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The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between firms' internal corporate governance mechanism and their auditor choice and auditor switch decisions and how investors respond to...

Following the initial publication of La Porta et al. (1997) an ever growing number of researchers published empirical evidence on the influence of corporate governance rules on external financing...

When corporate governance mechanisms fail, litigation is a tool that shareholders must be able to use in order to enforce their rights and/or to repair the damages caused. Here, the author inquires...

The confluence of a number of marketplace phenomena has provided the impetus for this research. The first is the so called value relevance of intangibles in determining share market performance. A...

The literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is often inadequate, insufficient, or inapplicable in many international contexts because it ignores the influence of various belief and value...

The present analysis situates the thought of S ren Kierkegaard in the context of the language and categories proper to the philosophical world of German Idealism and the Enlightenment. As emphasized...

This book proposes a new concept in corrosion modeling approach which is based on the existing scientific corrosion laws and is also verified by experimentation. An enhanced simulation tool has been...

Evaluation of neuronal responses to single-pulse electrical stimulation (SPES) was performed to determine the reliability of cortical stimulation under general anaesthesia compared to alert awareness...

"Cosmos, Chaos, and Process" is a comprehensive history and normative analysis of the tension between the ideas of order and disorder in Western thought, as this has taken shape in philosophy,...

"Which cost of capital should I use when valuing an investment?" The aim of this book is to provide an answer for corporate finance managers, industrial managers, MBA or finance students who have...

Complex systems have reached the point where reuse is the norm rather than the exception. In an effort to address increasing complexity while maintaining manageability, systems engineers frequently...

Grounded in a qualitative research investigation involving five doctoral graduands from a counselling department at a Canadian university, this book focuses on reflective practice in the context of...

Tears have been described as a language that transcends words. Crying is a response that all people have in common and is one of the most powerful demonstrations of emotional expression. Individuals...

Classical courtyard houses of Beijing as a housing typology have attracted interest of people from all walks of life. Due to deterioration, the large-scale demolition of these houses in the last few...

A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a network of distributed nodes, each equipped with sensors, computational elements, and transceivers. These networks are able to sense a desired phenomenon over a...

Covered call writing has always been one of the most popular option trading strategies, and is even more interesting in the time of the bear market that we have experienced in the recent past. It is...

The origin, migration and evolution of the Rapanui (Easter Islanders), has been contested for many years. Archaeological, linguistic and genetic/serological data have played instrumental roles...

Musical theater has long suffered the reputation of being unrealistic and unsophisticated with no real social significance. However, musical theater has been an integral part of American culture...

The role of simulation has increased during the last few years due to an increasing complexity of components and the rising number of objects involved in large-scale systems. This book gives an...

The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in general, artistic and scientific creativity among engineering and music college students. These findings were compared with...

In recent days there are hardly any banks left, which are not affected by the recent turmoil on the credit market. That raises the question about the bank's credit risk management. The problems can,...

The focus of this book is on examining issues of dyslexia, social exclusion and crime. Current estimations suggest that people with dyslexia are considerably over-represented in the UK's criminal...

There is no standard method for determining basic voice classification (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) of high school choir students. Most practices seem to be based on tradition rather than research,...

Critical IntertextualityAuthor: Jehann El-BisiPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Dec 16, 2008Number of Pages: 136 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639087348ISBN-13: 9783639087345

Through the search for critical meanings in architecture, this work enchains architecture with philosophy for the purpose of discovering the essence of architecture. The contents excavated in the...

The present study investigates the shearing behavior of sands pertinent to liquefaction and critical state soil mechanics using an improved ring shear apparatus designed and constructed at the...

Substantial cost and schedule overrun in several high-profile, remote deepwater offshore projects have occurred globally, over the past couple of years. With this has increased exponentially the need...

Critical thinking in Physical EducationAuthor: Jonathan DohertyPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Jan 06, 2009Number of Pages: 292 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639111516ISBN-13:...

Transculturation represents the potential of a third space in which to refigure the terms of identification beyond majoritarian framings obliging assimilation, reproduction and homogenization within...

This book examines communication processes that occur among people, groups, organizations and societies when they interact with culturally different entities. It conveys basic principles in a...