The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage

How six industries are collaborating with competitors, society, and the public sector for competitive advantage. No longer can we consume the equivalent of 1.3 Earths resources and expect to remain prosperous in perpetuity. We need a new economic paradigm, one that yields growth in a way that strengthens the global systems we rely on daily for survival, such as the global water, food, and energy systems. The Collaboration Economy—a model where the private, public, and civil sectors collaborate for prosperity that can last in perpetuity—is emerging. But what does this economic model look like? How does it work? How can companies survive and thrive in the Collaboration Economy?

The Collaboration Economy provides easy to use frameworks and tools to enable leaders of industry, of government, and of society to lead the effort to align growth with sustainable development.

Key Features

• Offers a plan for how the private, public, and civil sectors can successfully collaborate to steward resources, fortify global water, food, and energy systems, and spark a new era of prosperity at the same time.
• Contains case study profiles of the leaders of the Collaboration Economy, including Unilever, GE, Coca-Cola, Nestle Waters North America, Grieg Green, and the European Parliament.
• Written by Eric Lowitt, a globally recognized and sought after consultant, thought leader, and speaker in the fields of competitive strategy, growth, and sustainability, who has been named one of the Global Top 100 Thought Leaders on Trustworthy Business Behavior by Trust Across America.

Contents

• Introduction

Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy

• 1. The Collaboration Economy: Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned

Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale

• 2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector
• 3. Renewing the U.S. Packaging Recycling System
• 4. Renewing the Global Food System
• 5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking
• 6. Renewing Consumerism
• 7. Connecting the Water Drops

Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward

• 8. Leadership in the Collaboration Economy
• 9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy
• 10. Where Do We Go from Here?
• Endnotes
• Index

Praise for The Collaboration Economy

• "The Collaboration Economy is a powerful read for businesses and organizations that are passionate about enhancing community well-being and solving the challenging issues of our times. As Eric Lowitt so deftly illustrates, magical things happen when you bring together the Golden Triangle of business, government, and civil society to form partnerships that are deeply focused, uncompromisingly actionable, and highly accountable. This is an important book for any community-minded leader." — Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive officer, The Coca-Cola Company
• "Any business model that aims to deliver positive economic and environmental and social outcomes, as we in Unilever aspire to, will depend heavily on cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships. We need the kind of innovative thinking that makes The Collaboration Economy such a riveting read." — Paul Polman, chief executive officer, Unilever
• "WWF's most enduring achievements come through unlikely partnerships. We face challenges too vast to solve by ourselves. It will take the energy and efforts of many to create a sustainable future for all. The Collaboration Economy takes a clear-headed view on this important topic... an insightful, engaging read." — Carter Roberts, president and chief executive officer, World Wildlife Fund
• "Organizations must embrace an interdependent view where the interests of all stakeholders throughout their value chains are addressed in mutually beneficial ways. Eric Lowitt continues to bring clarity to the evolving relationship among profit, growth, and responsibility. The path forward relies on organizations committing to collaborative approaches to achieve the operational agility, competitive resiliency, and effective risk management that will sustain their success." — Steve Bowen, president and chief executive officer, Maine Pointe

About the Author

• Eric Lowitt is a premier strategy and sustainability advisor to CEOs worldwide. He is the author of The Future of Value from Jossey-Bass and writes a regular column for both The Guardian and HBR.org. Eric is the founder of Nexus Global Advisors, a leading strategy, collaboration, and sustainability advisory firm.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 29, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 111853834X
• ISBN-13: 978-1118538340
• List Price: $39.95

Nicholson: The I of Leadership 2nd Edition: Strategies for Seeing, Being and Doing

This is the leadership book you have to read: a barn-storming new take on what makes a versatile, integrated, and effective leader.

Using stories and examples from the lives of leaders, from the sports stadium to the White House to the office of the CEO, Nicholson shows vividly how the capacity of leaders to see what others do not see frames their actions and allows them to transform, build, destroy, or stabilize. Leaders fail through lack of insight—into themselves and into the worlds they inhabit.

The strategic challenge of leadership is to find the right balance between impact and versatility and the successful crafting of an identity that merges the leader and the surrounding culture or 'zeitgeist.'

