This book deals with the highly complex but exciting subject of corporate fraud and corruption, which has since become the cops and robbers game of the 21st century: accounting fraud, embezzlement, bribery and many other forms of corruption and non-compliance cause turmoil between board members,...

This book provides comprehensive and concise definitions of risk pooling and risk-pooling methods, a straightforward statistical explanation, and a value-chain oriented framework for analyzing risk-pooling methods. Risk pooling mitigates demand and lead time uncertainty in logistics and supply...

Overview -- Part I. Introduction to Economic Growth -- Neoclassical Growth Theory -- Extensions to Neoclassical Growth Theory -- Two Sector -- Growth Models -- Part II. Dual Economies -- Wage and Fertility Gaps in Dual Economies -- Physical Capital in Dual Economies -- A Complete Dual -- Economy...

Thomas Kirschstein provides an overview on methods and approaches for planning and optimizing large-scale chemical production networks. The focus is on an integrated modelling of chemical production processes, logistical processes as well as environmental effects. Therefore, a hybrid simulation...

Towards a Systematization of Social Software Use in Crisis Situations -- Emergent and Improvisational Collaboration Practices in Crisis -- Inter-Organizational Social Network for Emergency Management -- Geospatial Mashup for Information and Expertise Sharing in Situation Assessment -- Mobile...

Part I Theory -- A World with Borders -- How Borders Affect the World -- Managing Across Borders -- A Crossing Borders of/and Cultures -- Methodologies for Cross-Border Research -- Part II Method -- Solving Fair Division Problems -- Cross-Border Behaviors as Games -- Advancing Cross-Border...

Introduction -- Knowledge Spillovers and Technological Upgrading: The Case of the Guangdong Province, China -- Interactive Learning and Systemic Innovation in the Pearl River Delta, China: Firm-level Evidence from the Electronics Industry -- Absorptive Capacity, Proximity and Innovation:...

Welcoming Remarks (Hiroshi Okada) -- Session 1: Financial System Stability and Competition in the Financial Industry -- Keynote Speech: Current Situation, Challenges and Future of Regional Finance in Japan (Hisashi Ono) -- Session 2: Finance to SMEs through Banks, Capital Markets and Other...

Introduction -- TQM and National Culture -- Construction Industry in China -- Construction Industry in Nigeria -- Relationship Between the Chinese and Nigerian Construction Industries -- Conceptual Approach -- Research Design and Method -- Results and Discussions -- Summary and Conclusions