“…Allen prepares you for the realities of successfully directing the careers of talented performers in the high-risk, high-reward music business. You will learn to prepare yourself for a career in artist management - and then learn the tools to coach, lead, organize time, manage finances, market an artist, and carve out a successful career path for both yourself and your clients.The book features profiles of artist managers, an exclusive and detailed template for an artist career plan, and samples of major contract sections for art…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9. Security Policies10. Risk Analysis; Vulnerability Testing; Audits; Recovery; 11. …”

“…Capturing their reshaped business plans in the wake of the 2007-2009 global meltdown, his book reveals their key functions, compensation systems, unique roles in wealth creation and risk management, and epic battles for investor funds and corporate influence. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 4: Northgate Information Solutions, a Victim of the Buncefield Oil Depot Disaster - Robert ClarkNorthgate''s reaction; Communications; Recovery of the Year; Lessons learned; What went well; What could have been done better; What did not go well; Other observations; Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Love Parade: Dusseldorf 2010 - Tony Duncan; Duisburg 2010; Pre-event issues - contingency, safety and security planning; Risk management; Government and non-governmental agency/stakeholder engagement; Legal aspects; Communications; The finger of blame; Lessons learned; What went well…”

“…"This book is designed to give the new controller a firm foundation in the concepts of managing the accounting department, locating GAAP information, analyzing and knowing what to do with key accounting information, and setting up controls systems that reduce a company's risk of loss. These core areas are essentials to a controller's success. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 21: Framework for Structuring the Terms of Exchange: Finding the "Win-Win" DealChapter 22: Structuring and Valuing Contingent Payments in M&A; Chapter 23: Risk Management in M&A; Chapter 24: Social Issues; Chapter 25: How a Negotiated Deal Takes Shape; Chapter 26: Governance in M&A: The Board of Directors and Shareholder Voting; Chapter 27: Rules of the Road: Securities Law, Issuance Process, Disclosure, and Insider Trading; Chapter 28: Rules of the Road: Antitrust Law; Chapter 29: Documenting the M&A Deal; Chapter 30: Negotiating the Deal; Chapter 31: Auctions in M&A…”

“…The authors identify the risk and protective factors for self-harm, exploring why some adolescents with suicidal thoughts go on to harm themselves while others do not, what motivates some young people to seek help, and whether distressed teenagers feel they receive the support they need…”

“…Or why scientists disagree about the outcomes of experiments comparing drug treatments and disease risk factors? After reading this book, you will know how the best and brightest thinkers judge the ways we decide, argue, solve problems and tell right from wrong. …”

“…Competitive Engineering is a revelation for anyone involved in management and risk control. Already used by thousands of project managers and systems engineers around the world, this is a handbook for initiating, controlling and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 5.2 Estimates of API Consumption for Use in Modelling Analysis; 5.3 Modelling for Design of Field Surveys; 5.4 Elucidating Fate and Transport Mechanisms; 5.5 Critical Evaluation of Measured Concentrations; 5.6 Modelling to Support Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessments…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Evolution of Microsoft Azure -- IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS -- Public, private, hybrid, multicloud, and edge -- Importance of the shared responsibility model -- Reasons for adopting Azure -- High availability and scalability -- Reliability and predictability -- Hybrid flexibility -- Innovation -- Thinking about cloud management, migration, security, and governance -- Cost management -- Migration and deployment -- Configuration management -- Unified governance, risk management, and compliance -- Observability and resiliency -- Security and control -- Bringing it all together -- Start building with Azure -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Modernizing with Hybrid, Multicloud, and Edge Computing -- Reasons for embracing hybrid, multicloud, and edge computing -- Motivations and business outcomes -- Additional considerations -- What makes a hybrid, multicloud, and edge strategy successful? …”

