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Risk management in the insurance industry: insights for the engineering construction industry

Ranasinghe, Malik - In: Construction Management and Economics 16 (1998) 1, pp. 31-39

A probabilistic framework is developed to analyse a risk management approach adopted by an insurance firm. The analysis … shows that when the insurance firm classifies a client as 'superior' and 'most acceptable', the probability of the insurer … an insurance policy. Based on that analysis, the insights that the engineering construction industry can gain from risk …

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An optimal insurance design problem under Knightian uncertainty

Bernard, Carole; Ji, Shaolin; Tian, Weidong - In: Decisions in economics and finance : DEF ; a journal of … 36 (2013) 2, pp. 99-124

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Budget-constrained optimal insurance without the nonnegativity constraint on indemnities

Ghossoub, Mario - In: Insurance / Mathematics & economics 84 (2019), pp. 22-39

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Prioritizing and Estimating Hydropower Project Construction Risks: A Case Study of Nyadi Hydropower Project

Panthi, Kamalesh - 2007

Investment decisions have to be made when there is little information about the scope of the project. New projects have to depend on historical evidences and experiences gained from previous projects of similar nature. However, such projects lack historical data and even if such data are...

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An Analysis of the Disruptions in the U.S Apparel Manufacturing Industry and Identification of Continuity Planning Strategies

Gupta, Deepak Kumer - 2003

The purpose of this research is to conduct an exploratory analysis of the disruptions in the United States apparel manufacturing industry. The specific research objective is to identify and determine the nature of disruptions and the continuity strategies in the US apparel manufacturing...

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Understanding project cost contingency - A survey

Baccarini, David - 2005

Patrascu (1988) observed nearly two decades ago that "contingency is probably the most misunderstood, misinterpreted …?s understanding of the concept of project cost contingency. This paper reports the results of a survey of 78 project practitioners …? comprehension of issues pertaining to project cost contingency. Whilst there is consensus that cost contingency is a reserve of …

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Kompatibilität aus der Perspektive des Designs

Kießling, Marion - In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft 76 (2021) 3, pp. 318-326

Ergonomen wie Designer planen Mensch-Maschine-Systeme mit dem Ziel, den technischen Teil des Systems den menschlichen Eigengesetzlichkeiten anzupassen – Kompatibilität der Maschine mit dem Menschen herzustellen. Trotz des gemeinsamen Ziels gehen beide Disziplinen unterschiedlich mit dieser...

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Die unmöglichen Subjekte des Postfundamentalismus

Sörensen, Paul - In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 61 (2020) 1, pp. 15-38

Der Beitrag attestiert den gegenwärtig viel diskutierten Theorien radikaler Demokratie eine erziehungstheoretische Leerstelle. Wie in Auseinandersetzung mit Chantal Mouffe und Jacques Rancière gezeigt werden soll, gründet diese Nichtthematisierung in erster Linie in der...

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Migration, risk and livelihoods: A Chinese case

Zhang, Heather Xiaoquan - 2010

China has turned from a 'low risk' to a 'high risk' society since the start of the market reforms in the late 1970s. Market, while bringing diverse livelihood opportunities to rural people, has simultaneously distributed risks, and the exposure and vulnerability to them unequally among different...

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The nature of the relationship between market orientation and performance

French, Mark J. - 2011

A review of the literature indicates that a universally enhancing relationship between market orientation and performance is not conclusively supported. Recent research suggests that the relationship between marketing investments and profit may be inverted U-shaped such that there is an optimal...

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