Naujos knygos VU TVM bibliotekoje
(papildyta 2008.10.06)
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The Workforce Scorecard
Mark A. Huselid, Brian E. Becker, Richard W. Beatty
Description:
In a marketplace fueled by intangible assets, anything less than optimal workforce
success can threaten a firmżs
survival. Yet in most organizations, employee performance is both poorly managed and underutilized. The Workforce Scorecard argues that
current management and human resource practices hinder employeesż ability to contribute to strategic goals. To maximize the power of their
workforce, organizations must meet three challenges: view their workforce in terms of contribution rather than cost; replace benchmarking
metrics with measures that differentiate levels of strategic impact; and make line managers and HR professionals jointly responsible for
executing workforce initiatives. Building on the proven model outlined in their bestselling book The HR Scorecard, Mark Huselid, Brian
Becker, and coauthor Richard Beatty show how to create a Workforce Scorecard that identifies and measures the behaviors, competencies,
mind-set, and culture required for workforce success and reveals how each dimension impacts the bottom line. Practical and timely, The
Workforce Scorecard offers crucial lessons for leveraging human capital to achieve strategic success.
Exploring Culture
Hofstede, Geert
Description:
A unique training book containing over 100 culture awareness exercises, dialogues, stories incidents and simulations
that bring to life Geert Hofstede's five dimensions of culture. These dimensions are: power distance, collectivism
versus individualism, femininity versus masculinity, uncertainly avoidance, and long-term versus short-term
orientation. Exploring Culture also contains new material on Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions and the synthetic cultures. An excellent
partner to Hofstede's popular Cultures & Organizations.
Cultures and organizations: Software of the Mind
Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede
Description:
The landmark study of cultural differences across 70 nations, Cultures and Organizations helps readers look at how
theythink—and how they fail to think—as members of groups.Based on decades of painstaking field research, this new
editionfeatures the latest scientific results published in Geert Hofstede’sscholarly work Culture’s Consequences, Second
Edition . Originalin thought and profoundly important, Cultures and Organizationsoffers vital knowledge and insight on issues that willshape
the future of cultures and nations in a globalized world.
Small Group and Team Communication
Thomas E. Harris, John C. Sherblom
Description:
„Small Group and Team Communication" develops issues of diversity, ethics, technology and the organizational use of
groups and teams within a systems theory framework. Clearly organized and logically presented, this book provides the opportunity for
outstanding discussions of critical issues. Harris and Sherblom effectively integrate real-world examples, hypothetical situations, social
science theories, and scholarly research into a unified discussion of small group and team communication. Through extensive examples, case
studies, and exercises, "Small Group and Team Communication" engages the reader and guides them from theoretical discussions into
application and experience of the concepts presented.
Advanced Project Managment
Alan Orr
Description :
Looks at the project from a holistic perspective, covering not just the project itself, but also the overall needs of the
company concerned. This book shows you how to run the project, build and manage project teams, handle large budgets,
manage emergencies and communicate success to co-workers and stakeholders alike.
Mastering Project Management
James P. Lewis
Description:
This fully revised second edition shows project managers and team leaders from all industries how to ramp up and finetune managing skills and bring all projects to a successful completion. Carefully avoiding any overlap from his other
popular project management titles, Lewis clearly defines your role as a project manager and outlines the steps to
mastering project management.Lewis has also included the most up-to-date information on today's hot-button topics in the field, providing
the know-how you need to:
Utilize the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK); Survive “no-win” projects ; Apply Six Sigma in project management;
Improve estimating capability ; Manage project risks ; Identify customer requirements ; Control costs ; Understand systems thinking and
apply it to projects.
Small business management And Entrepreneurship
David Stokes, Nicholas Wilson
Description:
Now in its 5th edition, this comprehensive, practically focused and highly accessible text explores the contexts, choices
and strategies facing the small business venture, including extensive coverage of planning a new venture. Pedagogical
features developed in response to market feedback include running case material to explore the same case situation from a number of
different but interrelated angles, annotated further reading, new chapter-end real world case studies, learning objectives and linked chapter
summaries providing a student- and lecturer-friendly learning environment. Students on modules such as Personal Development and
Effectiveness, Study Skills, Management Skills, Business Skills, Business Communication, Business Awareness, Managing Oneself and
Others at for example BABS/BABA, HND/HNC, DMS, MBA levels will all find this a hugely valuable text through study and working life.
Strategic Management
Robert A. Pitts, David Lei
Table of Contents:
1.Introduction. 2. The Competitive Environment: Assessing Industry Attractiveness. 3. Firm Capabilities: Assessing
Strengths and Weaknesses. 4. Opportunities for Distinction: Building Competitive Advantage. 5. Shifts in Competitive
Advantage: Responding to Environmental Change. 6. Corporate Strategy: Leveraging Resources to Extend Advantage. 7. Global Strategy:
Harnessing New Markets to Extend Advantage. 8. Strategic Alliances: Competing and Cooperating for Advantage. 9. Designing
Organizations for Advantage. 10. Balancing Integration and Change: Building Learning Organizations. 11. Corporate Governance: Instilling
Principles for Enduring Advantage.
Operations Management
Terry Hill
Description:
Operations Management presents Terry Hill's vision of how operations can deliver real competitive advantage for
organizations.
The Innovative Leader: How to Inspire Your Team and Drive Creativity
Paul Sloane
Description:
Author Paul Sloane demonstrates the importance of setting out your vision clearly and emphasizes the need for continual
evaluation of the process. Numerous international examples illustrate how organizations such as Virgin, Body Shop, WPP
and 3M have benefited from this approach, encouraging excellence and entrepreneurship through setting challenging
goals to keep employees motivated and engaged.
Fast Projects: Project management when time is short
Fergus O'Connell
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements List of figures About the author Introduction
Chapter One – Say 'We’ll take a look at it'; Chapter Two – Figuring out the goal of your Project; Chapter Three –
Figuring out what work has to be done; Chapter Four – Getting people to do the work; Chapter Five – Making the plan
bulletproof; Chapter Six – Selling the plan; Chapter Seven – What to do if the project is impossible; Chapter Eight –
Executing the plan; Chapter Nine – Assessing a project in five minutes; Chapter Ten – Scoping and planning a project in a day; Chapter
Eleven – An actual scoping and planning session; Chapter Twelve – Why projects fail?
The Essentials Of Risk Management
Michael Crouhy, Robert Mark, Dan Galai, Michel Crouhy
Table of Contents:
1:sk Management?a Helicopter View , 2: Corporate Risk Management?A Primer ,3: Banks and Their Regulators?The
Research Lab for Risk Management ,4: Corporate Governance and Risk Management ,5: A User Friendly Guide to the
Theory of Risk and Return ,6: Interest Rate Risk and Hedging with Derivative Instruments ,7: From Value at Risk to
Stress Testing, 8: Asset ?Liability Management, 9: Credit Scoring and Retail Credit Risk Management , 10: Commercial Credit Risk and the
Rating of Individual Credit , 11: New Approaches to Measuring Credit Risk, 12: New Ways to Transfer Credit Risk?And their Implications,
13: Operational Risk, 14: Model Risk, 15: Risk Capital Attribution and Risk, 16: Adjusted Performance Measurement . Epilogue: Trends in
Risk Management.
Corporate reputations, branding and people management
Graeme Martin and Susan Hetrick
Table of contents
1 The Corporate Agenda and its Links with Human Resource Management 2 Managing Corporate Brands and
Reputations 3 Organizational Identity, Action and Image: The Lynchpin 4 The Quality of Individual Employment
Relationships and Individual Employee Behavior 5 Four Lenses on HR Strategy and the Employment Relationship 6 New Developments in
HR Strategy and the Employment Relationship 7 Corporate Reputation and Branding in Global Companies: The Challenges for People
Management and HR 8 Corporate Communications and the Employment Relationship 9 Corporate Strategy, Leadership and Identity, and
Corporate Social Responsibility 10 Corporate Reputations, Branding and the Future of HR
Corporate social responsibility: Volume 1
Jose Allouche
Table of contents:
PART I: THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCEPT
Beyond Rhetoric: Making a Reality of Corporate Social Responsibility; J.D.Roberts
Rhetoric, Reality, and Relevance for Corporate Citizenship: Building a Bridge to Actionable Knowledge; S.Waddock
From Mortmain to Corporate Social Responsibility: The Historical Background; R.Sparkes
Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Development: M.van Marrewijk
Globalization: Towards a Cross-National Model of Corporate Social Responsibility; P.Kletz & Y.Pesqueux
Towards a Business Relevant Research Approach to Business and Society; G.Lenssen & N.Dentchev
PART II: ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
The Broadening Scope of Corporate Accountability: Some Unanswered Questions; M.L.Pava & J.Krausz
Corporate Responsibility and the Law; D.W.Hess
In Search of the 'Hard Law': Judicial Activism and International Corporate Social Responsibility; K.Medjad
Voluntary Disclosure of Non-Financial Information and Corporate Social Responsibility; J.Caby & J.Pinero
Theoretical and Practical Contributions of Social Accounting to Corporate Social Responsibility; B.O'Dwyer
Corporate Sustainability Reporting; R.Labelle, A.Schatt & B.Sinclair-Desgagné
Legal Obligations and Local Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility: O.Dubigeon
The Institutionalization of Corporate Social Responsibility in France: The State Injunction; J.Allouche, F.de Bry, I.Huault & G.Schmidt
Institutional Acceptance of Corporate Social Responsibility; J.Igalens
Corporate Social Responsibility and Management Systems; S.de Colle
Corporate social responsibility: volume 2
Jose Allouche
Table of contents:
PART ONE: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Links
between CSR and Corporate Financial Performance: Theoretical Determinants; M.Orlitzky. The Relationship between
CSR and Corporate Financial Performance: A Survey; J.Allouche & P.Laroche. Corporate Human Resources
Performance and Corporate Financial Performance; J.Allouche, M.Charpentier & C.Guillot. Lay-Off Announcements and Financial
Performance; P.Chalos. Measuring Corporate Perfomance and Business Ethics; J.Sirgy. Environmental Disclosures and Financial
Performance; S.D.Stanwick & P.A.Stanwick. CSR and Institutional Investment; B.Stone. Social Rating and Socially Responsible
Investment; M.Kiernan. PART TWO: THE STAKEHOLDERS Corporate Governance, Communication and CSR; S.Deetz. Corporate
Citizenship; W.Waddock & J,Andriof. Shareholder Activism and CSR; B.Amann, J.Caby J.Jaussaud & J.Pinero. CSR and Consumers;
I.Maignan & O.C.Ferrel. Non-Governmental Organizations and CSR; Corporate Leaders and Community Leaders; A.Boehm. Teaching CSR
as a Challenge; E.Cornuel & P.Kletz. Educational Programs in CSR; D.Arena & J.M.Lozano. Building New Institutions Devoted to CSR;
G.Lensen. Corporates Faced to Justice; Author BiographiesJOSÉ ALLOUCHE is Professor of HRM, Head of the Human Resources
Department at the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE), Université Paris Sorbonne in France. An social/industrial economist, his
research over the last twenty years has been on corporate performance. He has published widely on organization theory, family businesses,
and the measurement of corporate social performance.
