Master the essential skills for designing and conducting a successful research project Essentials of Research Design and Methodology contains practical information on how to design and conduct scientific research in the behavioral and social sciences. This accessible guide covers basic to advanced concepts in a clear, concrete, and readable style. The text offers students and practitioners in t…

Monetary economics has continued to be a rapidly expanding research area since the first edition of Monetary Theory and Policy was published. In updating and revising the book for a second edition, my objective has been to incorporate the new insights gained from this recent research. Virtually every chapter has been revised, with an eye to improving the exposition and incorporating recent rese…

The long-term success of the counterterror campaign will depend on concerted cooperation from European states, but a key question is the extent to which that cooperation should be pursued through European multilateral institutions. This study argues that the United States should pursue military and intelligence cooperation on a bilateral basis, and it should increasingly pursue financial and la…

Now nearing its 60th printing in eng and translated into nineteen languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Porter introduces his three generic strategies - lowest cost, differentiation, and focuswhich bring structure to the task of strategic positioning. He shows how competitive advantage ca…

The Balanced Scorecard is the leading methodology for implementing performance management systems and improving efficiency. Focusing directly on the public and not-for-profit sectors, this book helps these organizations overcome the unique challenges they face when implementing a Balanced Scorecard. 1. Guides government and nonprofit organizations through the implementation of a performance man…

David Crystal's informative account of the rise of eng as a global language explores the history, current status and potential of eng as the international language of communication. This new edition of his classic work includes additional sections on the future of eng as a world language, eng on the Internet, and the possibility of an eng family of languages. Footnotes, new tables, and a compre…

Managerial Accounting covers a wide variety of managerial uses of accounting data. In line with the ever-changing, dynamic nature of the subject, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) has established the Certified Management Accountants (CMA)., which is being widely recognized by academicians as well as practitioners. This book is written with the following objectives in mind: 1. It sup…

The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of management accounting and emphasize its role in making business decisions. It is intended primarily for non-accounting course. The more advanced technical aspects which are required by specialist accounting students are not covered.

This book updates and advances the theory of expected utility as applied to risk analysis and financial decision making. Von Neumann and Morgenstern pioneered the use of expected utility theory in the 1940s, but most utility functions used in financial management are still relatively simplistic and assume a mean-variance world. Taking into account recent advances in the economics of risk and un…

This dramatically enhanced second edition of the Handbook reflects our belief that a dynamically changing business environment requires a comprehensive text that provides an in-depth overview of the various disciplines associated with financial risk management. The Handbook has now evolved into the essential reference text for any risk professional, whether they are seeking FRM Certification or…