A Short Guide to Political Risk addresses the 'grey' areas of risk - what does political risk really mean to a company who relies on operations in unstable areas for competitiveness and growth? What does it mean for a specific operation of strategic significance, and how can managers at the...

Written by a professional with diverse international experience in auditing and fraud, this guide provides an overview of the most significant theories of ethics that have impacted today's business world. It identifies the risks arising from a lack of attention to ethics, particularly in...

Reputation risk is a topic with relevance across the organisation, from risk managers to corporate communication managers, from compliance manager to HR Director. Whatever your interest in the subject, A Short Guide to Reputation Risk provides a shorthand route to understanding the context and...

Typically, much less regard is paid to external suppliers and the risk present when dealing with them. As a minimum, suppliers are the sources of materials, services and expert attention which enables the company to feed its business model. When done well, a high-performance risk-aware...

1. Introduction -- 2. Contracts and risk : the big picture -- 3. Sources of contract risk -- 4. Risks in negotiating a business contract -- 5. Risky terms and issues in contracts -- 6. Contract risk recognition and response : processes and tools -- 7. Conclusion.

1. Customs risk and the business -- 2. Customs risk and customs authorities -- 3. Classification -- 4. Valuation -- 5. Preferential rules of origin and trade agreements -- 6. Customs procedures -- 7. Security : the new challenge.

1. Ethics according to economists -- 2. Ethics applied to economics -- 3. The roots of ethical uncertainty : a change in values -- 4. Ethical risk and how to manage it -- 5. Areas on which to focus efforts -- 6. Company functions responsible for monitoring and overseeing ethics -- 7. Tools to...