Leaders covered in the book include:

• George Bush, 
• Tony Blair, 
• George S Patton, 
• Warren Buffet, 
• Steve Jobs, 
• Josef Stalin, 
• Hannibal, 
• Elizabeth I, 
• Nelson Mandela, 
• Edith Cowan, 
• Abraham Lincoln, 
• Mohandas Gandhi, 
• Henry Ford, 
• Ernest Shackleton, 
• Barack Obama, 
• Robert Maxwell, 
• JFK, 
• Pope John XXIII, 
• Margaret Thatcher, and 
• Samuel Pepys.

This book resonates with insights and searching questions on the nature of human leadership. It will be an invaluable guide to managers, consultants, and people everywhere.

Contents

• 1 It goes with the territory – Leadership moments
• 2 Leadership in the wild – The evolution of power
• 3 A very short history of leadership
• 4 Leadership as Strategy: Situations, Processes and Qualities (SPQ)
• 5 Who Am I? Leadership Qualities and the Compass Question
• 6 The “Eye” of Leadership…..The Law of the Situation
• 7 The Adaptive Leader – Leadership Processes
• 8 Dynamic Leadership – Shaping and discovery
• 9 Reading the World – A leadership conundrum
• 10 Born to Lead? – Leaders lost and found
• 11 Who’s Your Buddy? Critical Leader Relationships
• 12 Destiny, Drama and Deliberation – the lives of leaders
• 13 The ‘I’ of Leadership – Inside the Mind of the Leader
• 14 Games Leaders Play – Finding the narrative
• 15 The Self-Management of Leadership – You, others & organization
• 16 Can Leaders Save the World? Vision, Identity and Passion
• Endnotes
• Index

Praise for The I of Leadership

• “Nigel Nicholson is the most insightful and perceptive observer of leadership and organizational dynamics since Peter Drucker, and this is his best work so far. The book weaves together evolutionary psychology, modern cognitive theory, and real life examples in a lively and creative synthesis that is essential reading for anyone interested in answering the question, ‘Who shall rule?’.”—Robert Hogan, PhD, President, Hogan Assessment Systems.
• “I read lots of leadership books, and this is one of the best – it's intelligent, wide-ranging, and eminently practical. If you're a leader, or want to be one, read it!”—Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School and Director of the Management Innovation eXchange.
• “The world has many books on leadership and many teachers on leadership. Having had the real pleasure of teaching alongside Nigel Nicholson, it is no surprise to find a bold and iconoclastic teacher producing a quirky, funny and insightful book, daring, for instance, to begin it with George W. Bush. I am usually a sceptic about leadership manuals but this is the exception, original and highly readable.”—Sir Ian Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
• “The ‘I’of Leadership gives a critical message and a compelling business case for the leader to understand themselves: who you are matters in everything you do as a leader. Whether you are a developing leader or an experienced leader, Nicholson’s brilliantly written book will give you a cutting edge advantage in the face of paradoxes and dilemmas. The stories of well-known leaders who succeeded or failed make the case for understanding and not necessarily imitating. Every leader is unique: this book goes back to Socrates’ profound advice to ‘know thyself’.”—George Kohlrieser, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, IMD and award winning author of Hostage at the Table and Care to Dare.
• “Each leader has a story but it is a story in progress, a story that probably could be written in different ways. Behind the story is what Nigel calls the ‘I’ of Leadership: the consciousness of the leaders, their self management and strategy. The book is not about global leaders and celebrities, it is about all of us because we all experience that ‘Moment’, the Leadership Moment when we have to act."—Mo Ibrahim, founder, Celtel and Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
• “Three comments on this wonderful book: #1. Beware. If you pick up it, you will not put it down. #2. Pick it up. You will learn a lot. Who you are as leader will change (because you will know more about leadership) and ‘Who you are matters. What you do with who you are matters even more.’ (from Chapter 1). #3. Don’t wait. Our world is never going to slow down but you can get ahead of the curve with what you learn here.”—J. Keith Murnighan, Harold H. Hines Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and author of Do Nothing! How to Stop Overmanaging and Become a Great Leader.

