Preface -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Institutional context -- Feminist movements -- Corporate governance -- Board of directors -- Review of empirical literature and formulation of hypotheses -- Design research -- Analysis of evidence -- Analysis of the hypotheses and final considerations --...

Preface -- Introduction: globalization and the social relevance of small business in Brazil -- Small business in emergent countries : challenges and policies -- Micro and small business in Brazil : recent evolution -- Small business sustainability in Brazil -- Finance and small business in...

Intro -- MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: A STUDY BY THE SEC -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- COMMONLY-USED ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- A. THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS STUDY -- 1. Effects of Fair Value Accounting Standards on Financial Institutions' Balance Sheets -- 2. Impact of Fair Value...

Intro -- MARK TO MARKET AND FAIRVALUE ACCOUNTING:AN EXAMINATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING:CONTEXT AND CURRENT CONCERNS* -- ABSTRACT -- HISTORICAL COST ACCOUNTING VS.FAIR VALUEACCOUNTING -- THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD -- THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002,THE SEC,...

Preface -- Abstract -- List of abbreviations -- Natural monopolies and their impact on country's competitiveness -- Review of Lithuanian energy sector natural economies -- The impact of energy market reforms on energy prices and competitiveness -- The model for multi-criteria assessment of...