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Strategic Risk examines a fundamental issue in the field of
strategic management and organizations: how to study changes in the
competitive outcomes of firms. Collins and Ruefli develop the
concept of ordinal risk and extend this concept and its associated
measures to the more general framework of state-defined systems.
The book makes the state-defined risk methodology more accessible
to strategic management researchers, and to social scientists in
general. The need for quantitative frameworks with which to analyze
the dynamics of strategic management has been apparent for some
time. The state-defined risk methodology has the advantage of being
based on a common usage definition of risk, and is also based on a
mathematically well-behaved function. It permits investigation of
the chance of gain while yielding a measure of environmental
uncertainty. Finally, the development is general and permits
applications employing a variety of performance dimensions over a
range of entities in a diversity of contexts. The authors
demonstrate the practicability and reliability of this approach by
applying the model to mutual funds, large mining and manufacturing
firms, and public firms on an industry by industry basis.
Strategic Risk examines a fundamental issue in the field of
strategic management and organizations: how to study changes in the
competitive outcomes of firms. Collins and Ruefli develop the
concept of ordinal risk and extend this concept and its associated
measures to the more general framework of state-defined systems.
The book makes the state-defined risk methodology more accessible
to strategic management researchers, and to social scientists in
general. The need for quantitative frameworks with which to analyze
the dynamics of strategic management has been apparent for some
time. The state-defined risk methodology has the advantage of being
based on a common usage definition of risk, and is also based on a
mathematically well-behaved function. It permits investigation of
the chance of gain while yielding a measure of environmental
uncertainty. Finally, the development is general and permits
applications employing a variety of performance dimensions over a
range of entities in a diversity of contexts. The authors
demonstrate the practicability and reliability of this approach by
applying the model to mutual funds, large mining and manufacturing
firms, and public firms on an industry by industry basis.
Two longtime fieldworkers offer mentors' advice on finding and
mapping archaeological sites. They outline the logic behind field
surveying and the various designs used for survey projects.
Recognizing that logistical issues-like schedule, budget, and
equipment-are equally important to complete the job, particularly
in a cultural resource management context, the authors also guide
new professionals through the practical details of their work. The
volume also ranges through the legal and ethical context of
fieldwork and the various geophysical methods available for
non-intrusive surveying. As a handy guide for novices, or a text
for students and field schools, Collins and Molyneaux's book will
be the place to start.
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