Corporate Governance: Responsibilities, Risks and Remuneration

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Corporate governance is one of the key issues of the 1990s due to a number of well-publicised corporate problems in the late 1980s. These involved creative accounting, spectacular business failures, the apparent ease of unscrupulous directors in expropriating other stakeholders funds, the limited role of auditors, and the claimed weak link between executive compensation and company performance. Corporate Governance offers the first detailed analysis, from an Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) funded research programme, into issues raised to importance by the arguments of the Cadbury committee. Written in an accessible format, Corporate Governance presents the most recent, state-of-the-art empirical evidence on key topics within corporate governance including:

the voting behaviour of institutional investors
internal control and the management audit
the remuneration of the corporate board
board structures and qualifications in firms gaining quotation
audit committees
the performance of firms in relation to institutional ownership

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Own an entire library on one book........1999-12-02

This four volume set published in 1999 by Edward Elgar Publishing is a ready reference to classic writings in the field and is sure to be accessed frequently by owners who wake up in the middle of the night with corporate governance concerns. The four volume "book" places the movement in context, addresses accountability and performance, considers the efficacy of various stakeholders and institutional structures and integrates writings from numerous disciplines. It sure beats running to the library when someone writes to us at corpgov.net and mentions that seminal work from an Academy of Management Journal in 1991. I can't say that I've read this set thoroughly but I have ambitions and look forward to the challenge. I would have liked to have seen additional chapters by M. Blair, Monks, Minow, Tricker and others but the authors had to leave something for the next edition.

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One of the nation's leading management experts shows what it really takes to make a great organization-put people first
How do organizations move beyond merely acknowledging that "human capital" is their greatest asset, and actually implement practices that create true benefits for both employees and the organizations? In this book, Edward Lawler shows how companies can "treat people right" by doing more than simply ensuring good working conditions and good pay. He shows how to build a special relationship between individuals and the organizations they work for-a relationship in which good performance at all levels of the organization pays off for both the company and the individual. The author details specific practices designed to keep employees satisfied but still motivated to continue improving their performance. These techniques include: developing a "brand" as an employer that attracts high achievers, selecting and developing the high achievers, crafting a leadership style that integrates and promotes these actions, and more. Lawler draws on examples from a wide range of companies such as Microsoft, Motorola, IBM, Ford, and others to show how these practices are already at work and successful in some of the world's most enduring organizations. Full of examples and a voice of true conviction, Treat People Right! is a must-have resource for anyone concerned about building and sustaining competitive advantage for the long term.
Edward E. Lawler (Beverly Hills, CA) was named one of the country's leading management experts by BusinessWeek magazine. He is the author of over thirty books, and his articles have appeared in Fortune, the Harvard Business Review, and other national publications. He is Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California (USC) and Professor of Management and Organization in the USC Marshall School of Business.

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PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT.......2003-10-23

As a career management professional, I strongly recommend human resource professionals sit up and read Lawler's book. Start treating your human resources as people in the 21st century. People are important to business success. Lawler has done a critical analysis and used highly illustrative examples to demonstrate the importance of treating people right as part of organisational success strategy. The examples quoted could easily be adapted for implementation in many organisations. I would encourage the CEOs of small and medium sized companies to read this book too. At the beginning of the 21st century, many managers and executives would realise their competitive advantage stems from the creativity, ideas, innovation and enterprise of their people.......so treat people right! Recommended reading for post-graduate programmes in Human Resource, Management and Organizational Behaviour.

Treat People Right: Another Great Read From Ed Lawler.......2003-05-01

Global Business is deeply challenged by how best to make an organization attractive to the talent they need to compete in a dynamic and challenging world. Ed Lawler provides us with a clear set of guidelines in Treat People Right about how best to make our organizations 'winners' in the talent wars we will face in the decades to come. Leaders should make this a 'must read' for their next plane trip and provide multiple copies to those in their organization that can affect the directions to take to gain advantage through people.

What's attractive about this book is that is provides a total look at all the 'tools' organizations have at their disposal to encourage people to help them make their business a success. Treat People Right gives concrete 'how to' examples and case studies that bring Ed's advice home to a busy leader in a form they can put to work in their organization. The book goes beyond theory to execution . . . something that is key to creating the 'win-win' relationship business needs during trying times.

