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UNINA9910452415503321 |
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Titolo |
The governance of risk [[electronic resource] /] / David Crowther, Guler Aras, editors |
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Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013 |
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1-299-46697-4 |
1-78190-781-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Collana |
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Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility ; ; v.5 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Corporate governance |
Risk management |
Sustainable development |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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FRONT COVER; THE GOVERNANCE OF RISK; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE: THE REAL TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; INTRODUCTION; THE BRUNDTLAND REPORT AND AFTER ...; BRUNDTLAND AND SUSTAINABILITY; THE DESCENDANTS OF BRUNDTLAND; ACCOUNTING AND STEWARDSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; IS CSR IN CRISIS?; INTRODUCTION; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; CSR AND ECONOMIC CRISIS; ECONOMIC CRISIS IN SPAIN; METHOD AND SAMPLE; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES |
UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDER ACTIVISM, MANAGING TRANSPARENCY RISK CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: STOCKHOLDER VERSUS STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES; TRANSPARENCY: DIMENSIONS AND DILEMMAS; PERSPECTIVES ON CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY; ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; CORPORATE RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE AND LOW CARBON ECONOMY; VIEWS ON LOW |
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CARBON ECONOMY; RISKS OF ENTERPRISES IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY; OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS OF LOW CARBON RESPONSIBILITY; REFERENCES; GOVERNANCE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INTRODUCTION |
SUSTAINABILITY AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RISK REDUCING; APPLYING IE TECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES; RISK ANALYSIS; GAMES THEORY; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; GOVERNANCE IN CAPITAL MARKET INSTITUTIONS; INTRODUCTION; SEVERAL ASPECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; GOVERNANCE OF CAPITAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONS; CURRENT ISSUES REGARDING GOVERNANCE IN CAPITAL MARKETS; THE ROLE OF STOCK EXCHANGES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CONCERNS INTRODUCED BY THE RECENT TRENDS; CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES |
THE ELEMENT OF RISK IN RELATION TO IMPORTING FROM LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES USING PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS INTRODUCTION; THE RISKS OF GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE; CANCELLATION OF GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE; COMPLIANCE; A SURVEY OF IMPORTERS WITH REGARDS TO RISK OF IMPORTING USING PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS; USE OF SHIPPING AGENTS; COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; CHANGE OF PREFERENCE ALLOCATION; IS THE GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE CONSIDERED AS PART OF BUSINESS STRATEGY?; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; WITHDRAWAL OF GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE; COMPLIANCE; COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES |
GOVERNANCE, RISK AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNT FROM MINING?INTRODUCTION; PLATINUM MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA; DIAMOND MINING IN BOTSWANA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; THE TERRITORIAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CITY OF VOLTA REDONDA, BRAZIL: THE CASE OF CSN; INTRODUCTION; THE TRAJECTORY OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CSN IN VOLTA REDONDA; THE IMPACT OF STEEL INDUSTRY IN A TERRITORY: THE CASE OF CSN; FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: BEYOND 'GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE' - THE TERRITORIAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; NOTES; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING |
DECIPHERING THE DIVERSE NATURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE INDIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: A STUDY OF PUBLIC SECTOR BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED (BHEL) COMPANY |
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This book is designed to address the relationship between governance and risk, and set it within the context of the global business and societal environment. |
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UNINA9910954607003321 |
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Autore |
Tripp Aili Mari |
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Titolo |
Women & politics in Uganda / / Aili Mari Tripp |
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2000 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Women - Political activity - Uganda |
Feminism - Uganda |
Women - Uganda - Societies and clubs |
Women in politics in Uganda |
Feminism in Uganda |
African |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Maps & Photos""; ""Acronyms & Luganda Terms""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1. Women's Mobilization & Societal Autonomy: In Comparative African Perspective""; ""2. A Foot in the Door: Historical Dimensions of the Women's Movement in Uganda""; ""3. The National Resistance Movement: Closing Political Space""; ""4. The Political Impact of the Women's Movement under the NRM ""; ""5. Why the Women's Movement Expanded Under the NRM""; ""6. Going Against the Grain: Women's Challenges to the Politicization of Ethnicity & Religion"" |
""7. Reconfiguring the Political: The Story of a Jinja Health Clinic""""8. The Practical & the Political: A Battle for Market Stalls & Power""; ""9. Resisting Patronage Politics: The Case of Kawaala Housing Project""; ""10. Anatomy of a Deception: ""Something is Fishy in Kamuli""""; ""11. Gender & Institutional Analysis: The Limits of Political Representation""; ""Appendix A. Survey Methods""; ""Appendix B. List of Interviews""; ""Appendix C. Constitution of Ekikwenza Omubi Women's Project, 1990"" |
""Appendix D. Developing Kawaala Through Self Help Participation: |
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""The Proposed Kawaala Land Development Project"" drawn up by Kawaala Residents""""References""; ""Index"" |
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Uganda has attracted much attention and political visibility for its significant economic recovery after a catastrophic decline. In her groundbreaking book, Aili Mari Tripp provides extensive data and analysis of patterns of political behavior and institutions by focusing on the unique success of indigenous women's organizations.Tripp explores why the women's movement grew so dramatically in such a short time after the National Resistant Movement took over in 1986. Unlike many African countries where organizations and institutions are controlled by a ruling party or regime, the Ugandan women's movement gained its momentum by remaining autonomous. |
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