People risk management : a practical approach to managing the human factors that could harm your business

"A subcategory of operational risk management, people risk can be defined as the risk that people do not follow the organization's procedures, practices and/or rules, thus deviating from expected behaviour in a way that could damage the business's performance, offering and reputation. From fraud to bad business decisions, illegal activity to lax corporate governance, people risk presents a growing challenge to assess and mitigate in today's complex, dispersed business organizations. Framed by recent corporate events and challenges and including case studies from the LIBOR rate scandal, the BP oil spill, Lehman Brothers, AIG and HBOS, People Risk Management provides unique depth to a topic that has garnered increased interest in recent years: managing risks associated with the behaviour of both employees and those outside a company. It offers practical tools, real-world examples, solutions and insights into how to implement an effective people risk management framework within an organization"--