Managing complexity in global organziations
Ulrich Steger, Wolgang
Description:
This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global
organizations face a complex decision-making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations
creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to extract more synergies across products and regions. In
such a climate, a new way of thinking, acting and organizing is needed beyond the familiar control mindset. Drawing together insights from
across the expert Faculty, this book presents IMD's framework on how to understand complexity and its four key drivers (diversity;
interdependence; ambiguity and flux), along with solutions on specific issues in a variety of functions, industries and markets. The focus is
on providing practical solutions based on real-life examples.
Managing information and knowledge in organizations
Alistair Mutch
Table of contents:
Introduction Part 1: The Knowledge Economy and Managerial Work 1. Being Information Literate in the Knowledge Economy 2. Managers
and Information 3. Data, Information and Knowledge Part 2 Technology, Structure and Individuals 4. Technology 1: Definitions and Data 5.
ICT and Communication 6. Strategy, Information and ICT 7. Structure and Information 8. Roles, Responsibilities and Change Part 3 Power,
Culture and the Institutional Formation of Information 9. Power, Culture and Information 10. Institutions and Information 11. Conclusion:
The Limits and Potential of Information Literacy
International human resource management
Tony edwards and Chris Rees
Table of contents:
Globalization and international mangement; National systems and management action; The internationalization of the
firm; International strategy and structure in multinational companies; The transfero f human resource practices in
multinational companies; Cross-border mergers and acquisitions; Internationalization and developing countries: the case of China;
Knowledge management and international human resource management; International amnagement development; Recruitment and selection
of international managers; international pay and reward; International employee representation – a case of industrial relations system
following the market?; International corporate social responsibility and employment relations; Conclusion and looking ahead.
Introducing leadership
David Pardek
Description:
Comprehensive and highly practical, Introducing Leadership introduces the principles and practice of leadership, from
theory through to the development of the reader?s own leadership ability. From the analysis of the different sources of
leadership and management theory emerges a model that will provide the basis for the development of readers? own leadership skills and for
the application of these through the rest of the book. Written by an experienced author in the field of management development, the book is
split into three parts: Section one – the nature and role of leadership Section two – leading others Section three – leading innovation and
change The learning development is clearly structured and this text also provides the underpinning knowledge requirements for Level 3
qualifications in leadership.
Management: an introduction
David Boddy
Table of contents:
PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT: 1. Managing in organisations; 2. Models of management;
PART TWO: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT: 3. Oragnisational cultures and contexts; 4. Managing internationally; 5.
Corporate social responsibility; PART THREE: PLANNING: 6. Planning; 7. Decision making; 8. Strategic management; 9. Managing
marketing; PART FOUR: ORGANISING: 10. Organisation structure;11. Human resource management; 12. Information technology and ebusiness;13.
Managing
change and
innovation;PART
FIVE:
LEADING:
14. Influence
and
power;15. Motivation;16. Communication;17. Teams; PART SIX: CONTROLLING THE BUSINESS: 18. Performance measurement and
control; 19. Finance and budgetary control; 20. Managing operations and quality.
Interships: theory and practice
Charles H. Sides and Ann Mrvica
Table of contents:
Chapter One: Introduction; History of Experiential Learning; Chapter Two: Internships as Learning; Experiences;
Theories that Support Internships; Chapter Three: Internships as Professional; Experiences; Transitions to Productive
Careers for Graduates; Chapter Four: Administrative Responsibilities for Academic Institutions; Guidelines for Developing and
Administering Successful Internship Programs; Chapter Five: Administrative Responsibilities for Internship Host Sites; Guidelines for
Corporations that Provide Internship Experience; Chapter Six: Internship Preparation; Guidelines for Students preparing to Engage in an
Internship; Chapter Seven: Internship Performance Evaluation; Guidelines for Academic and Professional Evaluations of Internship
Experiences.
Best practices in planning and performance management
David A.J. Axson
Description:
""Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Second Edition" is an insightful guide for any organization
seeking to transform its management processes. David Axson provides practical and thought-provoking perspectives on the practices needed
to effectively manage performance in today's competitive and volatile markets." - Michael Geltzeiler CFO, "Reader's Digest". Make better
business decisions faster. If you are looking to significantly upgrade your management practices to better meet the needs of today's
increasingly volatile, complex, competitive, and global markets, look no further. "Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management,
Second Edition" provides an accessible framework to help any business unite its reporting and budgeting functions to achieve its strategic
objectives. Updated to reflect changes in the market, the implications of Sarbanes-Oxley, new technologies, emerging best practices, risk
management, planning in a turbulent world, and global uncertainty, "Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Second
Edition" is a must-read for anyone looking to leverage technology to better meet the needs of today's global environment.
Management: concepts and practices
Tim Hannagan
Description:
"Management "provides students with a thorough explanation and exploration of management concepts and practices
across all management functions. The major theme of the book is management at a time of change, reflecting the
challenges faced by managers with increasingly rapid developments in technology, the culture and environment in which they work and the
globalisation of ideas and business activity. Written in a straightforward style, the book contains chapters contributed by experts in their field
to ensure coverage of the most recent ideas and practices. It is suitable for students studying business or management in further or higher
education and introductory management modules for non-specialists.
Strategių management and competitive advantage : concepts and case
Jay B arney and Williams S Hesterly
Table of Contents:
PART ONE: The Tools of Strategic Anglysis; Chapter 1 What Is Strategy and the Strategic Management Process?
Chapter 2 Evaluating a Firm’s External Environment Chapter 3 Evaluating a Firm’s Internal Capabilities PART
TWO: Business Level Strategies Chapter 4 Cost Leadership Chapter 5 Product Differentiation PART THREE:
Corporate Strategies Chapter 6 Vertical Integration Chapter 7 Corporate Diversification Chapter 8 Organizing to Implement
CorporateDiversification Chapter 9 Strategic Alliances Chapter 10 Mergers and Acquisitions.
Essentials of corporate governance
Sanjay Anand
Table of contents:
Part One. Background. Chapter 1. Corporations. Chapter 2. History. Part Two. The Players. Chapter 3. Shareholders.
Chapter 4. Board of Directors. Chapter 5. CEO and Chairperson. Part Three. Good Governance. Chapter 6. Good
Corporate Governance: An Introduction. Chapter 7. Signs of Trouble. Chapter 8. Changes Made Through Corporate Governance. Chapter 9.
Regulations and Strategies for Corporate Governance. Part Four. International Perspective. Chapter 10. International Corporate Governance.
Chapter 11. Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: Asia and Latin America. Chapter 12. Not-For-Profit Organizations.
Afterword.
Strategic management: a dynamic perspective
Gerard Sanders
Table of contents:
Strategy and Strategic Leadership in Dynamic Times Chapter 1: Introducing Strategic Management Chapter 2:
Leading
Strategically
through
Effective
Vision
and
Mission
The Internal and External Environment of Strategy Chapter 3: Examining the Internal Environment: Resources,
Capabilities, and Activities Chapter 4: Exploring the External Environment: Macro and Industry Dynamics.
Business, Corporate, and Global Strategies Chapter 5: Creating Business Strategies; Chapter 6: Crafting Business Strategy for Dynamic
Contexts;
Chapter
7:
Developing
Corporate
Strategy
Chapter
8:
Looking
at
International
Strategies.
Strategy Vehicles for New Directions Chapter 9: Understanding Alliances and Cooperative Strategies Chapter 10: Studying Mergers and
Acquisitions Implementation, New Ventures, and Governance in Dynamic Contexts Chapter 11: Employing Strategy Implementation Levers
Chapter 12: Considering New Ventures and Corporate Renewal Chapter 13: Governing in the 21st Century.
The succesful business plan: secrets and strategies
Rhonda Abrams
Description:
The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies is exhaustive in the information it covers on business plan
writing, and that may be its only flaw. I think, perhaps, if I had never written a business plan, I may have been initially
intimidated by the depth of information in this book. Although the information is written in a very straightforward manner, there's a lot of it
packed into one book.
If you use this book to assist you with your business plan writing, you will certainly not be lacking any information, but you must be willing
to think about your business plan systematically, focusing on one section at a time. To that end, Ms Abrams has included a very useful
outline of a business plan at the end of the book which can help to keep you focused, organized and clear about each section. If at any time
you feel lost, you can simply refer back to the outline and become refocused on the task at hand.
Managing innovation design and creativity
Bettina Von Stamm
Table of contents:
Chapter I What are innovation, creativity and design? Chapter II Innovation = creativity & commercialisation. Chapter
III Structured processes for developing new products. Chapter IV A note on globalisation. Chapter V Innovation &
branding for the web. Chapter VI Strategy – emergent or planned, and other issues. Chapter VII Branding and Innovation. Chapter VIII The
value of market research. Chapter IX Approaches to Market Research. Chapter X A note on teams. Chapter XI Collaboration – innovation in
manufacturing. Chapter XII The role of prototypes. Chapter XIII Collaborating for innovation. Chapter XIV Innovation & industry context.
