This study aims to partially replicate and extend prior escalation of commitment (e.g., Harrell & Harrison, 1994; Harrison & Harrell, 1993). It extends prior studies by examining the impact of risk propensity on managers’ project evaluation decisions. In addition, the study examines the joint...

Surging natural disasters globally has precipitated renewed interests in disaster risk management. Though several global and regional disaster risk management policy frameworks have been put in place, it is necessary to evaluate their successes and capacities to deliver. This chapter reviews key...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fixed Income -- Chapter 3. Mathematical Finance -- Chapter 4. Prepayment Model Estimation -- Chapter 5. Stochastic Interest Rate Model -- Chapter 6. Simulation -- Chapter 7. Finite Difference -- Chapter 8. Semi-Analytic MBS Pricing -- Chapter 9....

An expert evaluated nomination process for the board of directors in South Africa’s state-owned companies -- Comparative analysis of the proposed South African solar tax incentives with the solar tax incentives in the United States of America and India -- Critical thinking skills in...

Ripple Effect in the Supply Chain: Definitions, Frameworks and Future Research Perspectives -- A Multi-portfolio Approach to Integrated Risk-Averse Planning in Supply Chains Under Disruption Risks -- The rippling effect of supply chains as complex adaptive non-linear systems -- Bullwhip Effect...

In the last 20 years, due to the frequent occurrence of crises and the economic globalisation that led to increased competition, companies faced the need to adopt a crisis management approach to ensure their survival. The cruise sector, as an important component of the global economy,...

Over the last few decades, the scale and nature of industrial transformations have been quite substantial generating new solutions with inherent technical, operational, and organisational complexities. Modern industrial systems in both public and private sectors are engineered and operated under...

The study aimed to identify economic risks, in particular the impact of currency fluctuations, inflation and changes in tax policy on the financial security of Ukrainian agricultural enterprises. The data of such companies as Myronivsky Hliboproduct, Kernel and Slobozhansky Agrocombine were...