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Corporate Risk and Governance
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 124.95Alan Waring challenges many hallowed beliefs, attitudes and practices that continue to hamper the delivery of effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and thereby good governance. Those boardroom and corporate cultures that are complacent about risk exposures and risk management or, worse, encourage chancers and a what can we get... more...
Risk Management and Corporate Governance
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 135.00The asymmetry of responsibilities between management and corporate governance both for day-to-day operations and the board?s monthly or quarterly review and evaluation remains an unresolved challenge. Expertise in the area of risk management is a fundamental requirement for effective corporate governance, if not by all, certainly by some board members.... more...
Redefining Business Models
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95The world has moved on in the advanced economies where credit based financial systems coupled with malleable accounting systems disconnect capitalization and wealth accumulation from GDP trajectories and financial surplus. This, the book argues, is the product of economic, financial and cultural imperatives that privilege and encourage financial leverage... more...
Financial Systems in Troubled Waters
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 125.00This collection considers the financial crisis from a managerial perspective, focussing on the business implications for the financial industry. Topics examined include governance, information needs and strategy of financial intermediaries and investors. The contributions build on the existing literature and present some unique insights on governance,... more...
Advanced Credit Risk Analysis and Management
Wiley 2013; US$ 95.00Credit is essential in the modern world and creates wealth, provided it is used wisely. The Global Credit Crisis during 2008/2009 has shown that sound understanding of underlying credit risk is crucial. If credit freezes, almost every activity in the economy is affected. The best way to utilize credit and get results is to understand credit risk.... more...
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 26.99Jim Paul?s meteoric rise took him from a small town in Northern Kentucky to Governor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, yet he lost it all?his fortune, his reputation, and his job?in one fatal moment of excessive economic hubris. In this honest, frank analysis, Paul and Brendan Moynihan revisit the events that led up to Paul?s disastrous decision... more...
Maximizing Corporate Value through Mergers and Acquisitions
Wiley 2013; US$ 60.00Solid guidance for selecting the correct strategic basis for mergers and acquisitions Examining how M&A fits in corporate growth strategies, Maximizing Corporate Value through Mergers and Acquisitions covers the various strategic reasons for companies entering mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a look at those that are based on sound strategy,... more...
Capital Structure Decisions
Wiley 2013; US$ 120.00Inside the risk management and corporate governance issues behind capital structure decisions Practical ways of determining capital structures have always been mysterious and riddled with risks and uncertainties. Dynamic paradigm shifts and the multi-dimensional operations of firms further complicate the situation. Financial leaders are under constant... more...
Financial Whirlpools
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 39.95How do economists reconcile their expertise with their failures to predict and manage the 2008 financial crisis? This book goes a long way toward an answer by using systems theory to reveal the complex interdependence of factors and forces behind the crisis. In her fully integrated view of the economy, how it works, and how the economic crisis burst,... more...
The Dividend Imperative: How Dividends Can Narrow the Gap between Main Street and Wall Street
McGraw-Hill Education 2013; US$ 30.00









