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Accounting, Volume 7: How to Meet the Challenges of Relevance and Regulation (Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought)
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Is the average accountant being strangled by overregulation? Have traditional accounting and auditing practices been misunderstood and unfairly maligned? Can anything be done to reverse these damaging trends?
In the 1984 edition of this book, Eugene H. Flegm gave an emphatic yes to all three questions. However, none of his suggestions were followed and today the condition of the accounting profession (defined as to include those in business as well as public accounting) is in dire straits. The regulators--FASB, SEC and the AICPA--have continued to overwhelm practicing accountants with a continuation of detailed rules making.
In this updated version of his book, Mr. Flegm explains the causes of the current crisis, how the accounting profession and the FASB failed to deal with the developing problems 20 years ago, and how there is still some hope that the integrity of the profession can be restored.
He reiterates his basic belief that only an historical cost based system can be used to establish the badly needed reliability in financial data which after all is why financial statements are relevant at all. He also brings to question whether or not the AICPA and the public auditing firms have not forfeited their self regulation franchise.
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This collection will help managers and human resource professionals weigh the pros and cons of different compensation plans and provide a framework for thinking about this important aspect of the war for talent. The articles discuss a variety of compensation-related issues such as: making salaries public, stock options, executive compensation, and incentive plans.
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In the knowledge economy, harnessing the power of people to do their best work is more critical than ever. This stellar collection--edited by GE chief learning officer Steve Kerr--brings together the best articles and interviews from the Harvard Business Review on individual and organizational motivation.
From San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh on the arc of utilization that creates a plan for moving people through the organization to GE Chairman Jack Welch on the company's famous Work-Out program that transforms attitudes and energizes employees, this book includes many helpful examples of ultimate or true rewards. These articles--as well as pieces by Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ronald Heifetz, and others--examine the sources of motivation and offer numerous strategies for compensating employees and driving organizational excellence: power, accountability, responsibility, organizational culture, coaching, team work, incentives, goal setting, and employee ownership.
Ultimate Rewards tackles many of the hard issues and controversial questions about how to reward, what to reward, and who should reward, including:
Determining whether employees really value intrinsic benefits like self-actualization and job enrichment more than extrinsic ones like pay Using promotions to recognize performance in a downsized, de-layered business environment when specific jobs at the next level may not be readily available Instituting reversible compensation, including bonuses, incentive pay, and compensation at risk Making financial as well as nonfinancial bonuses visible. Designing efficient rewards that motivate future performance as well as thank people for past performance Measuring and rewarding results to minimize dysfunctional behavior Creating opportunities for peers, customers, and subordinates to participate in the review process
Framed by Kerr's provocative introduction, Ultimate Rewards highlights successes and failures as well as the conflicting opinions on what works and what doesn't, as it addresses the perennial challenge of ensuring top-quality performance and winning results.
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Ultimate Rewards.......2002-02-16
Do I have to buy a used book. I would rather have a new book.
Found it in A Library.......2001-05-01
I was doing some reserach in the library about GE, CEO Jack Welch. I came across this book. I couldn't put it down. I finished half of it after work while on the tread mill working out. The book impressed me so much I oredered it for my personal use (Adjunct Professor). Kerr does a great job interviewing some super corporate executives; Welch-GE, Bossidy-Allied Signal and other superstars, Bill Walsh 49's Head Coach, and Peter Drucker. The book is formatted in an interview setting and let me tell you it's like you were sitting in their office, den, or living room getting the no b.s. answers to some pretty pointed corporate performance questions. This book is a must. Superbly written, great examples, and great ideas to assist you in becomming a better manager.
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Compensation: Fair Pay for Executives and Employees ("Harvard Business Review" Paperback)
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To develop trial skills, students must practice techniques and strategies under the watchful eyes of experienced faculty. NITA's learning-by-doing programs are based on this premise, as is our well-known trial advocacy textbook Problems in Trial Advocacy. The new, revised 2003 Edition of Problems in Trial Advocacy is now available.
For the first time, the problems in this textbook are date specific. They simulate actual courtroom situations and are designed to develop the basic skills necessary for all trial lawyers. The situations are realistic and in many cases are based, in whole or in part, on actual trials. They involve a variety of both civil and criminal cases. Also for the first time in this edition, the exhibits are included on a CD.
The new edition of Problems in Trial Advocacy is also designed so that fact patterns used for direct and cross-examination problems contain two witness examinations per fact pattern, which are also used for other exercises in the course, such as exhibits or impeachment, among others. As a result, students spend less time learning fact patterns and more time developing their skills as trial lawyers.
Using the text, students learn to appreciate that a trial is not merely a collection of independent steps. Rather it is the process of developing—through opening statements, direct and cross-examination of lay and expert witnesses, introduction of exhibits, impeachment and rehabilitation, and closing arguments—a well-conceived, planned, and delivered case theory. An effective case theory will be one that supports a judgment in your favor as a matter of law, answers the question of what really happened and why for the fact finder, and persuades the fact finder that your client should prevail as a matter of fairness and justice.
Use Problems in Trial Advocacy alone or with your choice of civil or criminal case files from NITA's extensive library. It also can be combined with Steven Lubet's Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice for a complete advocacy course.