Chapter XV The effects of industry and cultural context. Chapter XVI Informal networks and the management of knowledge. Chapter XVII
Innovation for the environment. Chapter XVIII Green design – clean environment or clean conscious? Chapter XIX Note on Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR). Chapter XX Innovation in large organisations. Chapter XXI Organising for innovation. Chapter XXII Venturing –
beyond company boundaries. Chapter XXIII Innovation in Financial Services. Chapter XXIV Innovation in the service industry. Chapter
XXV Failure, risk and measuring in innovation. Chapter XXVI Building for innovation. Chapter XXVII Company culture & architecture.
Chapter XXVIII Outsourcing – designers in or out? Chapter XXIX Putting all pieces into place. Chapter XXX The innovative organisation.
Chapter XXXI Changes in the world and innovation. Chapter XXXII Disruptive innovation. Chapter XXXIII Managing without control?
Appendix I How to use the case studies. Appendix II Innovation Best Practice - achievements and remaining challenges since 2003.
Appendix III Categories of Design.
New frontiers in Marine tourism: diving experiences, sustainability,
management.
Brian Garrod, Stefan Gossling
Table of contents:
Section I: An Introduction to Diving Tourism 1. Introduction Brian Garrod, Stefan Gossling Section II: The diving
tourism experience 2. Market segments and tourist typologies for diving tourism Brian Garrod 3. Perceptions of and interactions with marine
environments; diving attractions Carl Cater 4. Economic value of diving tourism, local income and distribution Alan White and Samonte Tan
Section III: Environmental, economic and social impacts of diving tourism 5. The state of coral reefs and consequences of global
environmental change for diving tourism in tropical environments Stefan Gossling, Olof Linden 6. Vulnerability of marine mammals to
diving tourism activities Susanna Curtin, Brian Garrod 7. Environmental management and education: the case of PADI Anna Lindgren,
Jenny Reithe, Sophia Trossvik, Stefan Gossling Section IV Management of diving tourism 8. The dive industry and social responsibility –
time to catch up Claudia Townsend 9. Management issues and techniques – artificial reefs Peter van Treeck 10. Attitudes to and preferences
of divers toward regulation Nola Barker, Callum Roberts 11. Compliance with regulations by divers and tour operators Carol Scarpaci 12.
Managing diver impact and increasing support for conservation through education Claudia Townsend 13. Tourist diving – injury, risk and
safety Chris Coxon, Kay Dimmock, and Jeff Wilks.
The leadreship experience
Richard L. Daft
Table of contents:
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP. 1. What Does It Mean to Be a Leader? Part II:
RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP. 2. Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships. 3.
Contingency Approaches. Part III: THE PERSONAL SIDE OF LEADERSHIP. 4. The Leader as an Individual. 5. Leadership
Mind and Heart. 6. Courage and Moral Leadership. 7. Followership. Part IV: THE LEADER AS RELATIONSHIP BUIDER.
8. Motivation and Empowerment. 9. Leadership Communication. 10. Leading Teams. 11. Developing Leadership Diversity.
12. Leadership Power and Influence. Part V: THE LEADER AS SOCIAL ARCHITECT. 13. Creating Vision and Strategic
Direction. 14. Shaping Culture and Values. 15. Designing and Leading a Learning Organization. 16. Leading Change.
EKONOMIKA
A Conside History Of Economic Though
Gianni Vaggi and Peter Groenewegen
Table of contents:
PART I: CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, 1600-1870 * Seventeenth Century Pioneers * Development in French
Economics * Towards a Mature Classical Political Economy * The First Full Systems of Classical Political Economy * The
'Golden Age' of Classical Political Economy * PART II: MODERN DEVELOPMENTS, 1870-1960 * The First Generation * The
Development of Marginalist Economics: Distribution and Capital Theory * Pioneers of Macro-Economics * Further Developments in MicroEconomics * The Foundations of Modern Macro-Economics
The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Economic Thought
Alessandro Roncaglia
Table of contents:
Preface; 1. The history of economic thought and its role; 2. The prehistory of political economy; 3. William Petty and
the origins of political economy; 4. From body politic to economic tables; 5. Adam Smith; 6. Economic science at the
time of the French revolution; 7. David Ricardo; 8. The ‘Ricardians’ and the decline of Ricardianism; 9. Karl Marx; 10.
The marginalist revolution: the subjective theory of value; 11. The Austrian school and its neighbourhood; 12. General economic
equilibrium; 13. Alfred Marshall; 14. John Maynard Keynes; 15. Joseph Schumpeter; 16. Piero Sraffa; 17. The age of fragmentation; 18.
Where are we going? Some (very tentative) considerations; References; Index.
Real Estate
James E. Larsen with Bill Carey, Chantal Howell Carey
Table of contents:
Part I: Principles. 1. Introduction to the Real Estate Business. 2. Concepts of Home Ownership; Part II: Real Estate
Ownership and the Law. 3. Interests in Real Estate. 4. Forms of Real Estate Ownership. 5. Real Estate, Taxes and
Other Liens. 6. Legal Descriptions. 7. Real Estate Financing.; Part III: Real Estate Transactions. 8. Real Estate Foreclosures. 9. Real Estate
Agency and Brokerage. 10. Real Estate Appraisal. 11. Real Estate Contracts. 12. Closing the Real Estate Transaction.; Part IV: Real Estate
Development. 13. Property Management and Leasing. 14. Land-Use Controls and Property Development. 15. Federal Income Taxes and
Real Estate.
Microeconomics
Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue
Table of contents:
1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (Appendix: Graphs and Their Meaning). 2 The Market System and the Circular
Flow. 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium. 4 The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors. 5 The United States in the Global
Economy. 6 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income. 7 Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability. 8 Basic Macroeconomic
Relationships. 9 The Aggregate Expenditures Model. 10 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (Appendix: The Relationship of the
Aggregate Demand Curve to the Aggregate Expenditures Model). 11 Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt. 12 Money and Banking. 13 Money
Creation. 14 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy 14W Financial Economics. 15 Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply. 16 Economic
Growth 16W The Economics of Developing Countries. 17 Disputes over Macro Theory and Policy. 18 International Trade. 19 Exchange
Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits.
Brueggemann: Real Estate Finance & Investments
Brueggemann
Table of contents:
Part 1. Introduction 1. An Introduction to Real Estate Investment: Legal Concepts 2. Financing: Notes and
Mortgages 3. The Interest Factor in Financing Part 2. Financing Residential Properties 4. Fixed Rate Mortgage
Loans 5. Adjustable Rate Mortgages 6. Residential Financial Anglysis 7. Single Family Housing: Pricing, Investment, and Tax
Considerations 8. Underwriting and Financing Residential Properties Part 3. Financing Income Properties (Debt and Equity) 9.
Introduction to Income-Producing Properties: Leases, Rents, and the Market for Space 10. Valuation of Income Properties: Appraisal
and the Market for Capital 11. Investment Analysis and Taxation of Income Properties 12. Financial Leverage and Financing
Alternatives 13. Risk Analysis 14. Disposition and Renovation of Income Properties 15. Financing Corporate Real Estate Part 4.
Financing Proposed Projects 16. Financing Project Development 17. Financing Land Development Projects Part 5. Alternative Real
Estate Financing and Investment Vehicles 18. Joint Ventures, Syndications, and Partnerships 19. The Secondary Mortgage Market:
Pass-Through Securities 20. The Secondary Mortgage Market: CMOs and Derivative Securities 21. Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) 22. Real Estate Investment Performance and Portfolio Considerations.
Environmental Economics and Policy
Tom Tietenberg
Table of contents:
1. Visions of the Future. 2. Valuing the Environment: Concepts. 3. Valuing the Environment: Methods. 4. Property
Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems. 5. Sustainable Development: Defining the Concept. 6. The
Population Problem. 7. Natural Resource Economics: An Overview. 8. Energy. 9. Water. 10. Agriculture. 11.
Biodiversity I: Forest Habitat. 12. Biodiversity II: Commercially Valuable Species. 13. Environmental Economics: An Overview. 14.
Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution. 15. Acid Rain and Atmospheric Modification. 16. Transportation. 17. Water Pollution. 18. Solid
Waste and Recycling. 19. Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes. 20. Development, Poverty, and the Environment. 21. The Quest for
Sustainable Development. 22. Visions of the Future Revisited.
Options, Futures and Other Derivatives
John C. Hull
Table of contents:
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Mechanics of Futures Markets. 3. Hedging Strategies Using Futures. 4. Interest Rates. 5.
Determination of Forward and Futures Prices. 6. Interest Rate Futures. 7. Swaps. 8. Mechanics of Options Markets.
9. Properties of Stock Options.10. Trading Strategies Involving Options. 11. Binomial Trees. 12. Wiener Processes and Ito’s Lemma. 13. The
Black-Scholes-Merton Model. 14. Options on Stock Indices, Currencies, and Futures. 15. Greek Letters.16. Volatility Smiles. 17. Basic
Numerical Procedures. 18. Value at Risk. 19. Estimating Volatilities and Correlations for Risk Management. 20. Credit Risk. 21. Credit
Derivatives. 22. Exotic Options. 23. Insurance, Weather, and Energy Derivatives. 24. More on Models and Numerical Procedures. 25.
Martingales and Measures. 26. Interest Rate Derivatives: The Standard Market Models. 27. Convexity, Timing, and Quanto Adjustments. 28.
Interest Rate Derivatives: Models of the Short Rate. 29. Interest Rate Derivatives: HJM and LMM. 30. Swaps Revisited. 31. Real Options.
