{"product_id":"9780133540208","title":"Learning from Catastrophes: Strategies for Reaction and Response (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvents ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don’t plan for “extreme risk,” you endanger your organization’s very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in normal day-to-day business? In \u003ci\u003eLearning from Catastrophes, \u003c\/i\u003etwo renowned experts present the first comprehensive strategic framework for assessing, responding to, and managing extreme risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem build on their own breakthrough work on mitigating natural disasters, extending it to the challenges faced by real-world enterprises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with the contributions of leading experts in risk management, heuristics, and disaster recovery, they identify the behavioral biases and faulty heuristics that mislead decision makers about the likelihood of catastrophe. They go on to identify the hidden links associated with extreme risks, and present techniques for systematically building greater resilience into the organization. The global best-seller \u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan \u003c\/i\u003etold executives that “once in a lifetime” events are far more common and dangerous than they ever realized. \u003ci\u003eLearning from Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003eshows them exactly what to do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008578240752,"sku":"9780133540208","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780133540208_p0.jpg?v=1763641141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780133540208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}