This concise volume evaluates the causes and significance of recent corporate failures and financial scandals, and the roles of external auditors, financial reports, watchdogs, boards, directors and senior management. Failures like the collapse of Carillion, examined at length, have led to a crisis of confidence in financial reporting.
Exploring France's rich literary heritage, this book delves into influential authors, their works, and the literary movements that shaped French literature. It examines the interplay between significant historical events—such as the world wars, the Franco-Prussian War, the Algerian War, and the May 1968 protests—and the evolution of literary style and content. By highlighting the philosophical and social developments, it provides a comprehensive understanding of how these factors have influenced a vast array of imaginative writing throughout French history.
Drawing on extensive research and interviews with insiders and experts, this book charts what has gone wrong with financial reporting and offers a range of solutions to improve transparency to both investors and the public. It will be of interest to students, researchers, professionals and policy makers in financial reporting and accounting.
Exam Preparation - Revised for the 2008 FCE Exam Format
Provides students with comprehensive exam practice preparation and revision. This edition is revised for the updated 2008 FCE exam format.
Zábavná cvičebnice k rozšíření a upevnění slovní zásoby cizího jazyka. Díky učebnici si student naučené fráze a výrazy plně zautomatizuje a vyvaruje se typických chyb. Vybraná slovní zásoba je autentická a běžně používaná. Pomohou také tipy, jak se snáze a rychleji slovíčka učit.
AMERICAN BUSINESS VOCABULARY teaches over 1000 words and phrases in a wide variety of business areas including accounting, sales, travel, insurance, advertising, management, trade, and public relations.
Essays on the Short Story in France in the Twentieth Century
This volume provides new insights into some of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close.
Rome is best seen on foot. This guidebook, with its maps and plans, is written to help those interested in the history and culture of this great city. It gives directions for the complicated sites such as the Forum and the Vatican. It provides coverage of Rome's artistic heritage - the monuments of ancient Rome, museums, palaces, hundreds of churches, fountains and gardens, also includes 27 chapters devoted to walks around the city. and Ostia Antica. There is a detailed section at the start of the book to help with planning a visit. An important new feature is the inclusion of hotel and restaurant recommendations.
BUILD YOUR BUSINESS VOCABULARY contains graded vocabulary exercises in a huge range of business banking, social, presentations, insurance, law, management, personnel, product, and sales. This is the ideal complement to most business courses.