About the Author

• Nigel Nicholson is a renowned educator, thinker, writer, and commentator on business. He is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the London Business School, where he directs executive leadership programmes including High Performance People Skills, and the unique Proteus Programme.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (April 29, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118567439
• ISBN-13: 978-1118567432
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• List Price: $29.95

Deventer: Advanced Financial Risk Management 2nd Edition: Tools and Techniques for Integrated Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk Management

This book bridges the gap between the idealized assumptions used for risk valuation and the realities that must be reflected in management actions. It explains, in detailed yet easy-to-understand terms, the analytics of these issues from A to Z, and lays out a comprehensive strategy for risk management measurement, objectives, and hedging techniques that apply to all types of institutions. Written by experienced risk managers, the book covers everything from the basics of present value, forward rates, and interest rate compounding to the wide variety of alternative term structure models.

Revised and updated with lessons from the 2007-2010 financial crisis, Advanced Financial Risk Management outlines a framework for fully integrated risk management. Credit risk, market risk, asset and liability management, and performance measurement have historically been thought of as separate disciplines, but recent developments in financial theory and computer science now allow these views of risk to be analyzed on a more integrated basis. The book presents a performance measurement approach that goes far beyond traditional capital allocation techniques to measure risk-adjusted shareholder value creation, and supplements this strategic view of integrated risk with step-by-step tools and techniques for constructing a risk management system that achieves these objectives.

Key Features

• Practical tools for managing risk in the financial world
• Updated to include the most recent events that have influenced risk management
• Topics covered include the basics of present value, forward rates, and interest rate compounding; American vs. European fixed income options; default probability models; prepayment models; mortality models; and alternatives to the Vasicek model
• Comprehensive and in-depth, Advanced Financial Risk Management is an essential resource for anyone working in the financial field.

Contents

PART 1 Risk Management: Definitions and Objectives

• CHAPTER 1 A Risk Management Synthesis: Market Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, and Asset and Liability Management
• CHAPTER 2 Risk, Return, Performance Measurement, and Capital Regulation

PART 2 Risk Management Techniques for Interest Rate Analytics

• CHAPTER 3 Interest Rate Risk Introduction and Overview
• CHAPTER 4 Fixed Income Mathematics: The Basic Tools
• CHAPTER 5 Yield Curve Smoothing
• CHAPTER 6 Introduction to Heath, Jarrow, and Morton Interest Rate Modeling
• CHAPTER 7 HJM Interest Rate Modeling with Rate and Maturity-Dependent Volatility
• CHAPTER 8 HJM Interest Rate Modeling with Two Risk Factors
• CHAPTER 9 HJM Interest Rate Modeling with Three Risk Factors
• CHAPTER 10 Valuation, Liquidity, and Net Income
• CHAPTER 11 Interest Rate Mismatching and Hedging
• CHAPTER 12 Legacy Approaches to Interest Rate Risk Management
• CHAPTER 13 Special Cases of Heath, Jarrow, and Morton Interest Rate Modeling
• CHAPTER 14 Estimating the Parameters of Interest Rate Models

PART 3 Risk Management Techniques for Credit Risk Analytics

• CHAPTER 15 An Introduction to Credit Risk: Using Market Signals in Loan Pricing and Performance Measurement
• CHAPTER 16 Reduced Form Credit Models and Credit Model Testing
• CHAPTER 17 Credit Spread Fitting and Modeling
• CHAPTER 18 Legacy Approaches to Credit Risk
• CHAPTER 19 Valuing Credit Risky Bonds
• CHAPTER 20 Credit Derivatives and Collateralized Debt Obligations

PART 4 Risk Management Applications: Instrument by Instrument

• CHAPTER 21 European Options on Bonds
• CHAPTER 22 Forward and Futures Contracts
• CHAPTER 23 European Options on Forward and Futures Contracts
• CHAPTER 24 Caps and Floors
• CHAPTER 25 Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions
• CHAPTER 26 Exotic Swap and Options Structures
• CHAPTER 27 American Fixed Income Options
• CHAPTER 28 Irrational Exercise of Fixed Income Options
• CHAPTER 29 Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities
• CHAPTER 30 Nonmaturity Deposits
• CHAPTER 31 Foreign Exchange Markets
• CHAPTER 32 Impact of Collateral on Valuation Models: The Example of
• CHAPTER 33 Pricing and Valuing Revolving Credit and Other Facilities
• CHAPTER 34 Modeling Common Stock and Convertible Bonds on a Default-Adjusted Basis
• CHAPTER 35 Valuing Insurance Policies and Pension Obligations