“…Increasing its focus on trading strategies and models, this edition includes new insights into the ever-changing financial environment, pre-trade and post-trade analysis, liquidation cost & risk analysis, and compliance and regulatory reporting requirements. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Agent -- Physical Environment -- Socioeconomic Environment -- RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES -- Broadening the Scope of Prevention Research -- Injury Biomechanics -- Biological Sciences -- Behavioral Sciences -- Epidemiology -- Training and Research Funding -- Communicating Results -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 5 Case Studies on Prevention -- MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES -- Reasons for Progress: A Comprehensive Approach -- Surveillance -- Regulation and Legislation -- Research -- State and Local Programs -- Public Support -- Ongoing Controversies -- Safety Versus Mobility -- Active Versus Passive Protection -- Risk Compensation -- Mandatory Requirements and Primary Enforcement -- Access and Licensing Issues -- Opportunities for Further Progress -- FIREARM INJURIES -- Current Overview and Future Opportunities -- Surveillance -- Regulation and Legislation -- Research -- State and Local Programs -- Ongoing Controversies -- Issues of Individual Freedom -- Instrumentality and Availability -- Child and Adolescent Vulnerability -- Goals and Priorities for Action -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 6 Trauma Care -- OVERVIEW OF TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS -- Special Populations -- System Management and State or Regional Agencies -- Personnel and Training -- ROLE OF TRAUMA SYSTEMS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION, SURVEILLANCE, AND RESEARCH -- GROWTH IN TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS -- OUTCOMES OF TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS -- RESEARCH ON TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS -- Injury Severity and Case Mix -- Outcome Measures -- COSTS OF TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS -- Cost-Effectiveness of Trauma Care Systems -- FINANCING OF TRAUMA SYSTEMS -- History of Federal and State Support for Trauma Systems -- Current Federal and State Funding for Trauma Care Systems -- Financing of Patient Care -- ADVENT OF MANAGED CARE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 7 State and Community Response -- STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Labour productivity and skills use in selected countries -- Box 2.3. Skills use and the risk of automation -- Figure 2.8. Risk of job automation -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The risk of long­term unemployment by demographic group in selected OECD countries, 2007, 2011 and 2014 -- Besides long­term unemployment, migrants face a substantial risk of poverty -- Figure 2.11. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Features and editions of vSphere 6.5 -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Design and Plan a Virtualization Infrastructure -- Plan a virtual infrastructure project -- Assess -- Requirements, constraints, and assumptions -- Design -- Conceptual design -- Logical design -- Service dependencies -- Physical design -- ESXi host -- vCenter Services -- Building blocks -- How to provide good documentation -- Design areas and technologies -- Best practices -- Reference architecture -- VVD -- VMware Solution Enablement Toolkits (SETs) -- Different scenarios -- Enterprise -- Business requirements -- Possible constraints -- Main risks -- Some design decisions -- Small or Mid-Sized Business (SMB) -- Business requirements -- Possible constraints -- Main risks -- Some design decisions -- Remote offices and branch offices (ROBO) -- Business requirements -- Possible constraints -- Main risks -- Some design decisions -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Analysis and Assessment of an Existing Environment -- Analyzing a physical environment before virtualizing…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Volatility 216 9.4.1 Squared Variations 216 9.4.2 Additivity in Time 216 9.4.3 Static Hedges 218 9.4.4 Broad Measure of Risk 218 9.5 Conclusions 218 10 Variance Futures at Eurex 219 10.1 Introduction 219 10.2 Variance Futures Concepts 220 10.2.1 Realized Variance 220 10.2.2 Net Present Value Concepts 220 10.2.3 Traded Variance Strike 224 10.2.4 Traded Futures Price 224 10.2.5 Number of Futures 225 10.2.6 Par Variance Strike 225 10.2.7 Futures Settlement Price 225 10.3 Example Calculation for a Variance Future 225 10.4 Comparison of Variance Swap and Future 230 10.5 Conclusions 233 11 Trading and Settlement 235 11.1 Introduction 235 11.2 Overview of Variance Futures Terms 235 11.3 Intraday Trading 236 11.4 Trade Matching 239 11.5 Different Traded Volatilities 239 11.6 After the Trade Matching 241 11.7 Further Details 243 11.7.1 Interest Rate Calculation 243 11.7.2 Market Disruption Events 243 11.8 Conclusions 244 IV DX Analytics 245 12 DX Analytics -- An Overview 247 12.1 Introduction 247 12.2 Modeling Risk Factors 248 12.3 Modeling Derivatives 250 12.4 Derivatives Portfolios 253 12.4.1 Modeling Portfolios 253 12.4.2 Simulation and Valuation 255 12.4.3 Risk Reports 256 12.5 Conclusions 257 13 DX Analytics -- Square-Root Diffusion 259 13.1 Introduction 259 13.2 Data Import and Selection 259 13.3 Modeling the VSTOXX Options 262 13.4 Calibration of the VSTOXX Model 264 13.5 Conclusions 269 13.6 Python Scripts 269 13.6.1 dx_srd_calibration.py 269 14 DX Analytics -- Square-Root Jump Diffusion 275 14.1 Introduction 275 14.2 Modeling the VSTOXX Options 275 14.3 Calibration of the VSTOXX Model 279 14.4 Calibration Results 283 14.4.1 Calibration to 1 Maturity 283 14.4.2 Calibration to 2 Maturities 283 14.4.3 Calibration to 5 Maturities 285 14.4.4 Calibration without Penalties 285 14.5 Conclusions 288 14.6 Python Scripts 288 14.6.1 dx_srjd_calibration.py 288 Bibliography 303 Index 305.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.2.1 Reason 1: Legally Required -- 1.2.2 Reason 2: Practically Required -- 1.2.3 Reason 3: Business Imperative -- 1.2.4 Reason 4: De-risking an Entry -- 1.2.5 Reason 5: De-risking an Exit -- 1.2.6 Reason 6: IJV to Secure Your Supply Chain -- 1.3 International Joint Venture Failure Rates -- 1.4 Clothes Washing - Expect a Lot of Back and Forth -- 1.5 Trust -- 1.6 Improving the Chances of Success -- CHAPTER TWO The Washing Machine How The JV Formation Process Actually Works -- 2.1 Stage 1: Problem or Identified Opportunity -- 2.2 Stage 2: Possible Partners and Initial Approach -- 2.3 Stage 3: Negotiations -- 2.4 Stage 4: JVC Documentation -- 2.5 Stage 5: Approval -- CHAPTER THREE Create a Process: Be Quick, Be Involved and Be Pragmatic -- 3.1 Governance and Control -- 3.1.1 Control-Influence-Observe: Where to Put Key Points? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Finance -- Volatility smile and skewness -- References -- Appendix A - data case 6: portfolio insurance -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Value at Risk -- Introduction to VaR -- Normality tests -- Skewness and kurtosis -- Modified VaR -- VaR based on sorted historical returns -- Simulation and VaR -- VaR for portfolios -- Backtesting and stress testing -- Expected shortfall -- Appendix A - data case 7 - VaR estimation for individual stocks and a portfolio -- References -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Monte Carlo Simulation -- Importance of Monte Carlo Simulation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Other Kinds of fit To look Out for -- Some Examples of fit -- Assess The maturity of your Startup's Diversity and Inclusion -- What's your Startup-stage Risk Tolerance? -- How Much Execution and "getting your Hands Dirty" Are you Comfortable with Right Away? …”