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To date, there has been little consideration of the many different
ways in which accounting and risk intersect, despite organisations
being more determined than ever to build resilience against
potential risks. This comprehensive volume overcomes this gap by
providing an overview of the field, drawing together current
knowledge of risk in a wide range of different accounting contexts.
Key themes such as corporate governance, trust, uncertainty and
climate change are covered by a global array of contributing
scholars. These contributions are divided into four areas: The
broader aspects of risk and risk management Risk in financial
reporting Risk in management accounting Risk monitoring The book is
supported by a series of illustrative case studies which help to
bring together theory and practice. With its wealth of examples and
analyses, this volume provides essential reading for students,
scholars and practitioners charged with understanding diverse
facets of risk in the context of accounting in the business world.
'This book is a useful addition to the body of literature that informs teachers and policy makers in the ever increasing, but so often misunderstood area of quality in education.' - M. Waring, British Journal of Educational Studies
'What Hoy et al. do is make a convincing case that issues around change and development in education are complex and highly political. Furthermore, the drive to control human relations through the mistrust of teachers is detrimental to pupil learning, and so what is important about this book is not only the critique of officially approved systems but also the presentation of an alternative approach.' - Helen Gunter, Educational Review
This text makes a significant contribution to existing teachers
competence in the area of quality enhancement and present
reflections on practice distilled over a lifetime of work in
education towards developing teachers and enhancing the
effectiveness of learning. Methods by which this can be done are
discussed and strategies for unlocking the potential within an
organization are explored. The role of a critical friend is
outlined, and the potential power of somebody who is trusted
probing an action plan in order to clarify ideas is suggested. A
model of validated self review is put forward, and a case study
from one LEA is used to provide evidence of the theory in practice.
Provides a range of up-to-date case studies to help students
understand the real world practice of risk management in
organisations Includes an overview situating the subject of risk
management in the wider context of corporate governance, aiding
student understanding The case studies on Tesco and Birmingham City
Council are radically updated to reflect recent controversies,
whilst a case study on cyber risk is added for the new edition
Essays on aspects of the natural world, its heritage, and how best
to preserve it. Europe's engagement from the late sixteenth century
onwards in scientific Earth science inquiry has generated numerous
and varied collections of minerals, rocks, and fossils, together
with their associated archives, artworks and publications, forming
a rich cultural geoheritage held in major private and especially
royal and aristocratic collections, museums, universities, archives
and libraries. The mines, quarries, geological structures,
landforms, minerals, rocks and fossils - or geodiversity - that
underpin these collections populate past and present-day Earth
science literature. However, for too long their scientific,
historic and cultural significance was not universally recognised
and generally they were not accorded adequate resources and
protection - or geoconservation. Hence, geotourism was developed in
the 1990s to raise public awareness of Europe's geoheritage and
geodiversity and to promote itsgeoconservation; the volume's
theoretical essays and case studies examine these four core
geoelements and provide a timely introduction for anyone interested
in natural history museums, countryside management, and
landscape-basedtourism. Dr Thomas A. Hose is an Honorary Research
Associate in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.
He has pioneered the recognition of and research into geotourism,
and is the author of the world's first doctoral thesis on the
subject. Contributors: Kevin Crawford, Peter Davis, John E. Gordon.
Thomas A. Hose, Jonathan G. Larwood, Slobodan B. Markovic, Martin
Munt, Emmanuel Reynard, Nemanja Tomic, Djordjije A. Vasiljevic,
Margaret Wood, Volker Wrede
To date, there has been little consideration of the many different
ways in which accounting and risk intersect, despite organisations
being more determined than ever to build resilience against
potential risks. This comprehensive volume overcomes this gap by
providing an overview of the field, drawing together current
knowledge of risk in a wide range of different accounting contexts.
Key themes such as corporate governance, trust, uncertainty and
climate change are covered by a global array of contributing
scholars. These contributions are divided into four areas: The
broader aspects of risk and risk management Risk in financial
reporting Risk in management accounting Risk monitoring The book is
supported by a series of illustrative case studies which help to
bring together theory and practice. With its wealth of examples and
analyses, this volume provides essential reading for students,
scholars and practitioners charged with understanding diverse
facets of risk in the context of accounting in the business world.
This book is very practical in its international usefulness
(because current risk practice and understanding is not equal
across international boundaries). For example, an accountant in
Belgium would want to know what the governance regulations are in
that country and what the risk issues are that he/she needs to be
aware of.
This book covers the international aspect of risk management
systems, risk and governance, and risk and accounting. In doing so
the book covers topics such as: internal control and corporate
governance; risk management systems; integrating risk into
performance management systems; risk and audit; governance
structures; risk management of pensions; pension scheme risks e.g.
hedging derivatives, longevity bonds etc; risk reporting; and the
role of the accountant in risk management.