32. Derivatives Mishaps and What We Can Learn from Them. Glossary of Terms.DerivaGem Software.Major Exchanges.
The choice : afable of free trade and protectionism
Russell Roberts
Table of Contents
Minutes of the Heavenly Court: Soul of David Ricardo 2. The Challenge of Foreign Competition 3. The Roundabout
Way to Wealth; 4. Is Trade Good for America? 5. Are Manufacturing Jobs Better Than Service Jobs? 6. Is Outsourcing
a Threat to American Prosperity? 7. Do Tariffs Protect American Jobs? 8. Tariffs versus Quotas 9. Road Trip 10. The Case for Protection
11. Do Trade Deficits Hurt America? 12. Fair Trade versus Free Trade 13. Is Globalization Good for the Poor? 14. Self-Sufficiency Is the
Road to Poverty 15. The Choice16. A Final Word from David Ricardo 17. Explanations, Sources, and Additional Reading.
International economics
Stephen Husted and Michael Melvin
Table of contents:
1. An Introduction to International Trade 2. Tools of Analysis for International Trade Models 3. The Classical Model
of International Trade 4. The Heckscher-Ohlin Model 5. Tests of Trade Models: The Leontief Paradox and Its
Aftermath 6. Tariffs 7. Nontariff Barriers and Arguments for Protection 8. Commercial Policy: History and Practice 9.
Preferential Trade Arrangements 10. International Trade and Economic Growth 11. An Introduction to International Finance 12. The Balance
of Payments 13. The Foreign-Exchange Market 14. Prices and Exchange Rates: Purchasing Power Parity 15. Exchange Rates, Interest Rates,
and Interest Parity 16. Foreign-Exchange Risk, Forecasting, and International Investment 17. Basic Theories of the Balance of Payments 18.
Exchange Rate Theories 19. Alternative International Monetary Standards 20. International Banking, Debt, and Risk 21. Open-Economy
Macroeconomic Policy and Adjustment
Pricing with confidence
Reed K. Holden and Mark R. Burton
Table of Contents
Replace the Discounting Habit with a Little Arrogance; Understand the Value You Offer Your Customer; Apply a
Simple Pricing Strategy; Play Better Poker with Customers; Price to Increase Profits; Innovate for Growth; Get Your
Competitor to React to You; Build Selling Backbone; Take Simple Steps to Move from Cost-Plus to Value-Based
Pricing; Pricing with Confidence: Remember Who You Are.
Economics and economic change
Graham Dawson and others
Table of Contents
MICROECONOMICS; PART I ARE WE LIVING THROUGH A NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION? 1. Living
and Working in the ‘New Economy' 2. Information Technology: A New Era? 3. Innovation, Markets and Industrial
Change PART II HOW DO FIRMS COMPETE? MARKETS AND POLICY 4. Monopoly Power and Innovation 5.
Competitive Markes 6. Strategic Competition: Conflict and Co-operation PART III WHAT MAKES AN ECONOMY SUCCESSFUL?
WORK, WELL-BEING AND THE STATE 7. The Labour Market 8. Welfare: From Income to Well-Being 9. The Economics of
Governance 10. Health and Health Care: Markets, Ethics and Inequality MACROECONOMICS; PART IV NATIONAL ECONOMIES 11.
Economics and Economic Policy 12. The Circular Flow of Income, National Income and Money 13. Aggregate Demand 14. Investment and
Capital Accumulation PART V WINNERS AND LOSERS FROM GLOBALIZATION: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 15.
International Trade and Production 16. Globalization, Inequality and Economic Growth 17. National Currencies and International Money
Markes PART VI LOOKING INTO THE LONG TERM: INVESTMENT, GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 18. Unemployment and
Inflation 19. Macroeconomic Performance and Stabilization 20. Environmental Sustainability.
TARPTAUTINĖ EKONOMIKA
The European Union : Economics and poliecies
Ali El-Agraa (editor)
Table of contente:
List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; A guide for users; List of abbreviations; 1. General introduction: the EU within
the global context of regional integration Ali El-Agraa; Part I. EU History, Institutions, Legal Dimension and Basic Statistics: 2. A history of
European integration and evolution of the EU Ali El-Agraa; 3. EU institutions Ali El-Agraa; 4. The legal dimension in EU integration
Damian Chalmers and Luke Haasbeek; 5. The basic statistics Ali El-Agraa; Part II. EU market integration: theory and practice: 6. The theory
of economic integration Ali El-Agraa; 7. The economics of the single market Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa; 8. Factor mobility David Mayes
and Juha Kilponen; 9. Measuring the impact of economic integration Nigel Grimwade; Part III. EU Monetary Integration: 10. The theory of
monetary integration Ali El-Agraa; 11. The development of EU economic and monetary integration David Mayes and Ali El-Agraa; 12. The
operation of EMU David Mayes; Part IV. The Single European Market: policy and integration: 13. Competition policy Wolf Sauter and
Jurian Langer; 14. Industrial and competitiveness policy: the Lisbon Strategy Brian Ardy; 15. Tax harmonization Brian Ardy and Ali ElAgraa; 16. Transport policy Kenneth Button; 17. Energy policy and energy markets Stephen Martin and Ali El-Agraa; 18. Environmental
policy Alan Marin; Part V. EU budget and structural policies: 19. The general budget Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa; 20. The Common
Agricultural Policy Ulrich Koester and Ali El-Agraa; 21. The Common Fisheries Policy Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa; 22. Regional policy
Harvey Armstrong; 23. Social policies: the employment dimension Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa; Part VI. EU External Relations: 24.
External trade policy Marius Brülhart and Alan Matthews; 25. The EU and the developing world Alan Matthews; Part VII. The
enlargement, success and future of the EU: 26. Enlargement David Mayes; 27. Has the EU been successful? Ali El-Agraa; 28. The future of
the EU Ali El-Agraa; References; Author index; Subject index.
Global Business Today
Charles W. L. Hill
Table of Contents:
Part One Globalization 1. Globalization. Part Two Country Differences 2. National Differences in Political Economy 3. National Differences
in Culture 4. Ethics in International Business. Part Three Cross-Border Trade and Investment 5. International Trade Theory 6. The Political
Economy of International Trade 7. Foreign Direct Investment 8. Regional Economic Integration. Part Four Global Money System 9. The
Foreign Exchange Market 10. The International Monetary System. Part Five Competing in a Global Marketplace 11. The Strategy of
International Business 12. Entering Foreign Markets 13. Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade 14. Global Production, Outsourcing, and
Logistics 15. Global Marketing and R & D 16. Global Human Resource Management.
International business
Fred H. Maidment
Table of contents:
UNIT 1. Overview of International Business; Part A. Introduction to International Business; Part B. International Trade Theory; UNIT 2.
International Institutions and Organizations; Part A. International Institutions; Part B. Financial Markets and Exchanges; Part C. Monetary
System and Balance of Payments; Part D. Global Corporations; UNIT 3. Environmental Factors and International Business; Part A. Legal
and Political Environment; Part B. Cultural and Social Environment; Part C. Ethics and International Business; UNIT 4. International
Business Operations; Part A. International Strategic Management; Part B. Import/Export and Entering Foreign Markes; Part C. Foreign
Direct Investment; Part D. Financial Management and Accounting; Part E. Operations, Supply Chaining, and Research and Development;
Part F. International Marketing; Part G. International Human Resource Management; UNIT 5. International Business and the Future.
Anxieties and Management Responses in International Business
Mo Yamin , Rudolf Sinkovics
Table of contents:
Networks and subsidiarines; Networks : a new paradigm in international business history? by Mark Casson; Subsidiary
entrepreneurship orientation : the ThermoSafe case by Francesco Ciabuschi and Mats Forsgren; The role of sales
subsidiaries in MNC innovativeness by Jani Lindqvist and Kirsimarja Blomqvist and Sami Saarenketo; International businesses, local market
interactions and impacts; Institutional influences on global marketing strategies by Fred van Eenennaam and Claudia M. L. Janssen and
Keith D. Brouthers; Service multinationals and forward linkages with client firms : the case of IT outsourcing in Argentina and Brazil by
Marcela Miozzo and Damian P. Grimshaw; Multinationals' perceptions of their economic and social impacts by Fabienne Fortanier and Ans
Kolk; Political and strategic international business challenges; MNCs' actions in the socio-political market : a study of a case with a network
approach by Joong-Woo Lee and Pervez N. Ghauri and Amjad Hadjikhan; Cultural adaptation in cross-border Web presence : an
investigation of German companies' domestic, US, UK and Latin American Websites by Matthias Hossinger and Rudolf R. Sinkovics and Mo
Yamin; Multinational companies' battle against counterfeiting by Elfriede Penz; Expanding the international business research agenda on
international outsourcing by Jussi Hatonen and Mika Ruokonen; SME internationalization, entrepreneurship and the Internet; Growth of a
greEk international new venture across geographic markets and industries by Pavlos Dimitratos and Irini Voudouris and Helen Salavou;
Internationalization strategies realized by incumbent firms as an industry evolves into a global oligopoly : the case of the pharmaceutical
industry by Amanda Jane Langley and Nada Korac Kakabadse and Stephen Smailes.
Economics of the European Union
Michael Artis, F. I Nixon
Table of contents:
The European economy by Mike Artis and Nick Weave; The economics of preferential trading areas and regional
integration by Anthony J. Venables; The common agricultural policy by David Colman; European strategies for growth
by Andre Sapir; Science and technology policy by Peter Stulbs; Regional policy by Gabriele Tond; Social policy by David Purdy; The
primacy of the transatlantic economy : the EU and the USA by Joseph Quinlan; The creation of EMU by Robin Bladen-Hovell; The ECB's
monetary policy by Mike Artis; Fiscal policy by Richard Morris and Hedwig Ongena and Bernhard Winkler; Aid, trade, and economic
development : the EU and the developing world by Frederick Nixson; Europe's unemployment problems by Giuseppe Bertola; The
challenges of enlargement by Susan Schadler; Competition policy by Stephen Martin.
