This book covers the major historical aspects, characteristics, assessment strategies, and psychological treatment techniques for youths with social anxiety and social phobia. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the related constructs and history of social phobia. Chapters 2 and 3 provide a summary of the characteristics and etiological variables that pertain most to youths with social anxiet…
Several current global trends are causing cleaner production to grow in relevance and importance. Of especial significance are the inexorable rises in the price of energy and raw materials in the global marketplaces as well as the ever-increasing pressures being brought to bear by international buyers and investors alike looking for greater and greater efficiency along supp…
An Act to provide legal recognition for the transactions carried our by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as "Electronic Commerce", which involve the use of alternatives to paper based methods of communication and storage of information , to facilitate electronic filings of documents with the Government agencies and further to…
The development of an enterprise risk management (ERM) program enables companies to manage corporate risks in a holistic manner as opposed to the silo-based perspective in traditional risk management frameworks. One main question in this regard is what factors drive the implementation of an ERM system in companies and whether ERM programs can actually create value once implemented. This pa- per…
Using a survey of risk management practices in the insurance industry we examine the impact of enterprise risk management on firm performance. We find enterprise risk management improves firm operating performance. Firms with Chief Risk Officers, dedicated risk committees, and risk management entities that report to Chief Financial Officers experience higher cost efficiency and return on a…
Our aim in writing this book is to produce a relatively short volume that covers all the essential mathematics needed for a typical first degree in physics, from a starting point that is compatible with modern school mathematics syllabuses. Thus, it differs from most books, which include many advanced topics, such as tensor analysis, group theory, etc., that are not required in a typical phys…
This book is positioned as a first in a series of books on enterprise architecture needed for a Master of Enterprise Architecture program, and is targeted both at university students and practitioners with a drive to increase their understanding of these fields. As an introductory book, this book aims to explore the concept of enterprise architecture. At first glance, writing such an introduct…
The target is in sight, the safety catch is unlocked, the silver bullet with “Let’s implement agile” firmly en- graved is loaded. You are now sitting there confident that this idea will provide the promised success you were wanting. With many leading the way to adopt a new way of working, the decision to embrace agile is no longer as fearful as it used to be thanks to years of empirical…