1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969521903321

Autore

Jao Y. C

Titolo

The Asian financial crisis and the ordeal of Hong Kong / / Y.C. Jao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798400615252

9780313000751

0313000751

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

330.95125/06

Soggetti

Finance - China - Hong Kong

Financial crises - Asia

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. [217]-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Outbreak and Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 2 The Nature and Causes of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 3 Hong Kong on the Eve of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 4 Speculation Against the Hong Kong Dollar; Chapter 5 Impact on the Asset Markets; Chapter 6 Impact on the Financial Sector; Chapter 7 Impact on the Real Economy; Chapter 8 Why Was Hong Kong's Economic Downturn So Severe; Chapter 9 Why Was Hong Kong a Laggard in Economic Recovery; Chapter 10 Hong Kong's Money and Finance Under Chinese Sovereignty

Chapter 11 China and the Asian Financial CrisisChapter 12 Lessons and Reflections

Sommario/riassunto

This text opens with a discussion of the nature, causes and consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC). It examines the impact the AFC had as well as offers answers for the questions: why was the economic downturn so severe and why was the territory initially a laggard in economic recovery?



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968992203321

Autore

Redmond Andrea

Titolo

Comebacks : powerful lessons from leaders who endured setbacks and recaptured success on their terms / / Andrea Redmond, Patricia Crisafulli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2010

ISBN

9786612548185

9781282548183

1282548182

9780470619865

0470619864

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CrisafulliPatricia

Disciplina

658.4/2

Soggetti

Chief executive officers

Leaders

Success in business

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

Comebacks: Powerful Lessons from Leaders Who Endured Setbacks and Recaptured Success on Their Terms; Contents; Introduction: When the Rug Gets Pulled; Chapter One: DAVID NEELEMAN: WHEN IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON; Chapter Two: DAVID POTTRUCK: A PORTRAIT IN CANDOR; Chapter Three: PATRICIA DUNN: TRIAL BY FIRE; Chapter Four: CHRISTOPHER GALVIN: THE POWER OF RESILIENCE; Chapter Five: HERBERT ''PUG'' WINOKUR: AFTER THE STORM; Chapter Six: HARRY M. JANSEN KRAEMER, JR.: VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP; Chapter Seven: JACQUES ''JAC'' NASSER: NEW LIFE AFTER A LONG CAREER

Chapter Eight: DURK JAGER: PEACE OF MIND AND WALKING AWAYChapter Nine: JAMIE DIMON: THE ULTIMATE COMEBACK; Chapter Ten: DALE DAWSON: PURSUING A LIFE OF PASSION; Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gold Medal Winner, Success and Motivation, 2011 Axiom Business Book Awards Insight from leaders who experienced major setbacks and redefined success In tough economic times, when careers are derailed



and leaders are forced to rewrite their professional plans, this book enlightens and uplifts. Comebacks features an all-star cast of ten leaders who endured setbacks-for some a public fall in the midst of media scrutiny-then reassessed and moved ahead with new purpose. Based on revealing interviews, the book presents a behind-the-headlines glimpse into the lives of leaders; how t