Autore	Jean-Marie Gaetane
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (357 p.)
Disciplina	378.1982
Altri autori (Persone)	Lloyd-JonesBrenda
Collana	Diversity in Higher Education,11
Soggetto topico	African American college teachers -- Selection and appointment African American college teachers Discrimination in higher education Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) Education Social Sciences Theory & Practice of Education
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	FRONT COVER; BEYOND STOCK STORIES AND FOLKTALES: AFRICAN AMERICANS' PATHS TO STEM FIELDS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; PART I: THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 1 UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS THAT FOSTER BLACK SCIENTISTS; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; BACCALAUREATE ORIGINS; METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES CHAPTER 2 AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ACADEMICALLY GIFTED, MILLENNIAL STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS): FACTORS THAT IMPACT SUCCESSFUL DEGREE COMPLETIONOVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES IN THE MEYERHOFF SCHOLARS PROGRAM: OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES; STEM INTERVENTION PROGRAM COMPONENTS; MEYERHOFF SCHOLARS PROGRAM; CURRENT STUDY; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES PART II: BLACK MALES AND STEM FIELDSCHAPTER 4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT AND CAREER SELF-EFFICACY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT TWO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY; ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT; CAREER SELF-EFFICACY; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS AMONG SCHOOL-AGE BLACK MALES: MONITORING THE FUTURE OF BLACK MEN IN STEM FIELDS; ACADEMIC AND SCHOOL-RELATED FACTORS; FAMILY FACTORS PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORSPURPOSE; METHOD; MEASURES; RESULTS; PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 BLACK MEN IN THE STEM FIELDS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; THE PRESENCE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE STEM FIELDS; TRADITIONAL NOTIONS OF TEACHING AND PREPARATION IN STEM; STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY HBCUs TO ENSURE SUCCESS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENSURING SUCCESS AMONG BLACK MEN IN STEM; CONCLUSION REFERENCESPART III: BLACK FEMALES AND STEM FIELDS; CHAPTER 7 REFLECTING AND DEFYING TRADITION: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN STEM; UPSETTING THE GENDER BALANCE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION; FROM INTEREST TO BEHAVIOR: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN INTO STEM; STEM BACHELOR'S DEGREE ATTAINMENT BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN; MAKING STRIDES; GENDER DIFFERENCES IN DOCTORAL DEGREE ATTAINMENT AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS; AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND STEM FACULTY RANKS; DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES CHAPTER 8 BLACK WOMEN FACULTY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: PERSPECTIVES FOR A NATIONAL IMPERATIVE
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910812938803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Bradford, England] : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (77 pages) : illustrations, tables
Disciplina	658.409082
Collana	Gender in Management: An International Journal
Soggetto topico	Women executives Businesswomen
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78714-169-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910160281703321

Autore	Gillis Paul
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bingley, England : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (362 p.)
Disciplina	657.0951
Collana	Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought
Soggetto topico	Accounting - China Auditing - China Finance - China
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78350-486-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	FRONT COVER; THE BIG FOUR AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION IN CHINA; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Purpose and Significance of this Book; 1.3. The Research Question; 1.4. Overview of Methodology; 1.5. Limitations and Delimitations; 1.6. Organization of the Book; 2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; 2.1. Historical Critical Accounting Research; 2.2. Alternative Theoretical Foundations for Historical Accounting Research; 3. THE BIG FOUR; 3.1. The Big Four; 3.2. Globalization of the Big Four 3.3. The Big Four in Emerging Markets 3.4. Law Firms; 4. BUILDING FOUNDATIONS; 4.1. Accounting Practices in Early China; 4.2. War and Revolution; 4.3. China Opens to the World; 4.4. Tiananmen Square; 5. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL MARKETS AS HEGEMONIC PROJECTS; 5.1. Foreign Direct Investment; 5.2. Joint Venture Accounting Firms; 5.3. Development of Capital Markets; 5.4. Accounting Frauds and Scandals; 5.5. Securities Regulation; 6. MAINTAINING HEGEMONY; 6.1. The People Dimension; 6.2. Member Firms in China; 6.3. China and the World Trade Organization 6.4. Competition Between the Big Four 6.5. Structure of the Accounting Market in China; 7. COUNTER-HEGEMONY; 7.1. Accounting and Auditing Standards; 7.2. Licensing of Certified Public Accountants; 7.3. Local Firm Reforms; 7.4. Audit Rotation; 7.5. Mainland Chinese Firms and the H-Share Market; 8. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS; 8.1. How the Big Four Came to Dominate Accounting Markets in China; 8.2. Why the Big Four Came to Dominate Accounting Markets in China; 8.3. How Have Indigenous Firms Tried to Break the Dominance of the Big Four?; 9. IMPLICATIONS AND TOPICS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH 9.1. What the Big Four Needs to Do 9.2. What Local Firms Need to Do; 9.3. What Regulators Need to Do; 9.4. Further Research Topics; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464557503321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[West Yorkshire, England] : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (76 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina	355.0330045
Collana	Journal of Communication Management
Soggetto topico	Strategy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78635-799-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910511489003321