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Financial risk management has traditionally been a key focus for banks, but operational risks have recently gained prominence, highlighted by the New Basel Capital Accord and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Given the reliance of the banking industry on information systems (IS), the need for effective operational risk management necessitates input from the IS discipline. An empirical study involving the Top 100 German banks included 43 face-to-face interviews with managers from IS/IT and risk management departments across Germany. Three main perspectives on IS risk management were examined. First, it was found that existing IS approaches do not adequately support effective IS risk management. The second perspective explored current operational risk management practices within the German banking sector. The third perspective identified banks' requirements for robust management of IS risks as operational risks. This research offers valuable insights for both academia and practitioners, proposing several recommendations to aid banks in aligning with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's guidelines by 2007. Additionally, this work lays the groundwork for an IS risk management framework that encompasses all IS risk categories throughout the system life cycle, with potential applications in other IS-dependent industries, such as insurance under Solvency II.
The more I live the more I learn. The more I learn the more I realize the less I know (Alan and Manly Bergman) This book is a slightly revised version of my dissertation thesis "Wages, hours restrictions and employment" accepted in July 2001 by the Department of Economics at Mannheim University. Most of the studies are part of the re search project "Working hours flexibility and employment" (Arbeitszeitjlexi bilisierung und Beschiijtigung) which was conducted at the Centre for Euro pean Economic Research (ZEW) with financial support by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. Now that all the work is complete, nothing remains but to thank all the people who supported the writing of my thesis. Firstly, I am indebted to my advisor Prof. Wolfgang Franz, who always furthered my academic work and encouraged me to take opportunities beyond the standard path. His guiding questions and comments were very valuable in gaining an overview of the whole issue. Furthermore, I am especially grateful to Prof. Daniel Hamermesh, my second advisor. I gained tremendously from the fruitful discussions during my stay at the University of Texas in Austin. His encouragement and verve were essential support factors in the completion of my work. Prof. Arthur van Soest and Prof. Franc;ois Laisney both contributed to the technical and methodological standard of my analysis by patiently discussing various model specifications and nerve-racking convergence problems.