Changing Economic Geography of Globalization Reinventing
Space
Giovan Vertova
Description:
The Changing Economic Geography of Globalization examines the effects that recent developments in
capitalism have had on shaping the global map as well as analyzing the effect on people and places which
occupy different positions in the global economic system.
An international team of scholars are bought together to assess, both theoretically and empirically, the
effects of globalization over space and to critically examine the prevailing debates. Collectively the essays in this volume challenge the belief
that Globalization shrinks time an space and leads to a homogenized global market.
This book explores the relationship between globalization, capitalist development, local competitive distinction, local economies, regional
innovation systems, European regional inequalities and growth.
FINANSAI
Risk and Management Accounting
Collier, Paul M. / Berry, Anthony J. / Burke, Gary T.
Description:
This CIMA research report builds on a pilot study undertaken by the authors. A framework for risk management was
developed as a result of the research. This research report describes the results of a major survey-based research study
entitled Risk and Management Accounting: The development of best practice guidelines for enterprise-wide internal control procedures to
identify and manage risk; the contribution of and the consequences for management accountants.
Financial Accounting: An International Introduction 3rd Editon
David Alexander, Christopher Nobes
Table of contents:
Introduction; Some fundaments; Frameworks and concepts; The regulation of accounting; Cash flow statements; The
contents of financial statements; Financial reporting issues; Financial statement anglysis; Recognition and
measurement of the elements of financial statements; Tangible and intangible fixed assets; Inventories; Financial assets, liabilities and
equity; Accounting and taxation; International differences and harmonization; Tangible and intangible fixed assets; Cash flow statements;
Group accounting; Foreign currency translation; Accounting for price chantes; Feedback on exercises; Financial appraisal; International
anglysis; Double-entry bookkeeping; An outline of the content of International Financial; Reporting Standards; An outline of the content of
the EU's Fourth Directive on Company Law (as amended in 2001, 2003, etc.); Anglysis.
Accounting and Finance
P. Atrill
Table of contents:
1. Introduction to accounting and finance; 2. Measuring and reporting financial position; 3. Measuring and reporting
financial performance; 4. Accounting for limited companies; 5. Measuring and reporting cash flows; 6. Analysing and
interpreting financial statements; 7. Cost-volume-profit anglysis; 8. Full costing; 9. Budgets; 10. Making capital investment decisions; 11.
Managing working capital; 12. Financing a business.
Foundations of Finance: The Logic and Practice of Financial Management
Keown, Art; Martin, John D; Petty, John W; SCOTT, DAVID F
Table of contents:
1. An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management – The Ties That Bind; 2. The Financial Markets and
Interest Rates; 3. Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows; 4. Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance;
5. The Time Value of Money; 6. Risk and Return; 7. Bond Valuation; 8. Stock Valuation; 9. Capital-Budgeting Techniques and Practice; 10.
Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital udgeting; 11. Cost of Capital; 12. Determining the Financing Mix; 13. Dividend Policy and Internal
Financing; 14. Short-term financial planning; 15. Working-Capital management; 16. Current Asset Management; 17. International Business
Finance.
Cocktail Economics: Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations
Victor A Canto
Description:
Author Canto uses anecdotes and easy-to-understand examples, analogies, and metaphors to provide simple,
conversational, economic explanations to everyday problems and issues of interest. He then goes a step further
by relating the discussions to basic investment principles.
National Tax Policy in Europe: To Be or Not to Be?
A. Krister (Editor), and E. Eva (Editor), and O. Lars, Ph.D. (Editor)
Description:
The book is dedicated to the question of how much room for national tax policy Member States of the European Union will
find necessary and possible to maintain in the future. It focuses on the possibilities Member States have and the constraints they face, such as
the need to enhance competitiveness and attractiveness to inward foreign direct investment, to finance social programmes and the limitations
imposed by European and International Law. The research question is looked at from economic as well as from legal points of view. This
comprehensive approach and the answers given will be of interest to scholars and policy makers alike and may guide the path for future tax
developments in Europe.
Fundamentals of Investments
Bradford D Jordan,
Description:
Fundamentals of Investments was created to: 1. Focus on students as investment managers, giving them
information they can act on instead of concentrating on theories and research without the proper context. 2. Offer strong, consistent
pedagogy, including a balanced, unified treatment of the main types of financial investments as mirrored in the investment world. 3.
Organize topics in a way that makes them easy to apply--whether to a portfolio simulation or to real life--and support these topics with
hands-on activities. The approach of this text reflects two central ideas. First, there is a consistent focus on the student as an individual
investor or investments manager. Second, a consistent, unified treatment of the four basic types of financial instruments--stocks, bonds,
options, and futures--focusing on their characteristics and features, their risks and returns, and the markets in which they trade.
Bank Management and Financial Servines
P. S. Rose
Table of contents:
Part One: Introduction to the Business of Banking and Financial-Services Management. Part Two Financial Statements and
Financial Firm Performance. Part Three: Asset-Liability Management Techniques and Hedging against Risk. Part Four:
Managing the Investment Portfolios and Liquidity Positions of Banks and Their Principal Competitors. Part Five: Managing Sources of
Funds for Banks and Their Principal Competitors. Part Six: Providing Loans to Businesses and Consumers. Part Seven: Managing the
Future in a Global Marketplace.
Fiscal Administration
John Mikesell
Table of contents:
1.Fundamental Principles of Public Finance. Part I: BUDGETING, BUDGET STRUCTURES, AND BUDGET REFORM.
2. The Logic of
the Budget Process. 3. Budget Structures and Institutions: Federal and State-Local. 4. Budget Methods and Practices. 5. Budget
Classifications and Reform. 6. Capital Budgeting, Public Infrastructure, and Project Evaluation. Part II: REVENUE SOURCES,
STRUCTURE, AND ADMINISTRATION. 7. Taxation: Criteria for Evaluating Revenue Options. 8. Major Tax Structures: Income Taxes. 9.
Major Tax Structures: Taxes on Goods and Services. 10. Major Tax Structures: Property Taxes. 11. Revenue from User Fees, User Charges,
and Sales by Public Monopolies. 12. Collecting Taxes. 13. Revenue Forecasts, Revenue Estimates, and Tax Expenditure Budgets. 14.
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Diversity and Coordination. Part III: ADMINISTERING DEBT, WORKING CAPITAL, AND PENSION
FUNDS. 15. Debt Administration. 16. Managing Funds: Cash Management and Employee Retirement Funds.
Value at Risk
Jorion
Description:
This title explains how to use VAR (Value At Risk) as the cornerstone for managing financial risk. It includes
derivatives, and can provide financial professionals with all of the information they need to understand and implement
this concept.
Sponsorship: for a return on investment
Guy Masterman
Table of contents
Introduction; Section One: Sponsorship Explained; Chapter 1: The Emergence of Sponsorship; Chapter 2: Sponsorship
Defined; Chapter 3: Sponsorship: An integrated communications tool; Section Two: Rights; Chapter 4: Sponsorship
Rights; Chapter 5: Endorsement; Chapter 6: The Media and Sponsorship; Chapter 7: Recruiting Sponsors and Developing Sponsorship
Programmes; Chapter 8: Selling Sponsorship; Section Three: Successful Sponsorship; Chapter 9: Strategic Management and Integration;
Chapter 10: Rights Exploitation; Chapter 11: Evaluation; Chapter 12: Sponsorship Aware!
Getting starte din options
Michael c. Thomsett
Description:
Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition provides you with a solid
foundation in this field, and will help you become fully familiar with one of today's most important investment vehicles.
Each page of this informative guide addresses essential options issues, including how to:
Identify your own risk tolerance levels and decide how to effectively incorporate options into your own portfolio
Master options terminology and concepts
Use options in a powerful insurance strategy to protect against losses in stock investments
Perform "paper trades" before putting real money at risk
Utilize the many new online resources available to you
Understand time values, striking price, and expiration
Besides new examples, updated charts, and timely investor tips, this latest edition also includes important new chapters that reflect ongoing
innovations within the options market, such as the many uses of options beyond their obvious buying and selling functions, different methods
available to calculate returns on options trades, and much more.
Sebastien Bossu and Philippe Henrotte
Finance and derivatives: theory and practice
Description:
Finance and Derivatives" teaches all of the fundamentals of quantitative finance clearly and concisely without going into
unnecessary technicalities. You'll pick up the most important theoretical concepts, tools and vocabulary without getting
bogged down in arcane derivations or enigmatic theoretical considerations. "Finance and Derivatives: Theory and Practice" is a collection of
exercises accompanied by the relevant financial theory, covering key topics that include: present value, arbitrage pricing, portfolio theory,
derivates pricing, delta hedging and the BlackScholes model. As well as being ideally placed to complement undergraduate and postgraduate
studies, "Finance and Derivatives: Theory and Practice" is also highly valuable as a self study guide for practitioners. No prior finance
background is required, as the book starts with basic notions and gradually increases in difficulty through each chapter, ending with more
advanced concepts. Students can make progress at their own pace as each chapter includes course notes, exercises and solutions. The authors
have an excellent knowledge of both the academic environment and the finance industry, making the book well balanced between theory and
practice. Supplementary material for readers and lecturers is provided on an accompanying website.
Financial Merket Complexity
Neil F. Johnson, Paul Jefferies, Pak Ming Hui
Description:
Financial markets are a fascinating example of 'complexity in action': a real-world complex system whose evolution is
dictated by the decisions of crowds of traders who are continually trying to win in a vast global 'game'. This book draws on recent ideas from
the highly- topical science of complexity and complex systems, to address the following questions: how do financial markets behave? Why
do financial markets behave in the way that they do? What can we do to minimize risk, given this behavior? Standard finance theory is built
around several seemingly innocuous assumptions about market dynamics. This book shows how these assumptions can give misleading
answers to crucially important practical problems such as minimizing financial risk, coping with extreme events such as crashes or
drawdowns, and pricing derivatives. After discussing the background to the concept of complexity and the structure of financial markets in
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 examines the assumptions upon which standard finance theory is built. Reality sets in which Chapter 3, where data from
two seemingly different markets are analyzed and certain universal features uncovered which cannot be explained within standard finance
theory. Chapters 4 and 5 mark a significant departure from the philosophy of standard finance theory, being concerned with exploring
microscopic models of markets which are faithful to real market microstructure yet, which also reproduce real-world features. Chapter 6
moves to the practical problem of how to quantify and hedge risk in real world markets. Chapter 7 discusses deterministic descriptions of
market dynamics, incorporating the topics of chaos and the all-important phenomenon of market crashes.
