Subject(s): Social problems -- Research | Social sciences -- Research Summary: "A comprehensive, balanced text text for Research Methods courses found in Sociology, Communication/Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration, and other social science disciplines. It is used in undergraduate through graduate level courses"--Provid

Subject(s): Auditing -- Standards | Financial statements -- Standards Summary: "This book eliminates the complexities contained within the International Standards on Auditing and gets to the heart of what it is that auditing standards want from auditors. Offering practical guidance on how these often difficult to interpret standards are app

Subject(s): Investments | Portfolio management | Investment analysis Summary: This book contains the recent contributions of Edwin J. Elton and Martin J. Gruber to the field of investments. All of the articles in this book have been published in the leading finance and economic journals. Sixteen of the twenty articles have been published in the

Subject(s): Anthropology -- India | India -- Social conditions | India -- Economic conditions | India -- Population Summary: "A Companion to the Anthropology of India offers a broad overview of the rapidly evolving scholarship on Indian society from the earliest area studies to views of India's globalization in the twenty-first century.

Subject(s): Creative ability | Arts -- Psychological aspects Review: "Intended for researchers and advanced students in both human development and the arts, this book will also serve as a textbook for advanced courses on psychology and the arts and/or special topics courses in cognitive and/or human development."--BOOK JACKET. Conte

Subject(s): Betancourt, Ingrid, 1961- -- Captivity, 2002-2008 | Betancourt, Ingrid, 1961- -- Kidnapping, 2002 | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia | Hostages -- Biography -- Colombia | Kidnapping victims -- Biography -- Colombia | Political kidnapping -- Colombia | Women presidential candidates -- Biography -- Colombia | Women legislators

Subject(s): Business ethics | International business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects | Social responsibility of business Abstract: The inclusion of ethically driven elements into the strategic-planning process of multinational corporations (MNCs) is an emerging consideration in the modern era of globalization. Firms pursuing cross-bord

Subject(s): Education, Higher -- East Asia | Education and globalization -- East Asia | Transnational education -- East Asia | Education, Higher -- International cooperation Summary: "Several universities throughout East Asia have been developing internationalization policies to meet the increasing demands of globalization. The editors init

Subject(s): Library science | Information science Summary: This step-by-step guide provides encouragement, support and direction for librarians who may be new to research and evaluation, or lacking in confidence or expertise. With a focus on practice based research, evaluation, and small projects it guides the reader through the research proces

Subject(s): Investments -- Psychological aspects | Investments -- Decision making | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Summary: "In this groundbreaking book, Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of