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Cases and materials on corporations, including partnerships and limited liability companies / by Hamilton, Robert W., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Agency -- The general partnership -- The development of corporation law in the United States : jurisdictional competition -- The formation of a closely held corporation -- Disregard of the corporate entity -- Financial matters and the corporation -- Management and control of the corporation -- Control and management in the publicly held corporation -- Duty of care and the business judgment rule -- Duty of loyalty and conflict of interest -- Transactions in shares : rule 10b-5, insider trading, and securities fraud -- Indemnification and insurance -- Takeovers -- Corporate books and records -- The limited partnership -- The limited liability partnership -- The limited liability company.…”

Cases and materials on corporations, including partnerships and limited liability companies / by Hamilton, Robert W., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Agency -- The general partnership -- The development of corporation law in the United States : jurisdictional competition -- The formation of a closely held corporation -- Disregard of the corporate entity -- Financial matters and the corporation -- Management and control of the corporation -- Control and management in the publicly held corporation -- Duty of care and the business judgment rule -- Duty of loyalty and conflict of interest -- Transactions in shares : rule 10b-5, insider trading, and securities fraud -- Indemnification and insurance -- Takeovers -- Corporate books and records -- The limited partnership -- The limited liability partnership -- The limited liability company.…”

The complete hiring and firing handbook every manager's guide to working with employees legally / by Fleischer, Charles H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- To hire or not to hire -- Eligibility for employment -- Discrimination -- Specific types of discrimination -- Procedures and remedies for discrimination -- Job description -- Recruiting -- Resumes and resumes fraud -- Applications -- Interviews -- Controls of employment -- Noncomplete and other agreements -- Requirements applicable to new employees -- Firing -- The decision-making process -- Voluntary and involuntary termination -- Layoffs -- Protected status -- Retaliation -- Strikes and concerted activities -- Wrongful discharge -- The firing process -- Final pay and continued benefits -- Severance packages and releases -- References -- Enforcing restrictive covenants -- unemployment insurance -- Conclusion.…”
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Shock therapy for America's health care system why comprehensive reform is needed / by Levine, Robert, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Addressing the myths about health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : the changing physician, organized medicine, and efforts at health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : hospitals, the insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the medical device industry -- Problems with the current health care system -- Malpractice and medical negligence -- Comprehensive health care reform -- Proposals for U.S. health care reform and a brief survey of other nations' health care systems -- Obstacles to comprehensive reform.…”
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The complete hiring and firing handbook every manager's guide to working with employees legally / by Fleischer, Charles H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- To hire or not to hire -- Eligibility for employment -- Discrimination -- Specific types of discrimination -- Procedures and remedies for discrimination -- Job description -- Recruiting -- Resumes and resumes fraud -- Applications -- Interviews -- Controls of employment -- Noncomplete and other agreements -- Requirements applicable to new employees -- Firing -- The decision-making process -- Voluntary and involuntary termination -- Layoffs -- Protected status -- Retaliation -- Strikes and concerted activities -- Wrongful discharge -- The firing process -- Final pay and continued benefits -- Severance packages and releases -- References -- Enforcing restrictive covenants -- unemployment insurance -- Conclusion.…”
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Shock therapy for America's health care system why comprehensive reform is needed / by Levine, Robert, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Addressing the myths about health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : the changing physician, organized medicine, and efforts at health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : hospitals, the insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the medical device industry -- Problems with the current health care system -- Malpractice and medical negligence -- Comprehensive health care reform -- Proposals for U.S. health care reform and a brief survey of other nations' health care systems -- Obstacles to comprehensive reform.…”
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Fundamentals of futures and options markets / by Hull, John, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mechanics of futures markets -- Hedging strategies using futures -- Interest rates -- Determination of forward and futures prices -- Interest rate futures -- Swaps -- Mechanics of options markets -- Properties of stock options -- Trading strategies involving options -- Introduction to binomial trees -- Valuing stock options : the Black-Scholes model -- Options on stock indices and currencies -- Futures options -- The Greek letters -- Binomial trees in practice -- Volatility smiles -- Value at risk -- Interest rate options -- Exotic options and other nonstandard products -- Credit derivatives -- Weather, energy, and insurance derivatives -- Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn from them.…”
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The pursuit of happiness an economy of well-being / by Graham, Carol, 1962-

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The pursuit of happiness an economy of well-being / by Graham, Carol, 1962-

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Fundamentals of futures and options markets / by Hull, John, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mechanics of futures markets -- Hedging strategies using futures -- Interest rates -- Determination of forward and futures prices -- Interest rate futures -- Swaps -- Mechanics of options markets -- Properties of stock options -- Trading strategies involving options -- Introduction to binomial trees -- Valuing stock options : the Black-Scholes model -- Options on stock indices and currencies -- Futures options -- The Greek letters -- Binomial trees in practice -- Volatility smiles -- Value at risk -- Interest rate options -- Exotic options and other nonstandard products -- Credit derivatives -- Weather, energy, and insurance derivatives -- Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn from them.…”
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Table of Contents: “…Davis -- The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act's insurance for troubled assets / Baird Webel -- The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIG TARP) / Vanessa K. …”
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Table of Contents: “…Davis -- The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act's insurance for troubled assets / Baird Webel -- The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIG TARP) / Vanessa K. …”
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The known, the unknown, and the unknowable in financial risk management measurement and theory advancing practice /

Table of Contents: “…Doherty and Alexander Muermann -- Insuring against catastrophes / Howard Kunreuther and Mark V. …”
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The known, the unknown, and the unknowable in financial risk management measurement and theory advancing practice /

Table of Contents: “…Doherty and Alexander Muermann -- Insuring against catastrophes / Howard Kunreuther and Mark V. …”
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Options, futures and other derivatives / by Hull, John, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mechanics of futures markets -- Hedging strategies using futures -- Interest rates -- Determination of forward and futures prices -- Interest rate futures -- Swaps -- Mechanics of options markets -- Properties of stock options -- Trading strategies involving options -- Binomial trees -- Wiener processes and Ito's Lemma -- The Black-Scholes-Merton model -- Employee stock options -- Options on stock indices and currencies -- Options on futures -- Greek letters -- Volatility smiles -- Basic numerical procedures -- Value at risk -- Estimating volatilities and correlations for risk management -- Credit risk -- Credit derivatives -- Exotic options -- Insurance, weather, and energy derivatives -- More on models and numerical procedures -- Martingales and measures -- Interest rate derivatives : the standard market models -- Convexity, timing and quanto adjustments -- Interest rate derivatives : models of the short rate -- Interest rate derivatives : HJM and LMM -- Swaps revisited -- Real options -- Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn from them.…”

Lessons in mortality doctors and patients struggling together / by Weisse, Allen B.

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Understanding Islamic finance by Ayub, Muhammad, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Distinguishing features of the Islamic economic system -- The main prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic economics and finance -- The philosophy and features of Islamic finance -- Islamic law of contracts and business transactions -- Trading in Islamic commercial law -- Loan and debt in Islamic commercial law -- Overview of financial institutions and products: conventional and Islamic -- Murabaha and musawamah -- Forward sales : salam and istisna'a -- Ijarah / leasing -- Participatory modes : shirkah and its variants -- Some accessory contracts -- Application of the system : financing principles and practices -- Sukuh and securitization : vital issues in Islamic capital markets -- Takaful : an alternative to conventional insurance -- An appraisal of common criticism of Islamic banking and finance -- The way forward.…”
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Introduction to securitization by Fabozzi, Frank J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Issuer motivation for securitizing assets and the goals of securitizing -- Structuring agency MBS deals -- Structuring nonagency deals -- Credit enhancements -- Use of interest rate derivatives in securitization transactions -- Operational issues in securitization -- Collateral classes in ABS : retail loans -- Asset-backed commercial paper conduits and other structured vehicles -- Securitization of future cash flows : future revenues, operating revenues, and insurance profits -- Introduction to collateralized debt obligations -- Types of collateralized debt obligations -- Structuring and analysis of CDOs -- Benefits of securitization to financial markets and economies -- Concerns with securitization's impact on financial markets and economies.…”
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