Contemporary Security Management or Microeconomics

Contemporary Security Management

Author: John Fay

Contemporary Security Management serves as an indispensable working tool for students and security professionals at all levels of experience. It is designed to provide the hard facts on modern practices to efficiently and effectively run a security department and covers such vital topics as: leadership in management, employee relations, risk management and mitigation, terrorism, information security, access control, investigations, substance abuse, workplace violence and emergency management. New topics covered include terrorism and the new government mandate to perform standard vulnerability assessments for various industries.

* Offers an experience-proven, practical approach to the business of security
* Includes case studies throughout the text provide real-world examples and solutions to management issues.
* Contains samples of security plans and procedures, checklists, diagrams and illustrations aid in explaining a wide range of critical concepts

Table of Contents:

1	Historical roots	1
2	Strategy	15
3	Leading	29
4	Organizing	41
5	Managing people	61
6	Budget management	81
7	Managing change	95
8	Making decisions	105
9	Managing risk	111
10	Managing guard operations	135
11	Managing physical security	153
12	Managing access control	177
13	Managing investigations	197
14	Preemployment screening	217
15	Emergency management	229
16	Incident management	253
17	Information security	289
18	Substance abuse prevention	321
19	Executive protection	339
20	Workplace violence	355
21	Security awareness	377
22	Vulnerability assessment	381
23	Security system design	395
24	The nature of terrorism	405
25	Counterterrorism	423
26	Weapons of mass destruction	445
27	Assessment of the terrorist threat	467
28	Critical national infrastructure	477

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Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools

Author: Arthur OSullivan

The book provides a clear, concise, and accessible presentation of key points. Its hallmark feature includes a focus on the 5 Key Principles of Economics–1) Opportunity Cost, 2) The Marginal Principle (comparing marginal benefits and marginal costs), 3) Diminishing Returns, 4) The Spillover Principle (for externalities in production and consumption), 5) The Reality Principle (distinguishing real from nominal magnitudes). For financial professionals and analysts.