The time is exactly right for Treat People Right. Global organizations looking for ways to step forward and win the talent competition have their guidelines set for them by the world's leading expert on how best to align the performance of the best people with what your business needs to lead the pack in the next decade.

If we could give this book SIX STARS we would do it. This is the kind of book authors say, "Gosh, we wish we had written something as great as that!"

Every manager should read this book!.......2003-04-30

At last a noted and respected author has put the key to all successful work relationships in a book that anyone can read!.

Good title.......2003-04-20

Haven't read the book yet but respect the opinion of the reader from Beverly Hills!

must read.......2003-04-10

great ideas that can help individuals manage their careers

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This captivating study circles the earth in its examination of legends, traditions, and superstitions. Starting with solar creation myths, it explores ancient ideology, mythology, and folklore associated with the moon as well as the sun. 30 evocative illustrations complement the text, which features an extended survey of sun worship, sun-catcher myths, and much more.

Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerining the Sun and Its Worship

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Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerining the Sun and Its Worship
William Tyler Olcott
Manufacturer: Book Tree
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ASIN: 1585090441

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A Survey of Solar Mythology, Folklore, Customs, Worship, Festivals, and Superstition, by William Tyler Olcott. Sun worship, in its most primitive form, lies at the foundation of our earliest mythologies and religions. This book is a collection of myths from around the world and from all ages. From the more familiar Egyptian, Greek, and Norse worship of the sun, to the lesser known mythologies of the Pacific Islands, Native Americans, and peoples of the Far East, this book gives a comprehensive overview of man's fascination with the sun.

Myths of the sun (Sun lore of all ages);: A collection of myths and legends concerning the sun and its worship

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Myths of the sun (Sun lore of all ages);: A collection of myths and legends concerning the sun and its worship
William Tyler Olcott
Manufacturer: Capricorn Books
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006BT4N2

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The Second Edition has been updated to reflect recent advances in our knowledge of theory and practices. New applications run the gamut from microelectronics and magnetic recording, to biotechnology and nonconventional energy conversion. There is a new chapter on the interactions between surfactants. New sections have been added, and original sections expanded, on such topics as ultralow liquid-liquid interfacial tension, microemulsions, miniemulsions, and multiple emulsions, liquid crystal formation, hydrotropy, and steric forces in the stabilization of dispersions. There is also new material on lime soap dispersing agents, fabric softeners, adsorption and wetting of solid surfaces--both equilibrium and nonequilibrium, the relationship between adsorption and micellation in aqueous solutions and its effect on surface tension reduction, and factors determining micellar structure and shape.

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This book is the premier text on the properties and applications of surfactants. The third edition is completely updated and revised, including new information on gemini surfactants (a new type of powerful surfactant), superspreading (or superwetting) by aqueous surfactant solutions of highly hydrophobic surfaces (important in agricultural applications), and dynamic surface tension (an important interfacial property not covered in the first two editions).
* Clearly explains the mechanisms by which surfactants operate in interfacial processes
* Uses a minimum of mathematics in explanation of topics, making it easy-to-understand and very user-friendly
* Problems are included at the end of each chapter
* Includes many tables of data as reference that are not compiled elsewhere
* Milton J Rosen is an expert in the field of Surfactant research

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chemistry of surface.......1999-04-03

chemistry of surfac

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Interfacial Phenomena and Convection
Alexander A. Nepomnyashchy , Manuel G. Velarde , and Pierre Colinet
Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall/CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1584882565

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Interfacial phenomena driven by heat or mass transfer are widespread in science and various branches of engineering. Research in this area has become quite active in recent years, attributable in part, at least, to the entry of physicists and their sophisticated experimental techniques into the field. Until now, however, the field has lacked a readable account of the recent developments. Interfacial Phenomena and Convection remedies this problem by furnishing a self-contained monograph that examines a rich variety of phenomena in which interfaces pay a crucial role. From a unified perspective that embraces physical chemistry, fluid mechanics, and applied mathematics, the authors study recent developments related to the Marangoni effect, including patterned convection and instabilities, oscillatory/wavy phenomena, and turbulent phenomena. They examine Bénard layers subjected to transverse and longitudinal thermal gradients and phenomena involving surface tension gradients as the driving forces, including falling films, drops, and liquid bridges. It is only in the past two or three decades that researchers have performed suitable, clear-cut experiments involving interfacial phenomena, and the stage is now set for a virtual explosion of the field. Interfacial Phenomena and Convection will bring you quickly up to date on the advances realized and prepare you to both use the results and to make further advances.

