1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778582903321

Autore

Macey Jonathan R.

Titolo

Corporate Governance : Promises Kept, Promises Broken / / Jonathan R. Macey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-282-15810-4

9786612158100

1-4008-2978-X

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

343.7301

658.4/2

658.42

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Content -- Preface -- Introduction. Corporate Governance As Promise -- Chapter 1. The Goals Of Corporate Governance -- Chapter 2. Corporate Law And Corporate Governance -- Chapter 3. Institutions And Mechanisms Of Corporate Governance -- Chapter 4. Boards Of Directors -- Chapter 5. Case Studies On Boards Of Directors In Corporate Governance -- Chapter 6. Dissident Directors -- Chapter 7. Formal External Institutions Of Corporate Governance -- Chapter 8. The Market For Corporate Control -- Chapter 9. Initial Public Offerings And Private Placements -- Chapter 10. Governance By Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits -- Chapter 11. Accounting, Accounting Rules, And The Accounting Industry -- Chapter 12. Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, And Whistle-Blowing -- Chapter 13. Shareholder Voting -- Chapter 14. The Role Of Banks And Other Lenders In Corporate Governance -- Chapter 15. Hedge Funds And Private Equity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Even in the wake of the biggest financial crash of the postwar era, the United States continues to rely on Securities and Exchange Commission oversight and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which set tougher rules for



boards, management, and public accounting firms to protect the interests of shareholders. Such reliance is badly misplaced. In Corporate Governance, Jonathan Macey argues that less government regulation--not more--is what's needed to ensure that managers of public companies keep their promises to investors. Macey tells how heightened government oversight has put a stranglehold on what is the best protection against malfeasance by self-serving management: the market itself. Corporate governance, he shows, is about keeping promises to shareholders; failure to do so results in diminished investor confidence, which leads to capital flight and other dire economic consequences. Macey explains the relationship between corporate governance and the various market and nonmarket institutions and mechanisms used to control public corporations; he discusses how nonmarket corporate governance devices such as boards and whistle-blowers are highly susceptible to being co-opted by management and are generally guided more by self-interest and personal greed than by investor interests. In contrast, market-driven mechanisms such as trading and takeovers represent more reliable solutions to the problem of corporate governance. Inefficient regulations are increasingly hampering these important and truly effective corporate controls. Macey examines a variety of possible means of corporate governance, including shareholder voting, hedge funds, and private equity funds. Corporate Governance reveals why the market is the best guardian of shareholder interests.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910889795703321

Autore

Orefice, Paolo

Titolo

Il lavoro intellettuale in educazione : l'operatore della formazione tra l'intellettuale separato e l'intellettuale partecipativo / Paolo Orefice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Scandicci, : La nuova Italia, 1991

ISBN

88-221-0917-1

Descrizione fisica

XI, 184 p. ; 21 cm.

Collana

Educatori antichi e moderni ; 471

Disciplina

371.1

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

DAM C80 OREP 02

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972161103321

Autore

Taylor-Cox Jennifer

Titolo

Math intervention : building number power with formative assessments, differentiation, and games, grades 3-5 / / Jennifer Taylor-Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-85504-6

1-317-92651-X

1-283-52458-9

9786613837035

1-61442-078-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

372.7

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Mathematical readiness

Group guidance in education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Eye On Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Free Downloads; Table of Contents; Introduction; What is Math Intervention?; Focus on Number Sense and Computation; What Makes Math Intervention Successful?; How to Use Formative Assessment; Monitor Progress; Reteach; How to Use this Book; Chapter One: Addition and Subtraction Concepts; Total and Parts; Counting On and Counting Back; Joining Sets; Number Line Proficiency; Take Away Subtraction; Missing Part Subtraction; Comparison Subtraction; Adding and Subtracting Tens; Adding Doubles and Near Doubles

Fact Families-Addition and SubtractionPartial Sums; Partial Differences; Near Tens for Addition and Subtraction; Equal Differences; Chapter Two: Multiplication and Division Concepts; Repeated Addition Multiplication; Repeated Subtraction Division; Fair Shares Division; Rectangular Arrays for Multiplication and Division; Multiplying and Dividing by Ten; Perfect Squares and Near Squares; Near Tens for Multiplication; Fact Families-Multiplication and Division; Partial Products; Partial Quotients; Equal Products; Chapter Three: Multifaceted



Number Concepts; Expanded Form; Thousands and Millions

Commutative and Associative PropertiesPrime and Composite Numbers; Finding Common Multiples; Finding Common Factors; Adding and Subtracting Fractions; Rename Fractions as Decimals; Compare and Order Fractions and Mixed Numbers; References

Sommario/riassunto

Useful for small groups or one-on-one instruction, this book offers successful math interventions and RTI connections. Teachers will learn to target math instruction to struggling students by diagnosing weaknesses; providing specific, differentiated instruction; using formative assessments; offering corrective feedback; and motivating students by using games.   Taylor-Cox emphasizes four main goals for math instructors. They must help students achieve: accuracy, efficiency, flexibility, and fluency in solving math problems. Integral to each of these goals is ensuring that students understand m