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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451411903321

Autore

Snyder Herbert

Titolo

Small change, big problems [[electronic resource] ] : detecting and preventing financial misconduct in your library / / Herbert Snyder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2006

ISBN

0-8389-9835-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

025.1/1

Soggetti

Library finance

Fraud - Prevention

Fraud investigation

Libraries - Corrupt practices

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographic references (p. 141-142) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fraud : how it occurs in organizations and why libraries are susceptible -- Internal control : what it is and why libraries need it -- Common weaknesses in your library's internal control system : how to recognize and correct them -- Change management and fraud prevention : allowing the improvements you make to work -- Specific types of fraud : understanding, detecting, and preventing them -- Uncovering fraud : techniques for your library to use -- If fraud happens : dealing with the fallout -- A closing thought : getting what you pay for in fraud prevention.

Sommario/riassunto

Fraud requires three conditions: financial need, rationalization, and opportunity. Lax or nonexistent financial management, along with an "it can't happen here" attitude, create the quintessential fraud opportunity waiting to happen in many libraries. This hands-on guide discusses the unique vulnerabilities of libraries, especially as their assets grow. From daily book fines to budgets in six or seven figures, libraries offer ample opportunities for the attentive thief, often someone in a position of trust. Proactively putting financial controls into the library can remove a source of temptati



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451250103321

Autore

Forster John <1946, >

Titolo

The political economy of global sporting organisations / / John Forster and Nigel K.Ll. Pope

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-49816-0

0-429-23400-7

0-203-59900-4

1-280-07794-8

9786610077946

0-203-50591-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 61

Classificazione

76.10

Altri autori (Persone)

PopeNigel

Disciplina

338.4/7796

Soggetti

Sports administration - Economic 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 (p. [161]-174) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Global sports organisations: ringmasters or alphabet boys?; A product of history: the creation and evolution of GSOs; The economic approach to sport; Sources of sport revenue; Going for gold: global sports events; Architectures of control: structure and process in the GSOs; For the good of the game: GSO opacity as public interest organisations; Getting on with the neighbours: the external relationships of GSOs; Yielding place to the new; Postscript; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organizations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer), and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (armwrestling). Many of these bodies have been surrounded by controversy during their histories, after having to adjust to the realities of commercial sport.This important book analyzes the evolution of modern sport, examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments. Themes covered in this impressive volume include: