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      • Business, Economics & Law
        October 2020

        Corporate Fraud Exposed

        A Comprehensive and Holistic Approach

        by H. Kent Baker, Lynnette Purda, Samir Saadi

        After each major corporate scandal, new suggestions for combatting fraud emerge from regulators and industry professionals. Despite changes to guidelines for firms’ corporate governance, augmented protection for whistle blowers, and enhanced cybersecurity measures, evidence documents an alarming increase in the prevalence and severity of corporate fraud. The rapidly changing laws aimed at curbing corporate fraud sometimes lag behind the changing sophistication of fraud schemes.    Corporate Fraud Exposed discusses the motivations and drivers of fraud including agency theory, executive compensation, and organizational culture. It examines fraud’s consequences for various firm stakeholders and its spillover effects to other corporations, the political environment, and financial market participants, including those who participate via crowdfunding platforms.     This book provides a fresh look at this intriguing but often complex subject. It skillfully blends the contributions of a global array of scholars and practitioners into a single review of some of the most important topics in this area. Given its broad scope, this practical and comprehensive title should be of interest to anyone curious about corporate fraud.

      • Business, Economics & Law
        July 2019

        The Sandworm Principle

        the transformational leadership ultimate guide

        by Petra Spillman M.A.

        STOP WHINING! START DIGGING! What do you do when you encounter a situation as as big as a W.H.A.L.E.? Get your team ready: The encouragers, the visionaries, the motivators, the passionate, the team players, the workaholics; oh, and yes, the lazy, the fearful, the eccentrics, the immature, the excusers, the prideful and of course, the corruptors!Learn how to identify which Sandworms are on your team. Become an expert on how to lead and position some “characters” effectively, without losing time, money and most of all your W.H.A.L.E.!Start digging relentlessly until it becomes reality!   www.sandworm-principle.com

      • Business, Economics & Law
        March 2020

        Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads: Pengurusan Diri Sendiri

        by Richard Boyatzis, Heike Bruch, Clayton M. Christensen, Diane L. Coutu, Stephen R. Covey, Peter F. Drucker, Stewart D. Friedman, Sumantra Ghoshal, Daniel Goleman, Edward M. Hallowell, Robert S. Kaplan, Catherine McCarthy, Annie McKee, Wiliam Oncken Jr., Robert E. Quinn, Tony Schwartz, Donald L. Wass

        Pengurusan Diri Sendiri is the Bahasa Melayu edition of the best-selling book Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself. The book comprises a definitive collection of articles on self-management that can inspire readers to stay engaged and productive throughout their personal and professional lives.   Each chapter in the book is an article from renowned authors such as Peter F. Drucker, Stephen R. Covey and Donald L. Wass. Readers will gain practical insights into becoming a better leader, balancing personal and professional commitments, overcoming obstacles and managing responsibilities at the workplace.   This book is suitable for aspiring and experienced leaders, professionals and general readers.   Click here for more information

      • Business ethics
        March 2021

        Management as a Calling

        Leading Business, Serving Society

        by Andrew J. Hoffman

        Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is equitable, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power.  The focus of Management as a Calling is to change our expectations of business leaders: teaching students that they will possess awesome power as business leaders, and with that power comes great responsibility and an obligation to create benefit for all of society. We face great challenges as a society today, from environmental problems like climate change, ocean acidification, and habitat destruction; to social problems like income inequality, unemployment, lack of a living wage, and poor access to affordable health care or education. Solutions to these challenges must come from the most powerful institution on earth, the market, as it is influenced by its most powerful entity: business. Though government is an important and vital authority of the market, it is business that transcends national boundaries, possessing resources that exceed those of many nations. Business is responsible for producing the buildings that we live and work in, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the forms of travel we use and the energy that propels them.  With its unmatched powers of creation, production, and distribution, business is positioned to bring the change we need at the scale we need it. If there are no solutions coming from the market, there will be no solutions at all. And without visionary and service-oriented business leaders to push forward, the market will never even try to find them.

      • Business, Economics & Law
        March 2019

        Forces for Good

        Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses

        by Paul Hargreaves

        Do you want your business to step up and make a meaningful difference? There’s a new generation of businesses emerging. They’re working together to make a positive impact on the world by redefining what it means to be successful. By changing the way you work and considering the impact of the decisions you make, you can join them in reducing poverty, injustice and environmental damage by balancing purpose with profit. In this ground-breaking book, you will discover how these purpose-driven businesses work and how you can: Increase productivity by fully embracing diversity and developing an inclusive culture. Put respect, courtesy and compassion at the heart of your business. Maximise profits whilst prioritising the needs of people and the planet. Attract an engaged and motivated workforce that’s focused on success and sustainability. Join the growing global community of leaders and like-minded businesses that are putting what they do to work as a force for good.

      • Business, Economics & Law

        7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leaderhip

        by Linda Fisher Thornton

        7 Lenses is a strong resource for leaders who want to "do the right thing."  The examples, graphics, cases and questions throughout the book provide a clear, actionable framework for engaging constituents deeply and building trust for the long term.  Lens 1 - Profit (What's in it for us?) Lens 2 - Law (What do laws require?) Lens 3 - Character (What demonstrates moral awareness & competence?) Lens 4 - People (What’s the impact on the well-being of  people?) Lens 5 - Communities (How will we improve the  communities we serve?) Lens 6 - Planet (How will we protect life, nature and  ecosystems?) Lens 7 - Greater Good (How will we make life better for  future generations?)

