The book that has been a resource and training tool for countless applied researchers, evaluators, and graduate students has been completely revised with hundreds of new examples and stories illuminating all aspects of qualitative inquiry. Patton has created the most comprehensive, systematic and up-to-date review of qualitative methods available. Patton has retained and expanded upon the Exhi…
Now in its 5th edition, Consumer Behaviour: A European Perspective provides a fully comprehensive, lively and engaging introduction to the behaviour of consumers in Europe and around the world. The book links in consumer behaviour theory with the real life problems faced by practitioners.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN CIVIL ENGINEERING is published to honor the 80th birthday of Prof. Wiratman Wangsadinata. Various topics have been submitted to enrich this book with knowledge related to the state of the arts of civil engineering e.g. Behavior of the Orthotropic Stiffened Plate Subjected to Localized Blast Load, The Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using High-Damping Rubber …
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: PERSPECTIVES AND CONTROVERSIES, 3rd Edition teaches readers to think systematically and critically about international affairs. Taking an innovative approach to IR, the text delivers brief, topical coverage with a debate framework and primary source readings included throughout. Practical, relevant, and completely up to date, each chapter covers an important debate in t…
The first volume of the Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, the official proceedings series of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES), includes selected papers from the 13th EBES Conference held in Istanbul in 2014. This volume covers theoretical and empirical contributions in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, HR, banking and finance. An eclectic set of methodologies…
In 2003, the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance produced recommendations to improve corporate governance in Asia, based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance. This report summarises the results of a stocktaking exercise to determine progress made to date and the challenges remaining in the implementation of these recommendations. Included in this book are valuable insights into c…
Building on the success of the last three editions, this textbook provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with an accessible and comprehensive introduction to corporate governance. As a renowned expert in the field, Mallin draws upon theory and practice to address the latest global developments and uses topical examples to help students place key theories in context.
This comprehensive reference presents all the knowledge, models, and frameworks needed to implement and sustain superior corporate governance. Writing for directors, officers, and other stakeholders, two leading experts synthesize current research, covering compensation, CEO labor markets, board structure, succession, risk, international governance, reporting, audit, institutional and activist …
The book's key strengths are its real world, practical examples, the huge range of international case material, coverage of international issues and multinational organisations, and the coverage of ethics and not-for-profit issues. The book is perceived as thorough, logical, and easy to read.
These two volumes set LNCS 8421 and LNCS 8422 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2014, held in Bali, Indonesia, in April 2014. The 62 revised full papers presented together with 1 extended abstract paper, 4 industrial papers, 6 demo presentations, 3 tutorials and 1 panel paper were carefully reviewed an…