At Your Own Risk: How the Risk-Conscious Culture Meets the Challenge of Business Change (Hardcover)

by Gary S. Lynch (Author)
Key Phrases: risk measurement, value chain risk management, risk consciousness, Six Sigma, United States, Pricing Financing (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"…Lynch draws on his vast experiences in operations, supply chain, and information technology risk management to provide a well-balanced, practical guide to contemporary risk assessment and management. Excellent vignettes, illustrations, and case studies complement the chapters." (Choice; 1/09)

Product Description
Based on over thirty years of experience, recognized industry leader Gary Lynch reveals in this essential guide a game plan to identify and manage a range of risks faced in this brave new globalized world of changing market dynamics and complex high-tech value networks. This groundbreaking book articulates an experienced-based and spot-on assessment of risk management realities that all corporations should make core to their corporate cultures.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470259418
• ISBN-13: 978-0470259412
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #830,718 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Risk Management and Decision Making, September 15, 2008

By	TML Shannon "Tom Shannon" (Oxford, U.K.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gary Lynch's achievement is to take the management of risk from being a dry governance requirement, many times drafted in isolation, into being an essential component of the corporate decision making process. I recommend At Your Own Risk to all those involved in driving the value chain in their company.

Thomas Shannon
OMG plc

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A whole new viewpoint, June 1, 2008

By	Billy (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

I've been a line positions most of my life and thought about risk in my area, but generally thought it was someone else's problem. Lynch's book smashed through my denial. With an easy to read style with great examples, Lynch demonstrates that "Risk Awareness" needs to be part of a company's culture. I am handing this book out and asking associates to begin asking a lot more "What if..." questions.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, innovative and spot on, May 30, 2008

By	P.W. "Phil" (Stamford, CT) - See all my reviews

Lynch gets it right in this book. He takes a broad set of perspectives, experiences and best practices and pieces them together to create a one-of-a-kind mosaic that finally illuminates the real issues we are facing in the business world. He seems to have done his homework, but this is far from an academic-only exercise...it is reality based, practical and useful. Translates an enormous and challenging issue into digestible and actionable guidance. While no one can completely tackle this issue in 300 pages, this book will certainly help you understand where to start.