Enterprise Risk Management in a Nutshell

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Risk management is an often-used phrase that is rarely fully embedded within the business process and procedures of firms. This book looks at the challenges faced in implementing a risk management framework as well as the key elements of such a framework.

It is designed for the business professional that is not an expert in risk management and addresses all of the major risks that are likely to be faced in practice, considering the risk mitigation and measurement techniques that are most likely to be relevant. This is an intermediate book and accordingly does not focus on the mathematical elements but rather provides a readable entry text for anyone seeking information on this important subject.

Welcome to My Trading Room: Basics to Trading Global Shares, Futures, and Forex, Volume III: Advanced Methodologies and Strategies

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This third volume sets out more advanced trading techniques; starting with a breakdown of easy to use analytical tools, then building more complex knowledge of portfolio strategies and how to calculate a fair value of shares. This is followed by a breakdown of technical triggers and how to apply them in equities, futures, and forex trading.

Agile Human Resources: Creating a Sustainable Future for the HR Profession

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Over the last 20 years, the topic of conversation when it comes to HR, is whether or not it should even exist. The name of the function is ever changing, but are the outcomes and results evolving in the right way?

Over the last 5 years, the author has been designing and implementing HR solutions focused on doing things differently, and the creation of her AGILE HR framework is well received by all of her clients. Agile HR helps organizations manage, motivate, engage, inspire, and lead their people in the best possible way by treating them, first and foremost, as able adults that come to work to do a good job. Mainstream HR, however, works from the perspective of policing employees through policies and procedures that suffocate and restrict employees and hinder creativity and innovation at work.

This book provides hints, tips, and examples of how to implement Agile HR solutions into your organization that will help HR professionals and senior leaders implement people-focused solutions to increase productivity. It is time to put the human touch back into human resources.

A Communication Guide for Investor Relations in an Age of Activism

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Today’s competitive corporate environment and the increased expectations of speed in communication make it critical for companies to develop strategic programs for communicating with investors. This book provides an executive overview of the field of investor relations with a focus on what investor relations officers need to know to be successful. Readers will learn the essentials of communicating with investors, the stock market, governance, reputation, and more.

With the rise of activist investors, investor relations officers serve as guardians of one of a company’s most important assets— its reputation. This book serves as a guide to understanding the history of investor relations and how it has evolved in the age of activist investors. Included are discussions about managing an investor relations program, assessing reputations and how to measure the impact of investor relations efforts. By the end of the book, you will understand the strategic role of investor relations and how activism impacts corporate storytelling,risk,crisis, events,and analyst relations.

Welcome to My Trading Room: Basics to Trading Global Shares, Futures, and Forex, Volume I: Foundation of Trading

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This first volume builds a foundation of knowledge in a comprehensive body of literature on trading—to prepare novices to become professional traders. This book starts with the absolute basics of stock markets as a precursor to more advanced global trading methods in the next two volumes. The aim is to set out to demystify the myths about stock markets, and ultimately remove the enigma that has been bestowed on the industry.
The author includes an overview of how stockbroking works, establishing the link between the various departments and how these interact. Novice traders will find sections on Wall Street rules, age-old axioms and how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes interesting and also a warning that trading is not a game. The latter section includes an outline of portfolio management theory and practice.

Responsible Management Education: Some Voices From Asia

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This edited collection emerged from the need to know how business schools in Asia are inculcating responsible management. Data for the book was sourced from (a) the workshop proceedings of the 6th PRME Asia Forum held in November 2015 and (b) case studies submitted as part of the Forum. Academics from India, China, Philippines, New Zealand, USA and Hong Kong (who taught in Asia) contributed to the workshop/the case studies.

The book describes how some Asian business schools are incorporating ethics, social responsibility and sustainability into their curricular and extra-curricular activities. It identifes the challenges faced in providing such education and the implications thereof. In the process, it captures the unique favor of Asian business schools.

Business schools in Asia appear to have introduced several stand-alone courses on ethics and corporate responsibility. They have adopted pedagogies suited to the profile of their students. Many have promoted a concern for the poor through volunteering, projects or internships with NGOs. However, few have made responsible management a central part of their business school curriculum. Greater integration of responsible management into the curriculum requires supportive administrative policies, greater cross-functional interaction and the development of context- appropriate learning materials.

European Employment Law: A Brief Guide to the Essential Elements

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Within Europe, employment law has grown as a result of regional rather than national legislation. The European Union has been at the fore of developing a comprehensive framework to protect workers from unfair practices and discrimination. In addition to the European Union, the Council of Europe also plays a role in protecting workers. The European Social Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights contain provisions relevant to the employment relationship.

This publication will give the U.S. business student an overview of the key laws governing the area of employment in Europe. Here we look at the obligations and regulations surrounding the contract of employment, the laws surrounding equality and nondiscrimination,and the protection for unions and collective bargaining. Comparisons are drawn with American law and regulation at regular intervals to illustrate different practices within Europe and the United States.

This book will provide the student with knowledge of the essential elements of European Employment Law in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.

Financing and Managing Projects, Volume II: A Guide for Executives and Professionals

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Project is an instrument of change and the term “project” is evolving and constantly changing. With the increasing emphasis on social and infrastructure projects, executives, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders have to look into the managerial and financing aspects of infrastructure and social projects.

This second volume is devoted to the financing aspects and provides insight into the New Sources of Financing with particular reference to infrastructure and social projects and the PPP approaches relating thereto, Government Funding Policy, and the project sponsor and the issues relating to time and cost over-run of projects.

The book makes for a lucid reading and serves as a guide for the reader. It has been written based on our experiences and feedback from teaching, training, and delivering various consultancy projects.