance of the goals of decentralization and its financial support. In addition, taking into account the European integration course of the announced reforms, the European understanding of the essence of risk management in construction during decentralization becomes of paramount importance. Therefore, further research requires the study of the experience of European countries in the implementation of risk management processes in construction during the decentralization of power and the analysis of foreign systems of management mechanisms, in the context of their implementation in the national practice of public administration.

STATE RISK MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Singutskiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Public Risk

The article researchers the process of public risk management and identifies that the tourism industry in each country presents an individual variety of recreational resources, which set it apart from others. That, the globalization of the tourism sector has launched a flywheel of world development. The tourism sector in the world GDP accounts for 10%, with an average annual growth of 4-5%. Each state, the tourism sector is among the priorities for development. The influence of the external and internal environment determines a constant response from the state through control mechanisms. The main element of the country's development is strategic planning with periods for implementation, including all spheres of the economy, as well as tourism. Strategic planning should contain factors that will negatively affect the development of the system in dynamics, namely risks. Risk management requires the use of separate tools in terms of probability of occurrence, prevention and response. The authorities directly implementing the state policy for the development of tourism, namely ministries, departments, for identifying and countering negative factors should deal with Monitoring and development of recommendations. The risks affecting the tourism sector can be divided into external and internal. Internal include: epidemiological, legal, infrastructural, environmental, natural, social, crisis political and economic. External risks are distinguished by their ability to geographically expand, which can develop into a crisis from internal ones, due to ineffective or deliberate actions on the part of a separate state, which has become the epicenter. States with a weak political and economic system in most cases are not able to resist the crisis phenomena that characterize the absence of an effective risk management policy. The global crisis is characterized by a chain reaction with unpredictable consequences, which can lead to global changes and conflicts. The global travel industry is very sensitive to environmental changes. That, the state should develop tools that are able to prevent and counteract the likely negative consequences. Strategic planning is an effective risk management mechanism. Public risk management precedes, or creates preconditions for countering the crisis.

Decision Making Regarding Prophylactic Mastectomy: Stability of Preferences and the Impact of Anticipated Feelings of Regret

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 2358-2363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra van Dijk ◽  
Mariëlle S. van Roosmalen ◽  
Wilma Otten ◽  
Peep F.M. Stalmeier
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
The Future ◽  
Management Preferences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Stability Of Preferences ◽  
Over Time

Purpose Women who test positive for a BRCA1/2 mutation face difficult choices to manage their breast cancer risk; one of these choices is whether to opt for prophylactic mastectomy. Few data are available about this decision-making process. The current study provides data regarding the stability of risk-management preferences over time and the factors that are associated with these preferences. Patients and Methods We analyzed data from 338 women who opted for breast cancer antigen (BRCA) testing. First, we prospectively assessed preferences of 80 BRCA mutation carriers at five different points in time ranging from 1 week after blood sampling up to 9 months after BRCA-test disclosure. Second, we applied univariate and multivariate regression analyses to examine which medical, sociodemographic, and psychological factors are related to a preference for prophylactic mastectomy. Results Ninety percent of the women already indicated a preference regarding risk management at baseline. Moreover, most women had stable preferences over time. Furthermore, anticipated feelings of regret in case of a hypothetical breast cancer diagnosis in the near future were strongly related to risk-management preference (odds ratio = 8.93; P < .0001). Conclusion Women seem to decide at a relatively early stage about their risk-management preferences. Many of them may be sensitive to the possibility of regret in case of a bad outcome. We discuss whether possible regret in the future is a rational reason for opting for prophylactic mastectomy, or whether it signifies an emotional coping process or strategy in which the future costs are no longer fully considered.

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