PART 5 Portfolio Strategy and Risk Management

• CHAPTER 36 Value-at-Risk and Risk Management Objectives Revisited at the Portfolio and Company Level
• CHAPTER 37 Liquidity Analysis and Management: Examples from the Credit Crisis
• CHAPTER 38 Performance Measurement: Plus Alpha vs. Transfer Pricing
• CHAPTER 39 Managing Institutional Default Risk and Safety and Soundness
• CHAPTER 40 Information Technology Considerations
• CHAPTER 41 Shareholder Value Creation and Destruction
• Postscript
• Bibliography
• Index

Praise for Advanced Financial Risk Management

• "Advanced Financial Risk Management is a superb presentation of current risk management methods, including both the HJM interest rate and credit risk models. The writing is crisp and clear. The topic coverage is relevant and comprehensive. There is no doubt that his book should be on every CEO's, CFO's, and risk manager's desk." —Robert Jarrow, Ronald P. and Susan E. Lynch, Professor of Investment Management Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.
• "The first edition of Advanced Financial Risk Management was already a valuable resource for anyone responsible for risk-based portfolios, or even just trying to understand risk analysis, in complex modern setting. With the new material that van Deventer, Imai and Mesler have added following the financial crisis, it's become essential. The sorry history of the crisis and what caused it is replete with the mistakes key decision-makers made, in private risk management and the public policy arena too. With this analysis in hand, there is no excuse for repeating them." —Benjamin M. Friedman, William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University.
• "The book is very comprehensive in that it includes an in-depth discussion across a broad cross section of asset classes. The use of case studies as well as drawing on the authors' own experience greatly enhances the value of the book. Lastly, the book strikes a good balance between quantitative, qualitative and anecdotal examples." —Edward Emmer, Retired Executive Managing Director, Standard & Poor's.
• "The global financial crisis has made it abundantly clear that shortcuts in risk management create the preconditions for catastrophe. This timely volume explains risk management without shortcuts: an integrated understanding of multiple risks from multiple underlying instruments, based on careful empirical analysis rather than convenient simplifications. Despite its rigorous approach, the book is a pleasure to read and should be owned by every risk manager." —John Y. Campbell, Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan, Professor of Economics, Harvard Universit. 

About the Authors

• Donald R. Van Deventer founded the Kamakura Corporation in April 1990 and is currently Chairman and CEO. In 2003, he was voted into the Risk Hall of Fame for having made a profound contribution to the field of risk management. He has been involved in financial advisory assignments involving both risk management and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to founding Kamakura Corporation, he was senior vice president of the investment banking department of Lehman Brothers. From 1982 to 1987, he was the treasurer for First Interstate Bancorp in Los Angeles. He holds a PhD in business economics, a joint degree of the Harvard University Department of Economics and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
• Kenji Imai has headed Software Development for Kamakura for sixteen years. Mr. Imai is member of the Managing Committee of Kamakura. Prior to Kamakura, Mr. Imai worked in the derivatives structuring/trading and risk management groups at the Sanwa Bank and S.G. Warburg. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a BS in civil engineering and from the Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a MS in management, concentrating on finance.
• Mark Mesler is Managing Director and heads Kamakura Risk Information Services, Kamakura's innovative Basel II and III compliant default probability service. Mr. Mesler is in charge of the daily production of the KRIS Merton model, Jarrow reduced form model, and hybrid model default probabilities. Mr. Mesler has twenty-seven years' experience in the financial services information and systems field and is a veteran of State Street Bank, KPMG, Oracle, and the Bank of America. Prior to joining Kamakura Corporation, Mr. Mesler was vice president at Askari Risk Management Solutions, at that time a subsidiary of State Street Bank in Boston.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 784 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 23, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118278542
• ISBN-13: 978-1118278543
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 2 x 10.3 inches
• List Price: $130.00

Onaindia: Designing B2B Brands: Lessons from Deloitte and 195,000 Brand Managers

Get tactical insight from the top business-to-business branding experts—and gain a global presence. This comprehensive manual lays out the steps necessary for creating an iconic global identity. It uses the lessons and inside knowledge of Deloitte, the world's largest professional services organization, to help other business-to-business operations deliver a high-impact, value-added brand experience.

This book will illustrate all the components of an integrated brand identity system, and how they can be crafted and implemented for optimal effect. Here, the speculative is replaced by the proven: a seamless framework for global brand success, created and followed by an organization renowned for its consulting and advisory services.

Key Features

• Features essential up-to-date strategies for keeping your brand fresh and enduring.
• Addresses the role of designers; the marketing and communication function; human resources and talent teams; agencies and vendors; and more.
• Considers the impact of digital and social media, two massive forces requiring new thinking for B2B brands.
• Incorporates best practices for emerging markets.

With guidance that takes you on a clear, linear path toward achieving your brand objectives, this impressive single-source volume is the one book no business marketing professional should be without.

Contents

Section 1 Defining it: Brand overview

• What is branding?
• What is brand identity?
• B2C versus B2B branding
• The ?brandscape?
• Brand strategy
• Brand architecture
• Brand purpose
• Brand positioning
• Brand experience
• Brand engagement
• Brand measurement

Section 2 Building it: Brand elements

• Name
• Tagline
• Tone of voice
• Logo
• Color
• Typography
• Imagery
• Composition
• Iconography
• Information graphics
• Sound

Section 3 Using it: Brand applications

• Business materials
• Presentations
• Brochureware
• Magazines and newspapers
• Reviews and reports
• Proposals
• Packaging
• One time materials
• Advertising
• Sponsorships
• Electronic communications
• Websites
• Mobile apps
• Social media
• Audiovisuals
• Office environments
• Events and exhibitions
• Merchandise

Section 4 Defending it: From alliance to compliance

• Brand asset management
• Brand compliance
• Brand champions
• Designers and networks
• Rollout strategies
• Workshops and education
• Evolving the system
• QR Index
• Index

Praise for Designing B2B Brands

• "You don't need to be an agency professional to appreciate the key insight of Designing B2B Brands: that brand excellence is best achieved through the creative connection of business goals, culture, and people." -SIR MARTIN SORRELL, CEO, WPP group.
• "For the first time in the history of business books, an elite global professional services firm actually shows, touch point by touch point, channel by channel, what it takes to be a brand leader. In a world filled with B2C branding, finally, a book about B2B. Kudos. We needed it." -ALINA WHEELER, AUTHOR, DESIGNING BRAND IDENTITY.

About the Authors

• CARLOS MARTINEZ ONAINDIA is Senior Manager, Global Brand, and BRIAN RESNICK is Associate Director, Global Brand, both at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. They provide strategic and creative counsel around brand identity, which is active in more than 150 countries.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 1, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118457471
• ISBN-13: 978-1118457474
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.7 x 11.2 inches
• List Price: $49.95

Taylor: Grow the Core: How to Focus on your Core Business for Brand Success

Grow the Core stands conventional wisdom about business growth on its head and provides a proven formula for growing your business in recessionary times.

These days, it′s a common belief among business leaders across industry sectors that the best way to grow their businesses is to expand into new markets. In reality, virtually all top–performing companies achieve superior results through a leading position in their core business. Unfortunately, there′s very little in the way of practical advice on how to do this. Grow the Core shows you how tofocus on your core business for brand success, with a program of eight workouts road-tested by the author's consultancy, the brandgym.

The book provides inspiration, practical advice and proven tools for building and strengthening your core business. It is packed with case studies from brandgym clients, including Mars, Friesland Campina, SAB Miller and Danone. The book features exclusive brandgym research, in addition to front–line experience on over one hundred brand coaching projects.

Contents

PART I: WHY GROW THE CORE?

1. Defining the core

• What is the core?
• Anchoring the core
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

2. Stretching the brand, forgetting the core

• Getting it right…brand stretch can work – Apple
• Getting it wrong …brand ego tripping – Virgin
• Snow White and the 17 dwarves
• Neglecting the core – Bausch & Lomb
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

3. The case for the core

• Two ways to make a million – Heinz soup
• The case for the core
• A new marketing mind-set – Scooty
• The challenges of growing the core
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

PART II: GROW THE CORE PRINCIPLES

4. The core growth drivers

• Core growth driver 1: Penetration
• Driving penetration with distinctiveness
• Fresh consistency – James Bond
• Driving penetration with distribution
• Core growth driver 2: Premiumisation
• The Grow the Core workouts
• The best brand in the world – Nespresso?
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

5. Renovation or re-invention?

• Renovate the core – Walkers
• Re-position the core – Lucozade
• Re-define the core – Bertolli
• Re-invent the core – Kodak and TomTom
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

