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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451300503321

Autore

Cornelius Peter K

Titolo

Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

ISBN

0-19-534758-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (527 p.)

Collana

Global Outlook Book

Altri autori (Persone)

KogutBruce

Disciplina

658.4

658.4/2

658.42

Soggetti

Capital movements

Corporate governance

International business enterprises

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction: Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy; PART I: Current and Emerging Challenges in Corporate Governance; Enron and Its Aftermath; Expanding the Purview of Governance: Employees and Early Investors; PART II: Corporate Governance, Economic Development, and Cross-Border Capital Flows; Capital Flows and Multinational Corporations; Role of Foreign Banks in Governance; Law and Governance; PART III: Investors' and Practitioners' Perspectives; Governance Seen by the Minority Shareholder

Corporate Governance in Transition: China, Russia, and PolandSocial Corporate Responsibility and the New Learning

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a timely and insightful exploration into the issues of corporate governance and the impact of corporate governance practices on investments in developing countries. Sponsored by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Wharton, this book collects original essays from senior researchers at the worlds top academic institutions as well as from key policymakers and business leaders, It analyzes global aspects of governance in relation to such issues as



corporate performance, privatization, venture capitalism, and workers. With global financial markets having become more integrated, the

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130937003321

Titolo

Surface ocean-lower atmosphere processes [[electronic resource]] / Corinne Le Quéré, Eric S. Saltzman, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : American Geophysical Union, c2009

ISBN

1-118-67033-7

1-118-67260-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Geophysical Monograph Series ; ; 187

Altri autori (Persone)

Le QuéréCorinne

SaltzmanEric S. <1955->

Disciplina

551.5/246

551.5246

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Atmospheric chemistry

Ocean-atmosphere interaction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Processes; Atmospheric Gas Phase Reactions; Marine Aerosols; Global Dust Cycle; Marine Boundary Layer Clouds; Air-Sea Gas Exchange; Ocean Circulation; Marine Pelagic Ecosystems; Ocean Nutrients; Ocean Iron Cycle; Ocean Carbon Cycle; Dimethylsulfide and Climate; Hydrography and Biogeochemistry of the Coastal Ocean; Glacial-Interglacial Variability in Atmospheric CO2; Remote Sensing; Data Assimilation Methods; Biogeochemical Modeling; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 187.The focus of Surface Ocean: Lower Atmosphere Processes is biogeochemical interactions between the surface ocean and the lower atmosphere. This volume is an outgrowth of the Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)



Summer School. The volume is designed to provide graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers from a wide range of academic backgrounds with a basis for understanding the nature of ocean-atmosphere interactions and the current research issues in this