Concept of Corporate Governance: Corporate governance has caught the interest and imagination of all segments of the corporate world. Governance has assumed greater significance in the light of series of corporate failings, both in public and private sectors. The society at large, have begun to loose faith in the infallibility of governance systems. What could be the minimum ethical sta....     View More Details

The collections contain more than 50 parables, 25 poems and many inspirational and motivational quotes, which help you to

Fasting and Feasting is an attempt to trace the origins of these traditional observances as carried out Then and Now. Thus it familiarizes the youth with the concepts associated with some observances and practices which they might have been involved with but against their logical sense.

The book is written in simple language and presents a clear classification of fasts, and their mode o....     View More Details

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This book is for students preparing for the Reading Test in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which is administered by the British Council, the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES) and IELTS Australia.

The book contains ten practice Reading Tests and a Key. Each Test contains three reading passages, which cover a var....     View More Details

Business combinations, corporate restructuring, financial reengineering, corporate reorganizations are the terms used for restructuring the corporate sector. In India, corporate restructuring by way of disinvestment of public sector enterprises has become a fashionable concept in recent years. It started from the middle of seventies with the disappointment of public sector, but the voices of p....     View More Details

Man is always in the quest for something?for better living, more happiness, etc. Instead, very often, unwillingly, he finds himself in undesirable situations. He ignores the most fundamental principles and laws of the universe, and yet, he expects everything to be okay. That is simply not possible. The universe does not revolve around our sweet wishes; there are certain principles and laws in ....     View More Details

``This book is a wonderful resource with extensive references. It outlines proven, practical techniques to reduce costs, improve quality and enhance customer satisfaction. It`s a MUST HAVE for retailers and consumer products manufacturers as well as a terrific educational resource.``

-Kenneth L. Wilson, Director, Quality Assurance (Retd.),
Army & Air Force Exchange Servi....     View More Details

Smoking is injurious to health. It has been estimated that about 1.3 billion are addicted to smoking and unless steps are taken to make people aware of the growing menace, 650 million people are likely to die prematurely due to the extensive use of tobacco.

The book, Tobacco Use: Health and Behaviour, in twelve chapters, deals with a wide range of issues concerning its cultivation and i....     View More Details

The concept of value is central to all management. It is applicable to all economic decision-making. A holistic view of the entire firm and the economic environs would reveal the vast expanse of unexplored facets, central to value. Among them, important are the internal value-adding continuum, external inter-related value chains, cost effectiveness, quality affordability, and stake holder valu....     View More Details

Value Engineering integrates tradition, technology and techniques, to create innovative products and services that deliver value at least cost.

This book provides:

• theory and methodology of Value Engineering to the beginners;
• guidelines for application on problems to the practitioners; and
• a manual for problem solving and decision making to the m....     View More Details

The present book deals with the Verbal and Abstract reasoning only. The chapters contain the verbal, letter and word classifications tests, verbal analogy, series completion, coding-decoding tests, analytical reasoning tests, logical reasoning tests, syllogisms, statement  tests, critical reasoning tests, abstract reasoning tests (both quantitative and qualitative), paper from board tests....     View More Details

Advanced International Trade is the first major graduate textbook in international trade in a generation. Trade is a corner-stone concept in economics, taught in all departments both in the United States and abroad. The past twenty years have seen a number of new theoretical approaches that are essential to any graduate international trade course, and will be of interest in development ....     View More Details

In this book, two of America`s leading economists provide the first integrated treatment of the conceptual, practical, and empirical foundations for credit risk pricing and risk measurement. Masterfully applying theory to practice, Darrell Duffie and Kenneth Singleton model credit risk for the purpose of measuring portfolio risk and pricing defaultable bonds, credit derivatives, and other secu....     View More Details

Financial econometrics is a great success story in economics. Econometrics uses data and statistical inference methods, together with structural and descriptive modeling, to address rigorous economic problems. Its development within the world of finance is quite recent and has been paralleled by a fast expansion of financial markets and an increasing variety and complexity of financial product....     View More Details

The past twenty years have seen an extraordinary growth in the use of quantitative methods in financial markets. Finance professionals now routinely use sophisticated statistical techniques in portfolio management, proprietary trading, risk management, financial consulting, and securities regulation. This graduate-level textbook is intended for PhD students, advanced MBA students, and industry....     View More Details

This book aims at helping students fulfil their need for vocabulary building and retaining newly learnt words for long term usage. The book is particularly recommended for those students who are appearing for various competitive examinations like SAT, IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT etc. and those who wish to enhance their communication skills.....     View More Details