This book focuses on the front-end aspects of Web design—HTML authoring, graphics production, and media development. It is not a resource for program- ming, scripting, or server functions; however, whenever possible, I have tried to provide enough background information on these topics to give designers a level of familiarity with the terminology and technologies. The content in this book is …
The History of Psychology is the most recent contribution in a long tradition of the presentation of an account of the important historical developments and landmarks in the field of psychology. In the beginning, when there were only a few psychologists (in 1892 the new American Psychological Association had 31 charter members), there were some who could reasonably be described as possessing t…
Many of the most important decisions made within an organisation relate to risk, because anything that is innovative or competitive or worth doing is likely to be risky. However, risk exists at various levels within an organisation, from top to bottom. As a result the effective organisation needs to be able to communicate about risk between levels in a way that enables it to manage uncerta…
The current paper presents the state-of-the-art of strategic management accounting (SMA) information usage among organisations. Despite SMA claimed importance to organisations operating in today’s competitive environment, little is known about its current achievement. In Malaysia in particular, the subject is almost absent. Thus, motivated by the scant attention given to SMA, the current …
This book is designed to provide guidelines to clinicians (mental health/ addiction) for the treatment of problematic drug/alcohol use in their clients with severe mental health problems. The C-BIT treatment approach was initially designed for use in settings that provide some assertive outreach, although components can be used with clients in settings where such outreach is not possible. …
Forgiveness is in the air—public figures making public apologies, movies de- picting loving kindness offered to murderers, and psychotherapy programs promoting forgiveness in individuals as well as in marital couples. It is a gift, an offering, a blessing, a cleansing event. Professionally speaking, within the field of psychology the literature on forgivenesshas arisen with little criticism a…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder affecting 5–10% of children and adolescents and 3% of adults. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: From Genes to Patients aims to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the critical aspects of ADHD, and hopefully will serve as a quick and up-to-date reference source for professionals w…
There is no doubt that the new requirements issued in January 2013 by the Basel Committee1 will be a game changer for many financial institutions across the globe. As outlined by the Committee, one of the biggest lessons of the global financial crisis that started in 2007 is the need to radically improve a bank’s data capabilities and architecture in the area of risk management, thus enabling…
Due safety and security is not an end in itself but a condition for sustainable access, and is thereby an enabler to aid agencies’ institutional and operational goals of presence and program implementation. Safety and security management are increasingly seen as one element of an organization’s overall risk management, which also includes financial, reputational and legal risks. All organi…
Abstract. Treatments of risk in the international management literature largely focus on particular uncertainties to the exclusion of other interrelated uncertainties. This paper develops a framework for categorizing the uncertainties faced by firms operating internationally and outlines both financial and strategic corporate risk management responses.
Based on suggestions from reviewers, instructors, and students we have made a number of changes in the eighth edition of Developing Management Skills . • Added new skill assessments in Chapter 1 and a new case in Chapter 3. • Revised parts of the book to reflect suggestions and feedback from instructors and students. • Clarified instructions for scoring skill assessments and…
The book is arranged in four parts. The first part describes the context and role of accounting in business. Some theoretical frameworks are provided. It is hoped that this will provide a foundation for readers’ understanding that accounting is more than a technical subject but is grounded in competing theories. These theories are themselves rooted in historical, political, economic and socia…
Over half of the students who enrol on economics degree courses have not studied mathe- matics beyond GCSE or an equivalent level. These include many mature students whose last encounter with algebra, or any other mathematics beyond basic arithmetic, is now a dim and distant memory. It is mainly for these students that this book is intended. It aims to develop their mathematical ability up …
Business leaders recognise effective risk management as one of the main success drivers for enterprises. Even though the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) concept has evolved significantly in the past years, in the aftermath of recent economic crises it became evident some of its critical challenges still need to be addressed. The review of subject literature led to a conclusion that current ERM…
Credit risk management in rural and community banks has become more important not only because of the financial crisis that the world is experiencing currently, but also as a crucial concept which determines banks’ survival, growth and profitability. Because credit granting is one of the key sources of income generating activity in rural banks, the management of the risk related to credit…
Fisheries management is complicated in nearly all cases by a high degree of uncertainty about the current state and expected growth of fish stocks and about the economic and social factors that affect the desirable harvest levels. Even for fisheries with excellent data collection programs, scientific surveys and sophisticated assessments, the estimates of catch levels that will maintain hea…