Dental Hard Tissues and Bonding: Interfacial Phenomena and Related Properties

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Dental Hard Tissues and Bonding: Interfacial Phenomena and Related Properties

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 354023408X

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This book comprehensively reviews bonding to enamel, dentin and cementum and analyses relevant adhesion mechanisms. It is addressed to both the dental researcher and the clinician. Emphasis is placed on the characterization of material interfaces with dental tissues in situ. The volume also stresses the importance of appropriate experimental protocol design in facilitating clinically-relevant research methods, clarifies the mechanisms of adhesion of polymeric materials to hard dental tissues and furnishes a handy reference for routine clinical procedures in restorative and prosthetic dentistry as well as orthodontics. The book introduces important aspects of the chemistry of dental materials and their adaptation to dental hard tissues. It also analyses interfacial phenomena occurring during application of materials, including mechanical properties, and structural-compositional alterations. The text presents the current instrumental approaches in studying related issues and a summary of the current status of theories concerning bonding to dental tissues. This work, in its scope and scientific content, provides an in-depth view of the way in which aesthetic dentistry is currently being practiced.

Science and Practice of Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Volume 1: Phase Equilibria; Mass Transfer and Interfacial Phenomena; Extractor Hydrodynamics, Selection, and Design (Engineering Science)

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dynamic of diffusion

Science and Practice of Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Volume 1: Phase Equilibria; Mass Transfer and Interfacial Phenomena; Extractor Hydrodynamics, Selection, and Design (Engineering Science)

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Hardcover

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This work presents an up-to-date account of some of the fundamental aspects of liquid-liquid extraction technology together with an account of extraction processes in a number of important industries. The work is divided into two parts. Volume 1 is concerned with the thermodynamics of phase
equilibria; mass transfer in liquid-liquid systems, including the complicating role of interfacial turbulence; behavior of liquid-liquid dispersions; and the selection and design of countercurrent contactors for particular applications. Volume 2 gives an account of the process chemistry and
associated extraction operations in a number of industries of current interest. New extraction techniques have been developed in recent years for specific applications and these are illustrated with reference to the hydrometallurgical, nuclear, pharmaceutical and food industries.

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dynamic of diffusion.......2004-07-16

applications of liquid liquid extraction in analysis

Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants: Colloidal, Interfacial, and Surfactant Phenomena (Acs Symposium Series)

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Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants: Colloidal, Interfacial, and Surfactant Phenomena (Acs Symposium Series)

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Binding: Hardcover

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Combines a timely review of the current understanding of subsurface contaminant transport and remediation with an insightful discussion of critical issues that demand future consideration. Presents in one volume the results of research from a variety of disciplines, including chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and environmental science. Delineates the state of the science in colloidal, interfacial, and surfactant phenomena influencing natural migration and remediation of contaminants in the subsurface. A panel discussion indicates critical research needs relative to extending our understanding and management of soil and ground water resources.

Biomaterials: Interfacial Phenomena and Applications (Advances in chemistry)

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Biomaterials: Interfacial Phenomena and Applications (Advances in chemistry)
Stuart L. Cooper
Manufacturer: Amer Chemical Society
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Fluid Interfacial Phenomena

Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Fluid Physics: Lecture Notes of Summer Schools (World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series, Vol 5)

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Fluid Physics: Lecture Notes of Summer Schools (World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series, Vol 5)
Spain) Fluid Physics Summer School (Almeria
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
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Binding: Hardcover

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Grain Boundaries and Interfacial Phenomena in Electronic Ceramics (Ceramic Transactions)

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Grain Boundaries and Interfacial Phenomena in Electronic Ceramics (Ceramic Transactions)

Manufacturer: American Ceramic Society
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ASIN: 0944904734

Interfacial Effects and Novel Properties of Nanomaterials (Solid State Phenomena)

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Interfacial Effects and Novel Properties of Nanomaterials (Solid State Phenomena)

Manufacturer: Scitec Pubns
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The Origin of Species (A Variorum Text)
Charles Darwin
Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000FZ08HK

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Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin: A Variorum Text
Morse Edt Peckham
Manufacturer: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PR
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WTI1XM

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