Black Finance: the economy of money laundering
Donato Masciandaro, Elod Takats, Brigitte Unger
Description:
The recent dramatic wave of terrorist attacks has further focused worldwide attention on the money laundering
phenomena. The objective of this book is to offer the first systematic analysis of the economics of money laundering and
its connection with terrorism finance. The authors first present the general principles of money laundering. They go on to
illustrate an institutional and empirical framework that is useful in evaluating the causes and effects of money laundering phenomena in the
banking and financial markets. They also analyze the design of the national and international policies aimed at combating them.
The
book
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offers
an
analysis
of
each,
including:
* modeling the behavior and process of making dirty money appear clean, hiding the originally criminal or illegal source of the economic
activity
*demonstrating how the financing of terrorism resembles money laundering in some respects and differs from it in others
* explaining how the banking and financial industry can play a pivotal role for the development of the criminal sector as a preferential
vehicle for money laundering
* showing how schemes of international economics and of tax competition can be applied to black finance issues, claiming that competition
for criminal money can lead to a race to the bottom
* building up indicators of money laundering attractiveness among developed and emerging countries, with a particular attention on the role
of the Offshore centers
* dealing with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance (AML-CTF) enforcement problems, with a focus on Europe and the
USA.
Black Finance will be a valuable and accessible tool for scholars and academics, principally in economics, though also in politics and law, as
well as for regulators and supervisory institutions.
Handbook of investment administration
Kevin Rothwell
Description:
Investment Administration has a key role to play in the many and varied investment products and services that are available
in the retail investment marketplace. Kevin Rothwell’s Handbook of Investment Administration provides a comprehensive
and readable source of both background and practical information for the practitioner. The Handbook takes the main aspects of investment
administration and drills down into the detail of these from a retail perspective. It covers areas that are unique to the private client business
such as trusts. It explains the background on why processes are undertaken providing as essential reference aid for the practitioner. Key
features include:

A full range of Investment Administration functions from New Business to Settlement through to Corporate Actions.

Specialist areas such as Trusts and Charities are covered in depth.

Concise introduction to each subject providing interesting background information, followed by a detailed review.
 Essential reading for candidates undertaking Securities & Investment Institute IAQ exams examinations.
The analytics of risk model validation
George Christodoulakis, Stephen Satchell
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 Determinants of small business default, Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet and Chunlin Liu Chapter 2
Validation of stress testing models, Jospeh L. Breeden Chapter 3 The validity of credit risk model validation methods,
George Christodoulakis and Stephen Satchell Chapter 4 A moment-based procedure for evaluating risk forecasting models, Kevin Dowd
Chpater 5 Measuring concentration risk in credit portfolios, Klaus Duellmann Chapter 6 A simple method for regulators to cross-check
operational risk loss models for banks, Wayne Holland and ManMohan S. Sodhi Chapter 7 Of the credibility of mapping and bencmarking
credit risk estimates for internal rating systems, Vichett Oung Chapter 8 Analytic models of the ROC curve: Applications to credit rating
model validation, Stephen Satchell and Wei Xia Chapter 9 The validation of the equity portfolio risk models, Stephen Satchell Chapter 10
Dynamic risk analysis and risk model evaluation, Gunter Schwarz and Christoph Kessler Chapter 11 Validation of internal rating systems
and PD esitmates, Dirk Tasche Index.
Accounting and business valuation methodes
Malcolm Howard
Table of contents
How accurate are the accounts? Basic principles of accounting; Accounting standards; Industry standards; The Annual
Report; Responsibilities of those signing the Annual Report; Key words and limitations; The principle of judgement;
What makes a director act imprudently; Clues to assess accuracy; The basic tools of analysis; Reviewing market
valuations and market to book ratio; Assessing the Balance Sheet; Cash is king – funds generation; Is the company
making good use of its assets; Ratio analysis (performance, asset management, structure and investor ratios); Investment appraisal
procedures; Valuing companies; Systematic and unsystematic risk; Portfolio theory and diversification; The Capital Asset Pricing Model;
Shortcomings of accepted economic theory; Problems associated with traditional methods of assessment – horizontal and vertical analysis;
The irrationality of stock markets; The human factor; Income v growth; Valuation techniques for manufacturing and service companies; How
to calculate the growth built into a share price; How to assess unsystematic risk; Case Studies (each point is illustrated by a particular
company); Understanding the industry; Benefiting from a cautious board; A classic income share; The cost of an imprudent board; Price paid
for excessive growth strategies; Biting off more than one can chew; Dramatic effect of stalled growth; Overstated assets; Profits without
cash; Why it is usually better to be acquired.
Cost-benefit analysis
Anthony E. Boardman
Table of Contents:
Introduction to cost-benefit analysis; Conceptual foundations of cost-benefit analysis; Basic microeconomic
foundations of cost-benefit analysis; Valuing benefits and costs in primary markets; Valuing benefits and costs in
secondary markets; Discounting benefits and costs in future time periods; Dealing with uncertainty : expected values,
sensitivity analysis, and the value of information; Option price and option value; Existence value; The social discount rate; Valuing impacts
from observed behavior; Valuing impacts from observed behavior : direct estimation of demand curves; Valuing impacts from observed
behavior : indirect market methods; Contingent valuation : using surveys to elicit information about costs and benefits; Shadow prices from
secondary sources; Shadow prices : applications to developing countries; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Distributionally weighted cost-benefit
analysis; How accurate is CBA?
International accounting
Frederick D.S Choi and Gary K. Meek
Table of contents:
1 .Introduction. 2. Development and Classification. 3. Comparative Accounting I. 4. Comparative Accounting II. 5.
Reporting and Disclosure. 6. Foreign Currency Translation. 7. Accounting for Changing Prices. 8. International
Accounting Harmonization. 9. International Financial Statement Analysis. 10. Managerial Planning and Control. 11.
Financial Risk Management. 12. International Taxation and Transfer Pricing. Index.
Emotions in finance
Jocelyn Pixley
Table of contents:
1. Global markets or social relations of money; 2. Emotion in the kingdom of rationality; 3. Financial media as
institutional trust agencies; 4. Emotions in the boardroom; 5. Credibility and confidence in central banks; 6. Hierarchy
of trust; 7. Overwhelmed by numbers; 8. Time utopia in finance; 9. Implications: emotions and rationality.
Financial markets and institutions
Peter Howells Keith Bain
Table of contents:
1. Introduction: the financial system. 2. The financial system and the real economy. 3. Deposit-taking institutions.
4. Non-deposit-taking institutions. 5. The money markets. 6. The capital markes. 7. Interest rates. 8. Foreign
exchange markets. 9. Exchange rate risk, derivatives markets and speculation. 10. International capital markets. 11.
Government borrowing and financial markets. 12. Financial Market Failure and Financial Crises. 13. The regulation of financial markes.
The scale and impacts of money laundering
Brigitte Unger
Table of contents:
Introduction; Defining money launding; Ways of quantifying money laundering; Measuring money laundering for
Australia and the Netherlands; How money is being laundered; Short term effects of money laundering; Long term
effects of money laundering; Conclusions.
The future of banking in a globalised world
Chris Skinner
Table of contents:
PART 1 GLOBAL ISSUES.1. India and China's Impact on Global Banking. 1.1 India versus China, part one:
India services the world. 1.2 India's banking: run by civil servants. 1.3 India: the future is still bright. 1.4 India
versus China: part two: a Chinese take-away. 1.5 China's banking: a renovation project. 1.6 China's banking:
reforming through 2007. 1.7 Lessons to be learnt from China's banks. 1.8 Conclusion: China and India are two
tigers you cannot ignore. 2. The Road from Baghdad to Zurich. 3. Faith in Banking. 4. When Two Tribes Go to War 4.1 Round one. 4.2
End of round one. 4.3 Round two. 4.4 End of round two. 4.5 Round three. 4.6 A clear knockout, but who cleans up? 5. The European
Union Unravels. 6. What Goes Around Comes Around. 7 Place Your Bets. PART 2. RETAIL BANK MATTERS. 8. Strained
Relationships. 9. The Banks That Like to Say No. 10. Edupyerryr Syndrome. 11. Call Centre of the Future. 11.1 Year 2008. 11.2 Year
2010. 12. The Big Issue - Fraud and Identity Theft. 12.1 The Internet time bomb.
