A short guide to fraud risk [[electronic resource] ] : fraud resistance and detection / / Martin Samociuk, Nigel Iyer ; edited by Helenne Doody

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455571903321
• Autore: Samociuk Martin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Gower, c2010
• ISBN: 1-351-96170-5; 1-282-52458-5; 9786612524585; 0-566-09232-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Collana: Short guides to business risk
• Altri autori (Persone): IyerNigel K
• Disciplina: 658.4/73
• Soggetti: Corporations - Corrupt practices; Corporate governance; Fraud - Prevention; Electronic books.
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms and Risk Management Standards; Foreword; 1 Managing Fraud Risk; 2 Developing an Anti-Fraud Culture; 3 Assessing Fraud Risk; 4 Treating Fraud Risk; 5 Detecting Fraud; 6 Managing Incidents; 7 Measuring Fraud Resistance; References
• Sommario/riassunto: A Short Guide to Fraud Risk gives a concise but thorough introduction to the risk of fraud based on a six-element strategy. It includes practical steps to assess and treat fraud risks across an organisation, including those relating to executive directors. It also provides practical steps to develop fraud awareness across an organisation and how to implement an effective fraud detection and incident management program.

Word by word : 101 ways to inspire and engage students by building vocabulary, improving spelling, and enriching reading, writing, and learning / / Larry Swartz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480760003321
• Autore: Swartz Larry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Markham, Ontario : , : Pembroke Publishers Limited, , 2019; ©2019
• ISBN: 1-55138-938-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p. )
• Disciplina: 372.61
• Soggetti: Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Elementary); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Discover key strategies for making words the core of classroom instruction and engagement. Literacy guru Larry Swartz offers novel ways to expand students’ interest in and facility with words and word power — day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why words matter as they build vocabulary; gain confidence to spell new and difficult words; develop word recognition and process un-familiar words when reading; increase understanding of words in the content areas; inquire about word meanings and derivations; play with and celebrate words and language; and much more!

Banking and finance in Japan : an introduction to the Tokyo market / / Kazuo Tatewaki

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462200903321
• Autore: Tatewaki Kazuo <1935-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-71141-9; 0-203-10929-5; 1-136-26907-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; ; v. 32
• Disciplina: 332.0952; 332.10952; 332/.0952
• Soggetti: Banks and banking - Japan; Banks and banking - Deregulation - Japan; Financial institutions - Japan; Monetary policy - Japan; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1991 by Routledge.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Financial structure and deregulation -- pt. II. Financial markets -- pt. III. Financial institutions -- pt. IV. Monetary authorities and monetary policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Tokyo market has often been a difficult financial environment for the non-Japanese to understand. This volume, written for an international readership provides a study of the financial centre behind one of the world's largest economies.

The sociology of terrorism : peoples, places and processes / / Stephen Vertigans

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461495203321
• Autore: Vertigans Stephen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-45818-7; 9786613458186; 1-135-14579-2; 0-203-85581-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.6/25
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Social aspects; Terrorism - Psychological aspects; Electronic books.
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Sociology of Terrorism Peoples, places and processes; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The absent friend: Sociology, missing from action; 1 A sociological approach to terrorism: People, places and processes; 2 History: The legacy of political violence; 3 Habitus: Terrorism and violent dispositions; 4 Becoming a 'terrorist': Processes into groups; 5 Group dynamics: Trusting terrorists, secrets and ties; 6 Actions, tactics and targets: Emotions and rationale behind terror attacks; 7 The End Game: Stopping and leaving terrorism; 8 Conclusion: From beginning to end; GlossaryNotes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first terrorism textbook based on sociological research. It adopts an innovative framework that draws together historical and modern, local and global, and social processes for a range of individuals, groups and societies. Individual behaviour and dispositions are embedded within these broader relationships and activities, allowing a more holistic account of terrorism to emerge. In addition, the shifting forms of identification and interwoven attitudes to political violence are discussed in order to explain the emergence, continuation, ; and end of 'terrorist' careers.The b

Research themes for tourism / / edited by Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann and Peter Dieke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446334703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, 2011
• ISBN: 1-282-98701-1; 9786612987014; 1-84593-698-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 recurso en línea (316 páginas)
• Altri autori (Persone): RobinsonPeter <1979->; HeitmannSine; DiekePeter U. C
• Disciplina: 338.4/791072
• Soggetti: Tourism - Research; Heritage tourism - Research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 From Mass Tourism to Niche Tourism; 2 Aspects of Tourism Development; 3 Tourist Behaviour and Tourism Motivation; 4 Authenticity in Tourism; 5 The Semiotics of Tourism; 6 Sustainable and Alternative Tourism; 7 Community Tourism; 8 Rural Tourism; 9 Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Tourism; 10 Events, Festivals and the Arts; 11 Sport and Adventure Tourism; 12 Cultural Tourism and Accessibility; 13 Heritage Tourism; 14 Tourism and Film; 15 Dark Tourism; 16 LGBT Tourism; 17 Gastronomy and Tourism; 18 Religious Tourism; 19 Health and Medical Tourism 20 Cruise Tourism and the Cruise IndustrY.
• Sommario/riassunto: Tourism studies at Masters level are often divided into subsets of tourism such as environmental tourism, rural tourism and sports tourism. This book provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation ; level, allowing them to make an informed decision about their future studies and career. It will also be a useful text for providing a broad brush introduction to the major topics that are covered in undergraduate courses. Popular subjects like urban tourism, festivals and events and heritage and cultural tourism are covered.