Finance Resource Guide: E-Books on International Finance

Accountability is seen as an essential feature of governments, businesses and NGOs. This volume treats it as a socially constructed means of control that can be used by the weak as well as the powerful. It contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on accountability in modern organizations by exploring its nature, forms and impacts in civil society organizations, public and inter-governmental agencies and private corporations.

The financial crisis of 2008 and its economic and social aftermath have highlighted the limits and risks of an increasingly global and embedded economy. Weakening society's trust in organizations and institutions, this has led to calls for new strategic paradigms that focus more on the ethical conduct of organizations.  Performance measurement for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a central role in these new contexts. The landscape of performance measurement and reporting is changing quickly, with calls for more integrated reporting and compulsory non-financial disclosures.

This book deals with international finance and the role of the foreign exchange rates in our economies. It is constituted from twelve chapters, from the history of our monetary system to the balance of payments and from the exchange rates to multinational businesses and their management.

Provides the necessary business knowledge for IT professionals, who work in the global investment banking industry.

This Special Issue on MNEs, sustainability, and innovation contains a collection of 13 papers that address several subjects that are on related themes.

The Business Reference Guide series is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various business topics.

"Provides complete coverage of all international financial reporting standards (IFRSs)." (Quote is from the book itself.)