In the last twenty years, ERM has gained relevance in business management and was put to test in many “tail” situations, starting from the SARS outbreaks in 2003 up to recent financial crises (subprime and sovereign debt crises) and regional pandemic. Notwithstanding the lesson learnt, prima...

This book is the second in a series of volumes focused on publishing the latest thinking and findings in the field of project management research. It focuses on people and places and their role in projects and project management, and draws from conference papers presented at the Australian...

Significant research on risk management has focused on the development and assessment of risk management models. However, risk management has been often criticized as being inadequate and not achieving its main objectives of bringing greater certainty to projects by minimizing threats and...