12.2 The real issue here. 12.3 So what is the
solution? 12.4 Biometrics. 12.5 Five-level authentication. 13. Channel technologies Through 2015. 13.1 Background. 13.2 The reality
of the internet revolution. 13.3 Authentication technologies. 13.4 Authentication technologies: NFC, RFID and Zigbee. 13.5
Authentication technologies: the question of identity. 13.6 Connectivity technologies. 13.7 Video over internet protocol: critical for retail
banking. 13.8 The decline of the keyboard. 13.9 Summary 13.10 Key developments in front-office banking. 14. Administration
Technologies Through 2015. 14.1 The arrival of the 'always-on society'. 14.2 Principles of the 'always-on society'. 14.2.1 If you stand
still, you get run over. 14.2.2 Web 2.0. 14.2.3 Application versus platform. 14.2.4 Browsers versus services. 14.2.5 Computers versus
devices. 14.2.6 Language versus interface. 14.2.7 Data versus data management. 14.2.8 Users versus participants. 14.2.9 Mass marketing
versus collaborative commerce. 14.3 Building the 'ever-ready bank'. 14.3.1 The connectivity and authentication hub. 14.3.2 The
information routing hub. 14.3.3 The applications hub. 14.3.4 The hub foundations. 14.4 Summary. 14.4.1 Key developments in backoffice banking. PART 3. PAYMENTS MATTERS. 15. The Cashless, Cardless Society. 15.1 The cashless society. 15.2 The cardless
society. 16. Corporates Demand Access. 16.1 XML is one key to the TWIST approach. 16.2 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take
it anymore! 16.3 See me, hear me. 17. SWIFT Changes in Wholesale Payments. 17.1 SWIFT2010 strategy. 18. The Future of Europe's
Payments. 18.1 Why force the change? 18.2 The Single Payment Area (SPA). 18.3 How is it going? 18.4 By way of example, I want
some euros using my credit card. 18.5 So how have Europe's banks responded? 18.6 STEP2: the Pan-European Automated Clearing House
(PE-ACH). 18.7 The melting pot boils. 18.8 The Payments Services Directive. PART 4. INVESTMENT BANK MATTERS. 19. Best
Execution With Best Intentions. 20. Make or Break for Europe's Equity Markets. 20.1 The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
(MiFID). 20.2 The end of Europe's exchanges? 20.3 What will MiFID cost? 20.4 Is that it? 21. To Trade Or Not to Trade? 22. Risky
Options. SIBOS BLOGS. SIBOS blog 2005: Copenhagen, Denmark. SIBOS blog 2006: Sydney, Australia. Appendix 1. Original Articles.
Appendix 2. About Chris Skinner.
MARKETINGAS
Ethical Marketing
Patrick Murphy, Gene R. Laczniak, Norman E. Bowie, Thomas A. Klein
Table of contents:
1.Ethical Reasoning and Marketing Decisions. 2. Ethics in 4. Ethical Issues in Distribution Channels and
Pricing.Researching and Segmenting Markets. 3. Product Management Ethics. 5. Ethics in Advertising and on the
Internet. 6. Personal Selling Ethics. 7. Implementing and Auditing Ethical Marketing. Appendix. 7A. Ethical
Compliance Audit. Appendix. 7B. Ethical Climate Audit.
Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring, and Managing Brand
Equality
Kevin Keller
Description:
Written by todays leading authority in brand management and incorporating the latest industry thinking and
developments, this exploration of brands, brand equity, and strategic brand management combines a comprehensive theoretical foundation
with numerous techniques and practical insights for making better day-to-day and long-term brand decisions—and thus improving the longterm profitability of specific brand strategies. Finely focused on "how-to" and "why" throughout, it provides specific tactical guidelines for
planning, building, measuring, and managing brand equity. It includes numerous examples on virtually every topic and over 100 Branding
Briefs that identify successful and unsuccessful brands and explain why they have been so. For industry professionals from brand managers
to chief marketing officers.
Marketing Revolution: The Radical New Approach to Transforming the
Business, the Brand, and the Bottom Line
Paul Gamble, Alan Tapp, Anthony Marsella, Merlin Stone
Description:
How is the marketing process managed in companies across the world? And how can it be improved?
Marketing Revolution answers these questions and more, by drawing on international research and analysis from leading
consultants, academics and practitioners, and from the authors’ insight into the revolutionary marketing practices of the global
giant, IBM. This compelling book encourages managers to think about their marketing environment in a totally new and
revolutionary way and shows readers how to transform their marketing techniques. Marketing Revolution includes radical new
business tools designed to deliver real value, advice on how to re-structure or even totally rebuild the marketing capability and
guidelines to increase business revenue.Marketing Revolution is a must read for anyone wanting to revolutionize their market
practices.
VIEŠIEJI RYŠIAI. REKLAMA.
Public relations online
Tom Kelleher
Description:
Rich in scholarly foundations combined with actual practice, Public Relations Online: Lasting Concepts for Changing
Media connects the social and technological forces that are changing public relations. Using plain-talk discussion of
theory and research, this book helps readers identify how lasting concepts for effective public relations can be applied
in a changing media environment, and how a changing media environment affects the practice of effective public relations.
Key Features: Provides “Hands-Online” activities: Internet resource exercises challenge readers to apply concepts to their world in “realtime” on the day that they read the chapter. Offers “Questionable Claims” boxes: Discussions present alternative perspectives on sometimesover-hyped claims and serve to help sharpen critical-thinking skills. Discusses computer systems and networks: Server-side and peer-to-peer
technologies are introduced as models for understanding online public relations. Focuses on how real people are using online media to
communicate: Online public relations is more a matter of what people are doing with online media technologies than what these technologies
are doing to people.
Facets of corporate identity, communication and reputation
Edites by T. C. Melewar
Table of contents:
Contents: Part 1: Corporate Identity 1. Explicating relation between identity and culture: a multi-perspective conceptual
model 2. An epiphany of three: corporate identity, corporate brand management, and corporate marketing 3. NonTraditional Expressions of organizational visual identity: reaching consumers through alternative means 4. Illustrations of
the internal management of corporate identity Part 2: Corporate Communication 5. Corporate Communication and corporate reputation:
understanding how (best) practices make a difference 6. How Specific Should Corporate Communication Be? The Role of Advertising
Language in Establishing a Corporate Reputation for CSR 7. Corporate Communication: reputation in action 8. Employing effective
leadership in a crisis: a case study of Malden Mills, corporate reputation, and the limits of socially responsible public relations Part 3:
Corporate Reputation 9. Projective corporate character in the branding of business schools 10. Creating better corporate reputations: an
Australian perspective 11. An Attitudinal measure of Corporate Reputation 12. Corporate Reputation building: an Asian perspective
The public relations handbook
Alison Theaker
Table of contents:
Part I The context of public relations. 1. What is public relations? Johanna Fawkes. 2. Public relations and
communications Joanna Fawkes 3. Public relations, polics and the media Emma Wood and Ian Somerville 4. Public
relations and management Anne Gregory 5. Professionalism and regulation. Part II Strategic public relations 6. Corporate communication
Emma Wood and Ian Somerville 7. Public affairs and issues management 8. Business ethics, public relations and corporate social
responsibility Emma Wood and Ian Somerville 9. research and evaluation 10. Coping with culture - global public relations. Part III
Stakeholder public relations 11. Media relations John Hitchins 12. Internal communications 13. Corporate social responsibility in action:
corporate community involvement and cause-related marketing 14. An introduction to financial public relations Keeley Clarke 15. Public
sector public relations 16. Consumer public relations 17. Business-to-business public relations 18. Not for profit public relations Peter Brill
and Cinzia Marrocco 10 Using te internet and other new technologies effectively in public relations. Part IV Shaping the future 19. Future
challenges for PER.
Public relations: concepts, practice and critique
Jacquie L‘Etang
Description:
L'Etang has taken on the difficult chore of defining public relations, its scope, and the nuts and bolts of the work it
entails. Fortunately, her approach resembles that of newspaper editors from years past when training new reporters: tell readers what you're
going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them. Intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is, as she states, "...a
textbook with a twist!" Its two objectives are to introduce the primary concepts in public relations from a variety of interdisciplinary sources,
and to encourage critical thinking. To stimulate that critical thinking, she frequently asks readers questions about their own perceptions as
well as questions about the topics at hand. The technique works well coupled with the book's progression from basic to more complex
concepts as it encourages readers to continually sharpen their critical and analytical thinking skills.
KOMUNIKACIJA
Managing Business and Professional Communication
Carley H. Dodd
Table of contents:
Unit i: foundations of business and professional communication; Unit ii: interpersonal communication in business and
professional communication; Unit iii: small groups and teams in business and professional communication; Unit iv:
public presentations in business and professional communication.
Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace
Linda Beamer, Iris Varner
Table of contents:
1.Culture and Communication ; 2. The Role of Language in Intercultural Business Communication; 3. Getting to Know Another Culture; 4.
Self and Groups in Business Cultures; 5. Organizing Messages to Other Cultures; 6. Nonverbal Language in Intercultural Communication ;
7. Cultural Rules for Establishing Relationships ; 8. Information, Decisions, and Solutions; 9. Intercultural Negotiation; 10. Legal and
Governmental Considerations in Intercultural Business Communication; 11. The Influence of Business Structures and Corporate Culture on
Intercultural Business Communication; 12. Intercultural Dynamics in the International Company; Appendix: Case 1: What Else Can Go
Wrong? Case 2: Hana: A Joint Venture between Health Snacks and Toka Foods.
Quantitative research methods for communication
Jason S. Wrench and others
Table of contents:
1. An Introduction to Communication Research; 2. Empirical Research; 3. Research Ethics; 4. Finding Previous
Research and APA Style; 5. Research Structure and Literature Reviews; 6. Variables; 7. Communication
Variables; 8. Descriptive Statistics; 9. Measurement; 10. Reliability and Validity; 11. Survey Research; 12. Content Analysis; 13.
Experimental Design; 14. Sampling Methods; 15. Hypothesis Testing; 16. Chi-Square; 17. Students t-Test; 18. One-Way Analysis of
Variance; 19. Correlations; 20. Regressions; 21. Introduction to Advanced Statistical Tools; 22. Presenting Research; Appendix A:
Qualitative/Critical Research Approaches, James Chesebro and Deborah Borisoff; Appendix B: Textbook Questionnaire; Appendix C:
Reliability and Validity Case Study; Figures; Glossary.
MATEMATIKA. STATISTIKA.
Statistics, data analysis and decision modeling
James R. Evans
Description:
This book covers basic concepts of business statistics, data analysis, and management science in a spreadsheet
environment. Practical applications are emphasized throughout the book for business decision-making; a
comprehensive database is developed, with marketing, financial, and production data already formatted on Excel worksheets. This shows
how real data is used and decisions are made. Using Excel as the basic software, and including such add-ins as PHStat2, Crystal Ball, and
TreePlan, this book covers a wide variety of topics related to business statistics: statistical thinking in business; displaying and summarizing
data; random variables; sampling; regression analysis; forecasting; statistical quality control; risk analysis and Monte-Carlo simulation;
systems simulation modeling and analysis; selection models and decision analysis; optimization modeling; and solving and analyzing
optimization models. For those employed in the fields of quality control, management science, operations management, statistical science,
and those who need to interpret data to make informed business decisions.
