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Corporate governance and the global financial crisis international perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…: evidence from Japan during the financial crisis / Chunyan Liu, Jianlei Liu and Konari Uchida -- Risk management in corporate law and corporate governance / Christoph Van der Elst -- Corporate governance, capital market regulation and the challenge of disembedded markets / Peer Zumbansen -- The focus of regulatory reforms in Europe after the global financial crisis : from corporate to contract governance / Florian M�oslein -- The great recession's impact on global corporate governance / James Shinn -- Corporate governance in the Islamic finance industry and mitigation of risks in the post global financial crises / Nasser Saidi -- A holistic approach to corporate governance : lessons from the financial crisis and the way forward / Suzanne Young and Vijaya Thyil.…”
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The resilience advantage : stop managing stress and find your resilience / by Citrin, Richard, Weiss, Alan, 1946-

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Contemporary Criminological Issues : Moving Beyond Insecurity and Exclusion /

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The Low-Density University : 15 Scenarios for Higher Education / by Maloney, Edward J., Kim, Joshua, 1969-

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Emotion and Proactivity at Work : Prospects and Dialogues by Peng, Kelly Z.

Table of Contents: “…A conceptual focus on core affect -- The role of positive emotional states -- The role of negative emotional states -- The role of work engagement -- Limitations of current conceptualizations of energized-to proactive motivation -- Ways forward: Clarifying the energized-to pathway -- Focusing on discrete emotions -- How: Identifying different effects on the form or stage of proactivity -- When: Focusing on contingent factors linking negative emotions to proactivity -- Clarifying how work engagement shapes proactivity -- Engagement as more than an energized-to state…”
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Rethinking Value Chains : Tackling the Challenges of Global Capitalism by Palpacuer, Florence

Table of Contents: “…-- Notes -- References -- two Global inequality chains: how global value chains and wealth chains (re)produce inequalities of wealth -- Introduction -- The structure of GVCs and value capture -- GVC upgrading and the 'smile curve' -- Global wealth chains -- The global inequality chain -- Conclusions and ways forward -- Note -- References -- three Orchestrating environmental sustainability in a world of global value chains -- Introduction -- Orchestration for sustainability -- Governance and power in GVCs…”
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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /

Table of Contents: “…-- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.…”
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Agendas for 21st century engineers /

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Agendas for 21st century engineers /

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Has Latin American Inequality Changed Direction? Looking Over the Long Run /

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The prospects of international trade regulation from fragmentation to coherence /

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Plant IT integrating information technology into automated manufacturing / by Brandl, Dennis

Table of Contents: “…Practical programming -- Playing in your sandbox -- Moving the ball forward -- USB thumb drive diagnostics -- The future is virtual -- Why to virtualize -- Virtualize now --…”
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A primer on cell and molecular biology / by Running, Mark P.

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Revitalizing collegiality : restoring faculty authority in universities /

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The Future of Just War : New Critical Essays / by Gentry, Caron E., Eckert, Amy

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Writing Gender in Early Modern Chinese Women's Tanci Fiction / by Guo, Li (Writer on Chinese literature)

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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /

Table of Contents: “…-- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.…”
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Has Latin American Inequality Changed Direction? Looking Over the Long Run /

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Revitalizing collegiality : restoring faculty authority in universities /

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The prospects of international trade regulation from fragmentation to coherence /

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view