There are the case studies through out the book which illustrate by
way of concrete practical examples the major themes contained in
the book. The book includes highly topical areas such as the
Sarbanes Oxley Act and pension risk management.
* provides a cross European perspective (because current practice
and understanding is not equal across international boundaries) on
the key issues of risk management, internal control and
governance
* covers the implications of Sarbanes Oxley Act for European
companies and the associated risks
* explains what the current risk reporting practices are and what
the analysts are really looking for
* looks at the key issues you need to address in order to manage
your company's pension risk
Provides a range of up-to-date case studies to help students
understand the real world practice of risk management in
organisations Includes an overview situating the subject of risk
management in the wider context of corporate governance, aiding
student understanding The case studies on Tesco and Birmingham City
Council are radically updated to reflect recent controversies,
whilst a case study on cyber risk is added for the new edition
A Painter's Kitchen highlights Georgia O'Keeffe's creativity--not
on canvas, but in the kitchen--where she took great pride in her
healthy culinary style. The meals served in her household focused
on homegrown and natural foods. This new edition features a new
cover and a new foreword by celebrated cookbook author and local
food advocate Deborah Madison.
Teaching excellence is a topic of international significance,
having importance for higher education worldwide, yet is generally
considered to be poorly defined and understood. The current
discourse of teaching excellence is narrowly framed, instrumental
and performative, with an onus on measurement and quantification.
Wood and Su investigate and rethink excellence in higher education,
connecting this to the understanding of the role and purpose of
higher education. Stakeholder perspectives on teaching excellence
are explored, and the authors argue that it is through engaging
with higher education constituencies, to examine teaching
excellence from different angles and stances, that more inclusive
understandings may be built. These stakeholder perspectives, which
form the central chapters of the book, include higher education
institutions, academics, students, employers and parents. The
importance of a commitment to engaging with understandings situated
in the diverse experiences and contexts of stakeholders for an
'inclusive perspective' on teaching excellence is affirmed. At the
close of the book, the Coda examines some of the implications of
the responses to the COVID-19 global pandemic for inclusive
perspectives on teaching excellence in higher education.
Teaching excellence is a topic of international significance,
having importance for higher education worldwide, yet is generally
considered to be poorly defined and understood. The current
discourse of teaching excellence is narrowly framed, instrumental
and performative, with an onus on measurement and quantification.
Wood and Su investigate and rethink excellence in higher education,
connecting this to the understanding of the role and purpose of
higher education. Stakeholder perspectives on teaching excellence
are explored, and the authors argue that it is through engaging
with higher education constituencies, to examine teaching
excellence from different angles and stances, that more inclusive
understandings may be built. These stakeholder perspectives, which
form the central chapters of the book, include higher education
institutions, academics, students, employers and parents. The
importance of a commitment to engaging with understandings situated
in the diverse experiences and contexts of stakeholders for an
'inclusive perspective' on teaching excellence is affirmed. At the
close of the book, the Coda examines some of the implications of
the responses to the COVID-19 global pandemic for inclusive
perspectives on teaching excellence in higher education.
This book explores what academic leadership in higher education
might mean in the cosmopolitan and increasingly globalised 21st
century through individual academics' narrative accounts drawn from
a range of international contexts. The book shows that academic
leadership is key to an individual's development and that it could
mean different things in different settings as academics operate
across the levels of professional practice, institutional
organisation, sector-wide systems and international networks. This
book argues for the importance of cosmopolitan perspectives on
academic leadership which are developed from the particularities of
local and everyday situated experience. Part I of the book explores
key theoretical perspectives; Part II provides first-hand accounts
from the contributors of their own development as academic leaders;
and Part III discusses some of the implications for those with
responsibility for academic development and for all those concerned
with developing the qualities necessary for leadership practices.
This book explores what academic leadership in higher education
might mean in the cosmopolitan and increasingly globalised 21st
century through individual academics' narrative accounts drawn from
a range of international contexts. The book shows that academic
leadership is key to an individual's development and that it could
mean different things in different settings as academics operate
across the levels of professional practice, institutional
organisation, sector-wide systems and international networks. This
book argues for the importance of cosmopolitan perspectives on
academic leadership which are developed from the particularities of
local and everyday situated experience. Part I of the book explores
key theoretical perspectives; Part II provides first-hand accounts
from the contributors of their own development as academic leaders;
and Part III discusses some of the implications for those with
responsibility for academic development and for all those concerned
with developing the qualities necessary for leadership practices.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
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