Statistics for economics, accounting and business studies
Michael Barrow
Table of contents:
1. Descriptive statistics 2. Probability 3. Probability distributions 4. Estimation and confidence intervals 5.
Hypothesis testing 6. The c2and F distributions 7. Correlation and regression 8. Multiple regression 9. Data
collection and sampling methods 10. Index; List of important formule; Appendix: Tables; Answers to problems.
Further mathematics for economic analysis
Knut Sysaeter and others
Description:
Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis is a companion volume to the successful and highly regarded Essential
Mathematics for Economic Analysis. It finds the right balance between mathematics and economic examples,
providing a text that is demanding in level and broad ranging in content, whilst remaining accessible and interesting
to its target audience.This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of economics whose mathematical
requirements go beyond the material usually taught in undergraduate courses.
KITOS
Principles of Risk Management & Insurance
G. Rejda
Table of contents:
PART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE; Chapter 1: Risk in Our Society;
Chapter 2: Insurance and Risk; Chapter 3: Introduction to Risk Management; Chapter 4: Advanced Topics in Risk Management; PART
TWO: THE PRIVATE INSURANCE INDUSTRY; Chapter 5: Types of Insurers and Marketing Systems; Chapter 6: Insurance Company
Operations; Chapter 7: Financial Operations of Insurers; Chapter 8: Government Regulation of Insurance; PART THREE: LEGAL
PRINCIPLES IN RISK AND INSURANCE;Chapter 9: Fundamental Legal Principles; Chapter 10: Analysis of Insurance Contracts; PART
FOUR: LIFE AND HEALTH RISKS; Chapter 11: Life Insurance; Chapter 12: Life Insurance Contractual Provisions; Chapter 13: Buying
Life Insurance; Chapter 14: Annuities and Individual Retirement Accounts; Chapter 15: Individual Health Insurance Coverages; Chapter 16:
Employee Benefits: Group Life and Health Insurance; Chapter 17: Employee Benefits: Retirement Plans; Chapter 18: Social Insurance;
PART FIVE: PERSONAL PROPERTY AND LIABILITY RISKS; Chapter 19: The Liability Risk; Chapter 20: Homeowners Insurance,
Section I; Chapter 21: Homeowners Insurance, Section II; Chapter 22: Auto Insurance; Chapter 23: Auto Insurance and Society; Chapter
24: Other Property and Liability Insurance Coverages; PART SIX: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND LIABILITY RISKS; Chapter 25:
Commercial Property Insurance; Chapter 26: Commercial Liability Insurance; Chapter 27: Crime Insurance and Surety Bonds; Appendices.
Ethics and Business: An Introduction
Kevin Gibson
Table of contents:
1. An overview of business ethics; 2. Insights from ethical theory; 3. The capitalist system and its ethical implications; 4.
Feminism; 5. Responsibility; 6. Rights; 7. Autonomy; 8. Beneficence; 9. The environment; Epilogue.
Principles of Finance with Excel
Simon Benninga
Description:
Principles of Finance with Excel is the first textbook that comprehensively integrates Excel into the teaching and practice
of finance. This book provides exceptional resources to the instructor and student, combining classroom-tested pedagogy with the full
potential of Excel's powerful functions.
Regionalisation and global governance
Edited by Andrew F Cooper and others
Description:
The relationship between global governance and regionalisation is fraught with ambiguity. Understanding regionalisation
in this context requires an understanding of its relationship, and reactive condition, with both the constellations of global
governance and globalisation. This book presents an overview and explores the distinctive but intersecting trajectories of regionalisation and
global governance. It surveys: the theoretical debates; the economic dimensions: multinationals, trade and investment, and labour; the
security considerations: armed conflict, conflict prevention and peacekeeping and non-traditional security in Asia; the governing structures:
managing contemporary multilevel architecture and cultural policy, leadership; and the L-20.
The expert and multi-disciplinary editors and contributors survey the context as well as the general character of these projects, together with
their links as both parallel mediating mechanisms and distinctive choices for interjecting governance into globalisation. Examining these
projects in tandem amplifies their importance and enables the author tease out coincidental as well as alternative possibilities in policy
direction.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, area studies, international economics, international political
economy, political science, public administration and development studies.
Informatikon systems today: why it maters
Leonard Jessup and Joseph Valacich
Description:
Contemporary and well written, this book serves as a good desk reference for business professionals who need to
know about information systems. Chapter topics include database management, telecommunications, electronic
commerce, information system ethics, security, and more. For systems analysts or general business professionals
who need to know about information systems. Contemporary and well written, this book serves as a good desk
reference for business professionals who need to know about information systems. Chapter topics include database management,
telecommunications, electronic commerce, information system ethics, security, and more. For systems analysts or general business
professionals who need to know about information systems.
Research administration and management
Elliott C. Kulakowski and Lynne U. Chronister
Table of contents:
Part 1: Introduction to the Administration of the Research Enterprise; Chapter 1: Introduction: Leadership and
Management of the Research Enterprise in the 21 st Mentury; Chapter 2: History; Chapter 3: The Future of
Research Administration in the 21st Century: Looking Into the Crystal Ball; Chapter 4: The Organization of the
Research Enterprise; Chapter 5: University Research Development and the Role of the Chief Research Officer;
Part 2: The Infrastructure for Research Administration; Chapter 6: The Research Administrator as a Professional: Training and
Development; Chapter 7: Planning for Success; Chapter 8: Change Management Theory Put to Practice as Stakeholders’ Advocates: A Case
Study; Chapter 9: Human Resources in a Research Environment; Chapter 10: Media Relations; Chapter 11: Working with Boards of Trustees
and Advisory Boards; Chapter 12: Communicating and Marketing; Chapter 13: Policies and Management of Human Tissue in Research;
Chapter 14: Performance Measurement; Chapter 15: Institutional Enhancement of Research and Scholarship; Chapter 16: Support for
Institutional and Interdisciplinary Projects; Chapter 17: Institutional Development Offices and Research Offices: Gifts and Grants; Chapter
18: Federal Relations, Advocacy and Lobbying in the Research Environment; Chapter 19: Establishing a Clinical Trial Research Program;
Chapter 20: Legal Issues in Clinical Trials; Chapter 21: Dealing with Legal Counsel and the Management of Risk; Chapter 22: Special Issues
for Land-Grant Institutions; Chapter 23: The Academic Entrepreneur: Enabling and Nurturing A Scarce Resource; Chapter 24: National and
International Research Councils, Professional Associations, Accreditations and Memberships; Part 3: Pre-Award Administration; Chapter
25: Fundamentals of Sponsored Programs: An Overview; Chapter 27: Representations and Certifications for Federal Grants and Contracts;
Chapter 28: Elements of a Successful Proposal; Chapter 29: Peer Review & Project Implementation and Evaluation; Chapter 30: Electronic
Research Administration (ERA) Commencement, Practice, and Future; Chapter 31: Preparing a Budget for a Research Grant; Chapter 32:
The Challenges and Opportunities of International Research; Chapter 33: Federal Research Contracts; Chapter 34: Research Contracts with
Industry; Chapter 35: Contracts: Form, Function and Issue Spotting; Chapter 36: Legal Perspective of Government Representations and
Certifications; Part 4: Post Award and Financial Requirements; Chapter 37: Facilities and Administrative Rates; Chapter 38: Compliance
Towards the Disclosure Statement (DS) Required by Public Law 100-679; Chapter 39: Financial Reporting for the Research Administrator;
Chapter 40: Working with Internal and External Auditors; Chapter 41: Fundamentals of Post Award Administration; Chapter 42: Cost
Sharing and Matching Funds; Part 5: Responsible Conduct of Research; Chapter 43: Education in the Responsible Conduct of Research:
Opportunities and Potential Impact on the Research Institution; Chapter 44: Developing a Research Compliance Program; Chapter 45:
Belmont as Parable: Research Leadership and the Spirit of Integrity; Chapter 46: Cultivating Interpretive Mentorship: A Role for Research
Administration; Chapter 47: Data Management; Chapter 48: Authorship: Credit, Responsibility and Accountability; Chapter 49: Conflict of
Interest in Research; Chapter 50: Beyond the Federal Definition: Other Forms of Misconduct; Chapter 51: Human Research Management:
Building a Program for Responsible Conduct and Oversight of Human Studies in a Brave New World; Chapter 52: Ethical Review of Social
and Behavioral Science Research; Chapter 53: The Impact of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on Research;
Chapter 54: Management of Human Tissue Resources for Research in Academic Medical Centers: Points to Consider; Chapter 55: Welfare
of Research Animals; Chapter 56: Environmental Health and Safety; Chapter 57: Bioterrorism: Considerations for Research Institutions;
Chapter 58: Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct: The Other Side of Responsible Conduct of Research; Part 6: Technology
Transfer; Chapter 59: University Technology Transfer Evolution and Revolution; Chapter 60: How to Organize a Technology Transfer
Office; Chapter 61: Elements of an Intellectual Property Policy; Chapter 62: Industrial Research Collaborations Before a Product is
Developed; Chapter 63: Identifying and Triaging Technologies; Chapter 64: Patent Law; Chapter 69: Negotiating a License Agreement;
Chapter 70: Role of Technology Transfer Office After the Deal; Chapter 71: Spin-Off Companies from University Technologies; Chapter 72:
Establishing a Spin-Off Company; Chapter 73: The Role of the University and Research Institutions in Economic Development; Chapter 74:
Material Transfer Agreements; Chapter 75: Drafting and Enforcing Non-Disclosure Agreements; Chapter 76: Copyright, Trademark, and
Trade Secrets; Chapter 77: Export Control; Chapter 78: SBIR/STTR Programs; Chapter 79: Cooperative Research and Development
Agreements.