Strategic risks - Thinking about them differently

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 159, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 10-14

  Allan, Neil ^a   Davis, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Risk probability analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACTUARIAL PROFESSION; RISK & PROBABILITY ANALYSIS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33750741946     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.159.6.10     Document Type: Review

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