Applied Risk Management in Agriculture

ISBN-13: 9781439809730 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 424 str.

Dana L. Hoag

Opis

Defining the fundamentals of building a risk management plan, Applied Risk Management in Agriculture uses strategic management to organize the process of risk management. A time-tested procedure inside and outside the business community, this technique provides an ideal platform for organizing risk. Making complex principles easily accessible to students without compromising the rigor needed to manage risks capably, this textbook presents 10 easy-to-follow steps and a strategic framework to organize and develop a relevant and practical risk management plan. These steps fall neatly into three traditional stages of strategic risk management, and the practical, formulaic framework accommodates a breadth of information. The text covers strategic, operational, and tactical needs; decision-making processes; and the prediction and probability of outcomes. It is supported by a website that is designed to help students learn and apply the 10 risk management steps. The site provides pedagogical tools for instructors and keeps the text up to date. The editor and contributors also discuss a more traditional view of risk management, making this a complete system for managing risks that can be used to create realistic applications in an educational setting. With this information, students can build complex risk management plans using the innovative Risk Navigator SRM program, supplement this framework with traditional tools, and then move on to customizing complicated problems with advanced tools when ready.

Recenzje

"...the text presents ten easy steps and a strategic framework to organize and develop relevant and practical risk management plans. These steps fall neatly into three traditional stages of strategic risk management, and the practical formulaic framework accommodates a breath of information. The book covers, strategic, operational, and tactical needs, decision-making processes, and the prediction and probability of results. It is supported by a Risk Navigator website that supplies tips and a user guide for the software and keeps information up to date."
--Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment, 2010

Spis treści

Introduction. Introduction. Managing Risks and Risky Decisions. A Case Study Of Ews Farms. The Strategic Risk Management Process. The Strategic Risk Management Process. Step 1: Get A Financial Health Checkup. Step 2: Determine Risk Preferences. Step 3: Establish Risk Goals. Step 4: Prioritize Risks. Step 5: Identify Risk Management Alternatives. Step 6: Determining the Likelihood of Outcomes. Step 7: Choose the "Best" Risk Management Alternative. Steps 8–10: Manage Operational Risks. Marketing and Price Risk. Production Risk. Understanding Your Financial Statements and Ratios for Risk Management. Human and Institutional Risk. Ag Survivor. Building Customized Risk Management Plans.

O autorze

Dana L. Hoag is a professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.