TY - BOOK AU - McKellar,Robert TI - A short guide to political risk T2 - Short guides to business risk SN - 9780566091612 U1 - 658.15 PY - 2010/// CY - Farnham, Burlington PB - Gower KW - Risk management KW - Political aspects KW - International business enterprises N1 - Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Political risk: Continuity and change -- Ch. 3. Political risk: Analytical variables -- Ch. 4. Assessing political risk -- Ch. 5. Political risk management -- Ch. 6. Food for thought -- Appendix: The political risk consulting landscape N2 - In a competitive and increasingly internationalised business world, many companies rely on the high risk/reward ratio of operating in unstable areas. Those companies willing to engage in emerging or developing countries can often be exposed to a politically volatile environment over which they have little control. Political risk, therefore, is one of the most hazardous challenges that an international business can face. In A Short Guide to Political Risk you will find a business-centric introduction to political risk that will familiarise international managers with the concept and accelerate the learning curve towards proficient and coherent political risk management. Robert McKellar explores: the key political risks that companies have faced in the recent past, and current trends in the evolution of the political risk landscape; the concept of political risk and its constituent elements; models and approaches for assessing political risk; the principal options for managing political risk, and suggestions for organisational structures to ensure a coherent and consistent approach; as well as wider issues that a company needs to consider in developing its own attitude and philosophy on political risk. A Short Guide to Political Risk is an essential introductory guide for risk managers and for all senior managers concerned with their organisation's global performance and reputation UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/miu/detail.action?docID=587871 ER -