PART III: GROW THE CORE WORKOUTS

6. Workout 1: Bake the brand into your product

• Bake in your brand – The Geek Squad
• Using product to grow your core 1: Amplify a product truth – Morrisons and Castle Lite
• Using product to grow your core 2: More of what you want – McDonald’s
• Using product to grow your core 3: Less of what you don’t want – Walkers
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

7. Workout 2: Create a distinctive identity

• Identity crisis
• Being the 1 in 1000
• Balancing freshness and consistency – Tropicana
• Updating your identity – Nivea
• Creating your identity – Charlie Bigham’s
• Suggesting a benefit – Waitrose Essentials
• Re-positioning – Green & Black’s
• Adding value – Molton Brown
• Packvertising – innocent
• Family ties – Nescaf´e and Red Bull
• Amplifying brand properties – Felix
• Five-minute focus groups
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

8. Workout 3: Communicate with cut-through

• Communication breakdown
• Fresh consistency
• Think like a TV producer
• Creating a campaign – Sainsbury’s
• Refreshing what made you famous – Hovis
• What about social media?
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

9. Workout 4: Go beyond promotion to activation

• Grab and go – innocent’s Big Knit
• Creating an activation property – Carling ‘Be the Coach’
• Amplifying the property – Nike
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

10. Workouts 5 and 6: Drive your distribution

• Workout 5: Existing channels
• Workout 6: New channels
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

11. Workouts 7 and 8: Extend the core

• Delivering a double whammy
• Workout 7: Pack extension – WD-40
• Workout 8: Product extension – Ryvita
• Key takeouts
• Checklist

PART IV: THE GROW THE CORE WORKPLAN

12. Grow the core – getting started

• Stage 1: Insight
• Stage 2: Ideas
• Stage 3: Exploration
• Stage 4: Action
• Key takeouts
• Checklist
• References
• Index

About the Authors

• David Taylor is founder and Managing Partner of the brandgym, a network of senior brand coaches that help teams create a clear brand vision and the action plans to turn this into growth. Clients include Sainsbury’s, LVMH, Unilever, T-Mobile and SAB Miller.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 25, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118484711
• ISBN-13: 978-1118484715
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
• List Price: $29.95

Straw: The Work of Leaders: How Vision, Alignment, and Execution Will Change the Way You Lead

Comprehensively researched, thought-provoking, and eminently practical VAE: The Work of Leaders stimulates fresh conversations and new perspectives regardless of the leader’s knowledge or experience. It’s an opportunity for leaders at all levels of learning to reflect on how they approach each step of their work along a “leadership continua” and helps leaders take action with personalized tips and strategies that give clear direction and are easy to apply.

Introductory chapters introduce the steps of the VAE process, defines, demystifies, and contextualizes each, and sets up the three key “drivers” for each step. Subsequent chapters address each driver in detail.

Driver chapters introduce keys and behaviors that leaders use to further each step of the model and provides specific strategies for those who are looking to increase their ability to explore during the vision process. It also makes these ideas concrete by relating illustrative examples or anecdotes about people and organizations who have used these drivers to improve their effectiveness to realize each step in meaningful ways. Throughout each chapter, proprietary research and quotes from key thinkers help to add interest and depth to the discussion.

Concluding chapters aim to “bring to life” each step with real-world stories that illustrate key lessons about each step on the leadership continua. These examples show the simplicity, intuitiveness, and usefulness of each step as a part of the work of leaders. It also includes suggested reading for further exploration of this aspect of the work of leaders.

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Welcome to the Work of Leaders

VISION

• Chapter 2: Introduction to Crafting a Vision
• Chapter 3: Crafting a Vision through Exploration
• Chapter 4: Crafting a Vision through Boldness
• Chapter 5: Crafting a Vision through Testing Assumptions
• Chapter 6: Summary of Crafting a Vision

ALIGNMENT

• Chapter 7: Introduction to Building Alignment
• Chapter 8: Building Alignment through Clarity
• Chapter 9: Building Alignment through Dialogue
• Chapter 10: Building Alignment through Inspiration
• Chapter 11: Summary of Building Alignment