      • Fiction

        Before Nightfall

        by Rachel Amphlett

        “If they move you, they will kill you.” Kate Foster is quick to forget the advice from a pre-deployment hostage survival course once she’s catapulted into a new job in Eastern Europe, despite the good-looking instructor. But a simple day’s task in Istanbul six months later goes horribly wrong. Trapped and alone, her only hope of survival is the man who trained her – ex-FBI Hostage Rescue Specialist, Finn Scott. For Finn, it’s his worst nightmare. Kate was the one person he almost let into his heart. Haunted by memories of a failed hostage rescue, he is thrust into a situation beyond his control. Now, against a sinister adversary whose ambitions will split apart Eastern Europe, Finn must overcome his demons to prevent an international catastrophe, and avoid losing Kate forever.

      • Trusted Partner
        Business & management

        ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL THEREPUTIC BUSINESS

        by Robyn Scherr and Kate Mackinnon

        This book is a focused exploration for practitioners in private practice who are dedicated to their own growth and self-knowledge. You are invited to delve deeply to discover why you do what you do, who you are meant to serve and how to inspire them, and what makes you unique in your work. Following the authors’ Business Paradigm gives you the tools you need to build a business that adapts, thrives, and grows with you.  Well-written, organized, wise and down-to-earth, this book will help your business thrive with your own unique style.

      • Business & management
        July 2020

        Liderazgo centrado en la persona

        La propuesta de Carlos Llano

        by Murcio Rodríguez, Ricardo

        La tarea de dirigir tiene un lugar preponderante en la empresa. Carlos Llano fue pionero en el estudio de la acción directiva, en un contexto que ya buscaba una renovación en las teorías del management. Para Llano, la dirección de empresas –y, por lo tanto, de las personas que en ellas laboran– no puede reducirse a un sistema, sino que debe respetar la naturaleza física, espiritual, racional y libre de todo ser humano. Con robustas bases antropológicas, Llano plantea un nuevo modelo de gestión basado en la flexibilidad y la participación, que hace de la empresa un lugar de desarrollo de la persona que contribuye a la construcción de una mejor sociedad. Llano vislumbró que este nuevo paradigma requiere un nuevo estilo de liderazgo, uno que –centrado en la persona– concibe la dirección como un servicio. Este libro rastrea los fundamentos teóricos de su propuesta. Carlos Llano ha sido el pensador que mejor ha sabido integrar filosofía y management. A través de los conceptos perennes de la filosofía, nos ofreció una perspectiva única y genuina de la dirección de empresas. En este libro, Ricardo Murcio nos desmenuza el pensamiento de su profesor y maestro, y nos vuelve a recordar que el centro de la actividad empresarial y de la toma de decisiones deben ser las personas (Joan Fontrodona, IESE Business School).

      • Business & management
        June 2017

        Mustard Seeds, Shovels, & Mountains

        How to Succeed Using Your Physio-Psychic Power

        by J.F. (Jim) Straw

        J.F. (Jim) Straw began his business career when he was nine years old. Since then, his business activities have generated over $500,000,000 in revenues. For the first time, Mr. Straw explains how he used what he calls “Physio-Psychic Power” to achieve such incredible success. If you learn nothing else from this book, learn that information only becomes knowledge when you use it and the information you have used or failed to use in the past is the reason you are where you are today. You can be your best friend — or your worst enemy. No one forces you to be what you are or do what you do (or don’t do). What you have today is a direct result of what you did yesterday. What you will have tomorrow will be a direct result of what you do (or don’t do) today. It’s up to you.

      • Social impact of environmental issues

        Green IT in Practice

        How One Company Is Approaching the Greening of Its It

        by Gary. Hird

      • Business, Economics & Law
        August 2016

        MBA in a DAY 2.0

        What you would learn at top-tier business schools (if you only had the time!)

        by Steven Stralser PhD

        As an update of the classic business best-seller MBA in a DAY 2.0 provides its readers with a comprehensive, 360degree view of all of the elements critical for organizational and personal leadership success, and it does so in an uncomplicated, jargon-free, easy to understand manner. The reader will be presented fundamental concepts and principles that apply across diverse organizational types, sizes and missions, and, importantly, gain an understanding of the vocabulary of business and, as a result, also gain a personal competitive advantage.

      • Business ethics
        November 2017

        The Authority Guide to Behaviour in Business

        How to inspire others and build successful relationships

        by Robin Hills

        Explore the psychology behind what really motivates and influences your clients, colleagues and customers. Discover what makes people tick, how they perceive and react to different situations and why they behave the way they do. In this fast, focused guide, emotional intelligence expert Robin Hills reveals insights into motivation and how people perceive situations in business. As he unlocks the secrets of human nature you’ll learn how to inspire top performance, gain trust, win confidence and build lasting relationships – more effectively and with great results!

      • Business & management

        Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership

        by Bobby Siu

        Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership uses a psychological, organizational, and cultural framework to help businesses integrate a more diverse presence in leadership. Looking carefully at how current leaders view the relationship between leadership and diverse groups, Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership examines topics, including recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, succession management, working conditions, and corporate culture, and how they impact hiring, promotion, and retention of diverse groups. Emphasizing the interlocking relationships between our thoughts and actions, this book stresses the importance of organizational review and self-reflection, the pivotal role of removing unconscious biases from the workplace and identifying the systemic biases embedded in many aspects of human resources management practices. Opening Doors to Diversity in Leadership provides evidence and options for businesses to build a more diverse workforce, leadership team, and corporate culture.

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