1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815149203321

Autore

Frankel Tamar

Titolo

Trust and honesty : America's business culture at a crossroad / / Tamar Frankel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-19-770388-7

0-19-992402-3

1-280-56046-0

1-4237-3399-1

0-19-534363-8

1-60256-675-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/0263

Soggetti

Corporation law - United States - Criminal provisions

Fraud - United States

Breach of trust - United States

Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States

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

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Spreading Abuse of Trust and Deception; 2. Old and New Concerns; 3. Toward Abuse of Trust and Mistrust; 4. Toward Deception; 5. Toward a Different American Culture; 6. Rising Opportunities and Temptations; 7. The Shift to Weaker Morality, Weaker Law, and Stronger Market Discipline; 8. The Subtle Changes in Legal Doctrine and Intepretation; 9. The Shift from Professions to Businesses; 10. In Markets We Trust; 11. Why Did Legal Enforcement Fail to Stem the Avalanche of Fraud?; 12. Toward an Honest Society; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J

KL; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Suggests that fraud and the abuse of trust could have a widespread impact on American economy and prosperity, and argues that the way to counter this disturbing trend is to reverse the culture of business



dishonesty.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814958603321

Titolo

Atlas of neurosurgical techniques : spine and peripheral nerves / / [edited by] Richard G. Atlas, Laligam Sekhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Thieme, ©2016

ISBN

1-63853-071-8

1-62623-055-2

Edizione

[2nd ed]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,825 pages) : illustrations, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

FesslerRichard G

SekharLaligam N

Soggetti

Nervous system - Surgery

Atlases.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Occipitocervical junction -- Midcervical spine -- Cervicothoracic juunction -- Thoracic and thoracolumbar spine -- Lumbar and Lumbosacral spine -- Minimally invasive spine procedures -- Peripheral nerve

Sommario/riassunto

Complete state-of-the-art coverage of surgical techniques for the spine and peripheral nerves, engaging the full range of approaches--anterior, anterolateral, posterior, and spanning posteriolateral--for these operations. Each section opens with an in-dept discussion of pathology, etiology, and differential diagnosis to help master the underlying scientific principles of diseases and conditions of the spine and peripheral nerves. The authors then present technique-oriented chapters containing step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures