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The Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guideby Tom Devine; Tarek F. Maassarani
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2011; US$ 19.95From Erin Brockovich to Enron, whistleblowers who ?challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust? have proven to be an unfortunate necessity in modern business culture. Their efforts to report crimes, fraud, and dangers to public health and safety have saved millions of lives and billions of dollars of shareholder value ? and had we heeded the warnings of whistleblowers, perhaps disasters such as the Bernie Madoff scandal and the Lehman Brothers meltdown could have been averted. Recent federal legislation in finance and health reform have cemented legal protections and mechanisms for whistleblowing. This book provides a thorough guide and history to the whistleblower's legal rights. The ultimate survival guide, it provides advice... more...
Legal Writing in Plain Englishby Bryan A. Garner
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 16.00Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful-unfortunately, these adjectives rarely describe legal writing, whether in the form of briefs, opinions, contracts, or statutes. In Legal Writing in Plain English, Bryan A. Garner provides lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The book encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. In essence, it teaches straight thinking—a skill inseparable from good writing. Replete with common sense and wit, the book draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered... more...
Oceans Governance and Maritime Strategyby David Wilson; Dick Sherwood
Allen & Unwin 2000; US$ 31.96Australia is part of a region that contains some of the busiest shipping lanes and some of the richest marine resources in the world. This work analyzes the diverse and sometimes conflicting interests, including security, economic, scientific and legal issues, the country faces. more...
Your Business and the Lawby Jan Bowen; Richard Schmidt
Allen & Unwin 1998; US$ 20.32A guide for small business operators, to their rights and obligations, including such topics as contracting with suppliers, customer disputes, and hiring and firing of staff. In a non-legalistic style, the law is explained, using examples to illustrate how it works in many common situations. more...
J. K. Lasser's Finance & Tax for Your Family Businessby Barbara Weltman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 31.50There are roughly thirteen million family business owners in the United States today. For many of these businesspeople, the most daunting part of running a successful business is handling the complicated legal and tax aspects that affect them. This guide covers all the relevant tax and legal aspects of starting, running, and transferring a family business. It discusses organizational aspects and capital formation issues as well as the implications of divorce or departure on the operations. Also it explains the best strategies for passing the business on to future generations, including the ramifications of buy-sell agreements within a family context and estimating estate tax consequences. more...
Patents, Profits and Powerby Curtis Cook
Kogan Page 2003; US$ 20.70Patents, Profits and Power explores the rapid development of IP in the global economy and reveals theft, piracy and infringements on IP at every level, from the state to the individual. Curtis Cook examines the less desirable players on the world stage, why they choose to defy the law, how the rest of the world is responding and how you can survive and thrive in this environment. He also considers the impact of IP on our daily lives and how it has become a pervasive, yet virtually imperceptible force in many societies. more...
Risky Businessby Stuart Poole-Robb; Alan Bailey
Kogan Page 2003; US$ 25.95The terrorist outrages of 11 September 2001 and the rapid collapse of Enron both highlight the uncomfortable fact that business and business people are subject to risks much broader and often more personally hazardous than the commercial and financial risks studied at business school. This book is the result of 20 years? experience in this field. It explains in detail the nature of risk and provides country analysis showing the extent and severity of local risk. It also proposes a series of defences against these risks ? through careful assessment, staff awareness, good business practice and practical measures such as building design and use of security equipment. more...
Compensation Committee Handbookby James F. Reda
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 70.00The Compensation Committee Handbook is a practical, how-to reference for providing requisite knowledge of a compensation committee's role and responsibilities, best practices and business strategies, and fundamental operational procedures, including self-assessment. Every aspect is covered here, including forming a compensation committee with associated responsibilities, selecting and training members, conducting effective meetings, keeping members abreast of current trends and events, and providing the best compensation programs given a company's short- and long-term business strategies. more...
Corporate Governance and Accountabilityby Jill Solomon; Aris Solomon
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 75.00Recent examples of massive corporate failures, such as Enron, have highlighted the need to reform corporate governance at an international level. The importance of effective corporate governance for corporate success, as well as for social welfare, cannot be overstated. Corporate Governance and Accountability has been written to provide readers with an up-to-date summary of both theory and practice in the area. Features::; Provides a full discussion of corporate governance issues taking the broadest view of the corporate governance agenda.; Draws on the extensive and original research carried out by the authors and demonstrates the close relationship between academic research and professional practice.; Contains numerous contemporary illustrations... more...
The Law of Fundraisingby Bruce R. Hopkins
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 250.00Completely updated and expanded, this Third Edition of The Law of Fundraising is the ONLY book to tackle the increasingly complex maze of federal and state fundraising regulations. Written by one of the country's few legal experts on fundraising laws pertaining to tax-exempt organizations, this comprehensive reference details federal and state laws with an emphasis on administrative, tax, and constitutional law. Exploring compliance issues, prospective laws, and regulatory trends, this authoritative resource also provides you with summaries of each state's Charitable Contribution Solicitation Act, the most important regulation impacting fundraising practice and professionals within each state. This essential guide is filled with a wealth of... more...