RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?

In this thesis the authors strive to investigate the risk management phenomena in the banking sector by conducting a longitudinal comparative study in two different banks i.e. Handelsbanken and Swedbank. In a broader perspective to understand the phenomena the authors depart from theoretical framewo...

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Main Authors: Sidiqi, Sadat, Hassan, Mohamed, Tahiri, Floirian
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen 2010
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-1271072013-01-08T13:25:33ZRISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?engSidiqi, SadatHassan, MohamedTahiri, FloirianUppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionenUppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionenUppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen2010Risk managementCentralizationDecentralizationCorporate CultureRiskBusiness studiesFöretagsekonomiIn this thesis the authors strive to investigate the risk management phenomena in the banking sector by conducting a longitudinal comparative study in two different banks i.e. Handelsbanken and Swedbank. In a broader perspective to understand the phenomena the authors depart from theoretical framework that recognizes the social and cultural elements of risk. However, to be more specific the thesis narrows down its analysis to three main variables that come under the realm of this discussion which are; how banks organizing for risk, how they measure it and the role of IT and human judgment. This study contributes to the banking sector by providing a road map of how successful banks manage risk. It highlights that the risk question should be addressed strategically and deemed to be a continuous phenomenon. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-127107application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Risk management
Centralization
Decentralization
Corporate Culture
Risk
Business studies
Företagsekonomi
spellingShingle Risk management
Centralization
Decentralization
Corporate Culture
Risk
Business studies
Företagsekonomi
Sidiqi, Sadat
Hassan, Mohamed
Tahiri, Floirian
RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
description In this thesis the authors strive to investigate the risk management phenomena in the banking sector by conducting a longitudinal comparative study in two different banks i.e. Handelsbanken and Swedbank. In a broader perspective to understand the phenomena the authors depart from theoretical framework that recognizes the social and cultural elements of risk. However, to be more specific the thesis narrows down its analysis to three main variables that come under the realm of this discussion which are; how banks organizing for risk, how they measure it and the role of IT and human judgment. This study contributes to the banking sector by providing a road map of how successful banks manage risk. It highlights that the risk question should be addressed strategically and deemed to be a continuous phenomenon.
author Sidiqi, Sadat
Hassan, Mohamed
Tahiri, Floirian
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Hassan, Mohamed
Tahiri, Floirian
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title RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
title_short RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
title_full RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
title_fullStr RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
title_full_unstemmed RISK MANAGEMENT : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
title_sort risk management : a comparative study of handelsbanken and swedbank; how risk has been managedduring the last decade?
publisher Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen
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