Description
This book discusses the different attitudes towards risk and innovation in Japan, Britain, and the United States. It also discusses how risk management standards, managing risk in marketing, the insurance industry, patents, and venture capital are handled in each country.
Assessing and managing risk is vitally important, and is increasingly studied in a range of areas including politics and international relations, finance and insurance, and innovation and the valuing of intangible assets such as patents and intellectual property. The degree to which innovation is encouraged or otherwise - a key factor for many businesses - depends in part on the attitude towards risk in the context in which it takes place. Taplin considers the different attitudes towards risk and innovation, and the different ways in which risk and innovation are handled, in Japan, Britain the USA. Providing a broad and detailed examination of the subject, she discusses topics including risk management standards, managing risk in marketing, the insurance industry, patents, and in venture capital, and of how risk management in organizations has evolved. Review: 'This is a useful text, particularly for those interested in cultural differences between East and West, and approaches to 'softer' risk areas in each.' - Inform Magazine 'This groundbreaking book offers fresh insights and analysis on the distinctive ways business in Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom responds to risk and innovation.' - japansociety 'The book provides solid material from a clear and informed position.' - IET Engineering Management