Using examples from companies such as Home Depot, Airbus, Boeing, and Nokia, as well as countries including Taiwan and Russia, "Enterprise Risk Management" takes an in-depth look at one of the hottest topics in business today. This title shows readers in charge of monitoring operational exposures in corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies how they can best determine and balance opportunities against the possibilities of loss. Featuring enlightening case studies, interviews, and exercises, this essential book shows readers how they can implement ERM the right way at their organization.
John J. Hampton has a rich history of consulting with firms on managing risk and pursuing opportunity. He has worked with the World Bank in Russia, AT&T in China, Pacific Fruit and Ecuadorian Lines in South America and Europe, and a variety of other firms and financial institutions.
The breadth of his knowledge is reflected in the fact that the American Management Association named him general editor of the third edition of its flagship publication, The AMA Management Handbook. The depth his experience has produced 16 books including Evaluating Shipping Transactions, Financial Management of Insurance Companies, and Modern Financial Theory.
His most recent book, Fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management: How Top Companies Assess Risk, Manage Exposure, and Seize Opportunities, introduces a high-technology model for modern risk management. With a new framework that includes a central risk function, scanning the horizon, visual risk clusters, and a high-tech knowledge platform, the book brings a new focus to managing risk in a complex world.
His home base is Saint Peter's College where he holds the KPMG Endowed Professorship in Business specializing in enterprise risk management. He writes an Emerging Risk Strategies column in Business Insurance magazine. He was recognized as a 2008 Risk Innovator of the Year in the category of Financial Institutions and Services by Risk and Insurance magazine.