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Good, but look at Common Sense Rules of Advocacy by Evans.......2004-05-23
Bocchino's and Beskind's book is good, but Keith Evans' book, Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers, was written by a lawyer who practiced as a trial lawyer in California and as a barrister in England. In addition to law school teaching, Mr. Evans also made numerous presentations to different American Inns of Court.
Evans book is now published by TheCapitol.Net, and more information about this classic of trial advocacy can be found on their web site: thecapitol.net
Best bet is to buy both teh Bocchino/Beskind book and the Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers by Keith Evans.
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Excellent service.......2005-09-19
He responded back to my questions on-time, and got the item to me in a prompt manner. The book was exactly as described. Great service all around.
LAW CLERK.......2000-08-25
IT IS AN EXCCELENT BOOK FOR THE TRIAL ADVOCACY COURSE. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK NOT ONLY FOR THE LAW STUDENTS BUT ALSO FOR THE PARCTICIONERS, WHO MAY FIND IT VERY HELPFUL FOR A TRIAL PREPORATION.
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Bill Cassidy led meteorite recovery expeditions in the Antarctic for fifteen years and his searches have resulted in the collection of thousands of meteorite specimens from the ice. This personal account of his field experiences on the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites Project reveals the influence the work has had on our understanding of the moon, Mars and the asteroid belt. Cassidy describes the hardships and dangers of fieldwork in a hostile environment, as well as the appreciation he developed for its beauty. William Cassidy is Emeritus Professor of Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He initiated the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) nroject and led meteorite recovery expeditions in Antarctica in1976. His name is found attached to a mineral (cassidyite), on the map of Antarctica (Cassidy Glacier), and in the Catalog of Asteroids (3382 Cassidy). Profiled in "American Men of Science," and "Who's Who in America," he is also a recipient of The Antarctic Service Medal from the United States and has published widely in Science, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, and The Journal of Geophysical Research.
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Solar System Leftovers in the Freezer.......2004-12-22
Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica by William A. Cassidy is three books in one. The first book is a highly accessible account of ANSMET, the US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program. Part Antarctic adventure story, part exposition on the difficulties of doing scientific research in the late 20th Century, the first part of the book should thrill any interested reader. The second book lays out the spoils of the research, the meteorites - those leftovers from the formation of the solar system and chips off of other planets. This section is much more technical, but Cassidy's writing style and ability to explain makes the second part as readable as the first. The third book brings in statistics to evaluate the scientific worth of the Antarctic meteorite collection and Cassidy speculates on what it all means. Even though this section is clearly aimed at a scientific audience, the interested reader that has made it this far should find this section only slightly harder reading than the previous two. I must confess that my BS in Geosciences helped with part two and three, but even a lay reader with an interest in meteorites and Antarctica should find the entire book well worth the challenge. One of the things I most enjoyed about Cassidy's writing is his ability to inject his geologist's personality throughout the book, even in the sections that could have been as dry as cosmic dust. Most of this book is not for the casual science reader, but those with an active interest in meteorites should find it a welcome addition to their library.
A Masterpiece of Communication!.......2004-06-15
Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica is a masterpiece of communication! Few science books teach technical matters and yet leave the reader experiencing only a great adventure and joy of learning. Yet, on every challenging subject (from Antarctic ice meteorite-stranding surfaces and the thrilling finding of the first lunar meteorite, Alan Hills 81005, to the Antarctic Martian meteorites like the now famous Alan Hills 84001 that might or might not include signs of very ancient Martian life), Cassidy amazes and informs the reader by successful teaching. He shares the cold reality of Antarctic winds with the warmth of a father recounting his own youth, around a campfire, or as with colleagues around a bar.
Talk about translating meteorite science into terms of human experience! Under, "THE SOCIOLOGY OF CHONDRITES [A broad class of meteorites]", we gain easy access when Cassidy smilingly speaks of "mixed neighborhoods" and the "melting pot" effect. But a few words do no justice to Cassidy's wonderful analogy. One must read it and smile while learning.
Cassidy neither talks down to his audience nor resorts to jargon just to sound 'scientific'. As a reviewer having read almost every meteorite book published in the English language (with help of the NASA-Goddard library), this one emerges as my favorite because of the clarity of presentation and even its 'salt' of good humor.
The entire book is permeated with an air of open honesty and objectivity. When anyone, including the author, has an unproven idea about, e.g., the origin of certain meteorite parent bodies, it clearly is labeled as such. Readers are encouraged in the valuable lesson of thinking for themselves, and with such evoked pondering, Cassidy applies one of the best learning tools.
So it is that this book is enthusiastically recommended, whether you be an intelligent novice just wanting to learn about meteorites and the origin of our solar system, a wayward wanderer who has glimpsed the majesty of a 'falling star' and wondered how it might be to relieve loose bowels in the Antarctic wind, or whether you are one of Cassidy's fellow scientists desiring to share the adventures of a colleague.
This book is learning at its most pleasurable, an adventure into life as a scientist at the terrestrial climatic extreme, a view into the politics of financing scientific adventures, and, furthermore, just one doggoned wonderful reading experience!
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