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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797697103321

Autore

Smith Paula Vene <1960->

Titolo

Engaging risk : a guide for college leaders / / Paula Vene Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-1846-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/01

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - Administration

Schools - Risk management

School crisis management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduce risk management -- Start the ball rolling -- Take a campus tour -- Create plans for risk action -- Hold governance accountable -- Engage the faculty -- Uncover the blind spots of leadership -- Tackle interdisciplinary risks -- Prepare your campus for crisis -- Establish ethical and law-abiding practices -- Build risk communication -- Scan for emerging risks and moving targets -- Embed risk practices into governance -- Epilogue: the risk community -- Appendix: sample college area risk registers.

Sommario/riassunto

Engaging Risk: A Guide for College Leaders offers presidents, provosts, deans, senior administrators, and faculty leaders a road map for establishing a first-rate program of risk management at their institution.