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Author : Algis Budrys
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781291436044
Consists of book reviews and essays written for The magazine of fantasy and science fiction.
Author : Algis Budrys
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781291455274
Consists of book reviews and essays written for The magazine of fantasy and science fiction.
Author : David Langford
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781326299828
Fifteen interviews in which David Langford -- winner of 29 Hugo Awards -- questions other science fiction and fantasy notables: Stephen Baxter, Kristen Britain, John Clute and John Grant, John Clute solo, George Hay, Tom Holt, Terry Pratchett with Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart, Terry Pratchett solo (twice), Christopher Priest, Alastair Reynolds, John Sladek, Bob Shaw, Kevin Smith, and Ian Watson. CROSSTALK collects all these conversations for the first time in book form.
Author : Paramita Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811676680
This book provides perspectives on the latest developments and pertinent issues in the Indian financial sector in current times. The reforms initiated in the nineties in the financial sector have transformed the way financial markets and institutions function today. However, certain sectors like banking, and markets like the capital market have undergone sea changes. The research contributions in this book focus on the issues pertaining to such sectors like banking, NBFCs and the stock market. The opening up of financial markets and emergence of institutional investors have been a significant phenomenon in the Indian context. At this backdrop of increasing financial integration, the impact of financial liberalisation on the overall development of the sector, and how the global policies and events influence the Indian financial sector, are analysed in the book. The emergence of new regulations in the capital markets to instill more discipline and transparency, have also changed the way corporates take financing decisions. For example, regulatory authorities are continuously reviewing norms pertaining to issues like promoters’ shareholding owing to risks arising from excessive leverage and the linkages between financial intermediaries. Corporate governance, environmental aspects are some important additions in corporate financing norms in the recent past. The book incorporates a discussion on this, too. Apart from these, the book also has incorporated several aspects on an emerging concept called financial inclusion, its measurement and constraints to achieve the same. And finally, at the backdrop of the disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on the Indian capital market is also discussed. Contributions are based on rigorous empirical research and incorporate the perspectives of renowned academicians in the field of finance and financial economics across the country. Apart from the research community, this book will also be helpful for financial analysts working in the financial sector to have some idea about the current issues, the direction of research on those issues and different perspectives on them.
Author : Narcís Serra,Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191538604
This volume brings together many of the leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz, Daniel Cohen, Olivier Blanchard, Deepak Nayyar and John Williamson to reconsider and propose alternative development policies to the Washington Consensus. Covering a wide range of issues from macro-stabilization to trade and the future of global governance, this important volume makes a real contribution to this important and ongoing debate. The volume begins by introducing the Washington Consensus, discussing how it was originally formulated, what it left out, and how it was later interpreted, and sets the stage for a formulation of a new development framework in the post-Washington Consensus era. It then goes on to analyze and offer differing perspectives and potential solutions to a number of key development issues, some which were addressed by the Washington Consensus and others which were not. The volume concludes by looking toward formulating new policy frameworks and offers possible reforms to the current system of global governance.
Author : N. Capon,John U. Farley,S. Hoenig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0792398319
This volume is a milestone on our journey toward developing a more comprehensive understanding of the underpinnings of corporate financial performance. Weare concerned with both the factors that cause the financial performance of some firms to be better than others at a point in time and those factors that influence the trajectory of firm financial performance over time. In addressing these issues, we consider theoretical and empirical work on financial performance, drawn from several literatures, as well as present the results from our own empirical study. The review of the theoretical and empirical work is contemporary; the major portion of data comprising the empirical study was collected in the early 1980s as part of the Columbia Business School project on corporate strategic planning, but some data sequences extend into the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Our goals are to improve understanding of firm financial performance by developing a more integrated framework and to develop a research agenda based on what we have learned. This volume consists of four chapters, 12 appendices that provide detailed technical support and development for various portions of the discussion and an extensive set of references. It interweaves results from published literature in various fields with our original empirical work and develops an integrative approach to the study of firm fmancial performance.
