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A Primer on Corporate Governance
Author Alessandro Zattoni , Andrea Melis
This book provides an understanding of the characteristics of corporate governance in Italy, one of the most developed countries in the world, symbol of the family capitalism. The text presents the main peculiarities of the Italian corporate governance system, its ....
Release Date 2017/06 -
A Profile of the United States Toy Industry, Second Edition
Author Christopher Byrne
The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business, comprising a wide range of businesses under one banner-entertainment, commodities, fashion and licensing-that each behave differently. Broad-based change is constant, with ....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance
Author Michael G. Solomon , Martin Weiss
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Information systems and IT infrastructures are no longer void from governance and compliance given recent U.S.-based compliancy laws that were consummated during the ear....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance, 2nd Edition
Author Weiss
The Second Edition of Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance provides a unique, in-depth look at recent U.S. based Information systems and IT infrastructures compliance laws in both the public and private sector. Written by industry experts, this book provides a....
Release Date 2015/07 -
Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance, 3rd Edition
Author Robert Johnson , Marty Weiss , Michael G. Solomon
The third edition of Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance provides a unique, in-depth look at recent U.S. based Information systems and IT infrastructures compliance laws in both the public and private sector. Written by industry experts, this book provides a comprehensive explanation of how t....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Back to the Land: Arthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning
Author C. J. Maloney
How New Deal economic policies played out in the small town of Arthurdale, West VirginiaToday, the U.S. government is again moving to embrace New Deal-like economic policies. While much has been written about the New Deal from a macro perspective, little has been wr....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Benefit Corporation Law and Governance
Author Frederick Alexander
Corporations with a ConscienceCorporations today are embedded in a system of shareholder primacy. Nonfinancial concerns—like worker well-being, environmental impact, and community health—are secondary to the imperative to maximize share price. Benefit corporat....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Change Manager - Careers in IT service management
Author Tracey Torble
Change management is about the control of all changes that have an effect on the IT services and hence, the business of an organisation. This practical book describes the change manager role in depth including purpose, typical responsibilities and required skills. ....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Mark Lustig
It’s tough enough to meet performance goals with a complex system of web servers, application servers, and multiple middleware, but it’s much harder when you also have to meet regulatory requirements. In this O’Reilly report, Mark Lustig breaks down the IT issues f....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Compliance by Design: IT Controls that Work
Author Chong Ee
Reconsider how you view compliance – and your business will reap the rewards!A must have book for anyone who is looking to develop awareness and deeper insight into IT controls, strategies and techniques to solve compliance challenges!What does 'compliance' mean t....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Corporate Governance in Action
Author Lars Engwall
Over time we have seen large corporations, in many cases with multinational operations, begin to play an increasingly significant role in modern society. This in turn has put the governance of these corporations into focus.Against this background, Corporate Governa....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Author Karen Pearlman
There are many books on the technical aspects of film and video editing. Much rarer are books on how editors think and make creative decisions.Filled with timeless principles and thought-provoking examples from a variety of international films, the second edition o....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Data Diplomacy: Keeping Peace and Avoiding Data Governance Bureaucracy
Author Håkan Edvinsson
Successful data governance requires replacing governance with diplomacy. This book is your guide to applying a lean and friendly yet proven approach to data governance and data design by leveraging your existing workforce, and allowing these data workers to create ....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Data Protection and Compliance, 2nd Edition
Author Stewart Room , Michelle Maher , Niall O'Brien , Adam Panagiotopoulos , Shervin Nahid
This comprehensive guide for those with little or no legal knowledge provides detailed analysis of current data protection laws. It enables the reader to operationalise a truly risk-based approach to data protection and compliance, beyond just emphasis on regulatory frameworks and legalistic complia....
Release Date 2021/11 -
Designing Trustworthy Organizations
Author Robert F. Hurley , Nicole Gillespie , Donald L. Ferrin , Graham Dietz
In the aftermath of the well-publicized frauds of Enron, WorldCom and Tyco circa 2001 and 2002, there were major efforts in the United States to restore trust and enforce corporate compliance. Among other things, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Author Laura B. Madsen
Data governance is broken. It's time we fix it. Why is data governance so ineffective? The truth is data governance programs aren't designed for the way we run our data teams, they aren't even designed for a modern organization at all. They were designed ....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Jennifer C. Wolfe
No boardroom in any industry is safe from new market threats in this time of rapid technological growth. We’ve all heard the stories of corruption by CEOs at WeWork and Theranos and witnessed whistleblowers revealing crises at Wells Fargo and Uber. The board’s responsibil....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Doing Business in the United States
Author Andrew Rohm , Matthew Stefl , Anatoly Zhuplev
This book serves as a concise guide for businesses seeking to enter the U.S. market from an international perspective. The book examines how the United States is positioned in the global marketplace, the potential for businesses entering the U.S. market, and market....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author Keanon J. Alderson
This book presents research-based information to provide the reader a deeper understanding of the complex nature of family owned businesses, their problems and challenges, and the unique governance structures and mechanisms that have been developed to properly guid....
Release Date 2019/04 -
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency
Author David Wright , Anne Dig
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning disabilities have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the camp....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Fully Compliant: Compliance Training to Change Behavior
Author Travis Waugh
A Better Kind of Compliance TrainingCompliance training succeeds when you balance the needs of not just the organization but also the employees who you hope will learn and change their behavior. In Fully Compliant, Travis Waugh challenges traditional compliance tr....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author S. K. Basu
Auditing is a multi-dimensional subject. The scope of auditing is not only restricted to financial audit under the Companies Act, but has also been extended to cost accounting aspects, managerial policies, operational efficiencies and system applications and audit u....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Fundamentals of Information Systems Security
Author Michael G. Solomon , David Kim
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Fundamentals of Information System Security provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts readers must know as they pursue careers in information systems....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Getting Your Retirement Act Right
Author Trent Hamm
This Element is an excerpt from The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams (9780137054251) by Trent Hamm. Available in print and digital formats.Retirement: how to start imagining and planning your exciting “next act”!Reti....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author Brian Stafford , Dottie Schindlinger
A new edition of the #1 text in the human computer Interaction field!This book seeks to chart the technology-fueled changes taking place in the field of corporate governance and describes the impact these changes are having on boards and the enterprises they govern....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Governance of Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: A Practice Guide
Author Project Management Institute
Understanding governance as it applies to portfolios, programs, and projects is growing in importance to organizations, because appropriate governance is a factor in the success or failure of strategic initiatives and portfolios, as well as an organization’s ....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Hacker Techniques, Tools, and Incident Handling
Author Michael Gregg , Sean-Philip Oriyano
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Hacker Techniques, Tools, and Incident Handling begins with an examination of the landscape, key terms, and concepts that a security professional needs to know about ....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Health Care Reform Simplified: Guide Your Family And Your Business Through Health Care Reform
Author Dave Parks
Health Care Reform Simplified describes the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It translates the law's complex language into terms that are easy to understand, explaining what the new law does, when its provisions take effect, and how to plan for indiv....
Release Date 2011/06