Author : Barry Bozeman,Julia Melkers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475751826
A critical issue in research and development (R&D) management is the structure and use of evaluative efforts for R&D programs. The book introduces the different methods that may be used in R&D evaluation and then illustrates these methods by describing actual evaluation in practice using those methods. The book is divided into two sections. The first section provides an introduction and details on several popular methodologies used in the evaluation of research and development activities. The second half of the book focuses on evaluation in practice and is comprised of several chapters offering the perspectives of individuals in different types of organizations. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography of selected R&D evaluation literature, focusing on post-1985 literature, on research evaluation.
Author : Steen Thomsen,Martin Conyon
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780077145514
This exciting new text provides a complete introduction to Corporate Governance. It deals with the control and direction of companies by boards, owners and company law, and also looks at the mechanisms of governance and the different governance systems around the world. Part 1: is a non-technical overview of the relevant theories, governance mechanisms and the country models.Part 2: looks at some of the most important governance mechanisms in detail.Part 3: studies individual international corporate governance systems.Part 4: wraps up with a discussion on governance practices.
Author : Anne Fuchs
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 3718650444
This is a first-hand account of theatre in apartheid society. Exploring the forces which led to the foundation and development of "New South African Theatre", the financial backing provided by the South African business world, the black majority's point of view and the influence of cultural boycotts and problems of tours abroad, it provides specialist information on the Market Theatre. It also considers black consciousness and trade union and state-funded theatre in South Africa.
Author : Elizabeth Gunner
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1868142140
This volume is a collection of essays that explore aspects of popular culture in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. These writings examine such topics as the degree of state control over theatre, the interaction - or lack of it - between high and popular culture, the struggle to define meaningful cultural forms in the wake of a dominating and exclusive colonial culture and the contribution of women. What emerges is a strong sense of regional concerns shared by the Southern African cultures under discussion, the contributors also give voice to crucial differences and debates on the nature of contemporary theatre and performance and the links with popular culture, politics and nation.
Author : Peter Norvig
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080571157
Paradigms of AI Programming is the first text to teach advanced Common Lisp techniques in the context of building major AI systems. By reconstructing authentic, complex AI programs using state-of-the-art Common Lisp, the book teaches students and professionals how to build and debug robust practical programs, while demonstrating superior programming style and important AI concepts. The author strongly emphasizes the practical performance issues involved in writing real working programs of significant size. Chapters on troubleshooting and efficiency are included, along with a discussion of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming and a description of the main CLOS functions. This volume is an excellent text for a course on AI programming, a useful supplement for general AI courses and an indispensable reference for the professional programmer.
Author : Güler Aras,Coral Ingley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317159544
Companies can no longer expect to engage in dubious or unethical corporate behaviour without risking their reputation and damaging, perhaps irrevocably, their market position. Irresponsible corporate behavior not only deprives shareholders of long-term returns but also ultimately imposes a cost on society as a whole. Sustainable business is about ensuring that entities contribute toward positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. Bad business behaviour is costly for stakeholders, for markets, for society, and the economy alike. To ensure that a company behaves well, the buy-in of the leadership team is crucial. The full commitment of the board of directors, in conjunction with the senior managers of the organization, is required if an organization is to be socially responsible. In this sense, leadership does not reside with an individual (the CEO) within the organization but with all of those at the apex of corporate power and control. Effective change management requires enlightened and capable leadership to instigate and drive the process of embedding a sustainable and socially responsible corporate philosophy and culture that supports good business decision-making. A profound understanding of the requirements of such a leadership process will help corporate managers become highly effective change agents. Governance will be the main driver of this change. For the economy and financial markets to become sustainable and resilient, radical changes in corporate leadership need to take place. Integrated reporting, government regulation, and international standards will all be important factors in bringing about this change. As well as understanding the effects of corporate behavior on financial markets, such an understanding is also now imperative in relation to the social and environmental contexts.
Author : Alain Verbeke,Jonas Puck,Rob van Tulder
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787437180
The twelfth volume in the Progress in International Business Research series presents extensive accounts of the contemporary scientific debate on how to assess the impacts of distance, both negative and positive ones, on the conduct of international business.
Author : Robert L. Dipboye
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 923 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787437869
This book provides a comprehensive review of the theory, research, and applications in Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology. Analyzing three primary objectives of I/O psychology: improving the effectiveness of employees and organizations, enhancing employee well-being, and gaining an understanding of human behavior in organizations.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012333204