EXECUTION

• Chapter 12: Introduction to Championing Execution
• Chapter 13: Championing Execution through Momentum
• Chapter 14: Championing Execution through Structure
• Chapter 15: Championing Execution through Feedback
• Chapter 16: Summary of Championing Execution
• Afterword: Using VAE in Your Organization
• Appendix A: The Development of the Work of Leaders VAE Model
• Appendix B: Feedback Outtakes
• References
• Resources

Praise for The Work of Leaders

• "The Work of Leaders is a bright gem of a book. In a crystal clear and to-the-point style, the authors make leadership instantly accessible with a memorable model, rock solid fundamentals, original research, compelling stories, and highly practical tips for putting the principles to immediate use. There are invaluable lessons on every page, and you’ll enjoy discovering each one. We highly recommend The Work of Leaders to anyone who aspires to make extraordinary things happen in organizations."—Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge.
• "Clear, distinctive, intuitive, and deeply researched, The Work of Leaders gives every reader not only several 'a-ha!' moments, but smart, meaningful suggestions for changing the way we all lead."—Elaine Biech, author of The Business of Consulting.
• "The authors have indeed done their homework! Their combined expertise and engaging writing gives their readers a one-stop shop for understanding and improving the way we lead. Bravo!"—Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em.
• "The Work of Leaders shows you how to create a thriving organization by setting a vision and then collaborating with your people to guide your company to success. It is the strategic tool you need to move your business forward, with imaginative writing and a practical approach you can use right away."—Tom mckee, CEO, The Ken Blanchard Companies.
• "Anyone who is in a leadership position or is responsible for evaluating leaders should make this book a must-read. Collectively, the book's authors are unique in their knowledge, background and ability, which is what distinguishes this great piece of work from others of its kind."—Sidney Feltenstein, former CEO, Yorkshire Global Restaurants.
• "If you are a leader of a company or aspire to be one, I highly recommend reading this book. Using an easy to understand framework, the authors clearly lay out a blueprint for a company's success. This book is well researched, but also practical and fun to read. Pick it up, you won't be disappointed."—Paul F. Murphy, partner, Sentinel Capital Partners.
• "The Work of Leaders integrates the three essential ingredients to a best-selling treatise: a research-based framework, plenty of pragmatic advice, and an extremely engaging style and format. A must-have toolkit for any leader navigating the unpredictable global economy."—Dr. Stephen L. Cohen, founder and principal, Strategic Leadership Collaborative.
• "I worked with the authors for nearly ten years and their powerful model not only helps leaders articulate a clear vision, it drives organizational alignment and flawless execution."—Kristin Newhall, partner, Riverside Company.

About the Authors

• Julie Straw oversees Inscape's network of more than 1,800 trainers, coaches, and consultants and has guided development of this book from the reader's perspective.
• Mark Scullard, PhD, leads all aspects of research for Inscape and personally combed through all of the data—hundreds of thousands of item responses—that made this book possible.
• Susie Kukkonen leads all product development efforts at Inscape and juggled the writing of this book with a full-tilt product development schedule.
• Barry Davis oversees both marketing and product development for Inscape, and his passion for innovation means that he doesn't understand the phrase, "But that's how we've always done it."

Book Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (April 15, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118636538
• ISBN-13: 978-1118636534
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• List Price: $24.95

Coe: Economic Geography 2nd Edition: A Contemporary Introduction

Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction, 2nd Edition tackles major questions of economic life, from the activities of transnational corporations and states, to places of work and consumption. In accessible but sophisticated terms, this book invites students to explore how geographies (location, territory, place and scale) shape both large-scale economic processes and our lived experiences. Throughout this comprehensive text, the authors present contemporary insights from the field of Economic Geography, drawing on examples from across the globe. As students engage with this readable account of the field, they will come away with an understanding of how economic processes are rooted in social, cultural and political realities.

New to this edition

• Extensive update of examples, data and arguments throughout.
• New chapter on Finance.
• Substantial new content on Technology, Retail, Clusters and Consumption.
• New concluding chapter on the changing contexts for Economic Geography.

Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS

• 1. Thinking geographically
• 2. The economy: what does it mean?
• 3. Capitalism in motion: why is economic growth so uneven?
• PART TWO: MAKING THE (SPATIAL) ECONOMY
• 4. The state: who runs the economy?
• 5. Environment/economy: can nature be a commodity?
• 6. Labour power: can workers shape economic geographies?
• 7. Making money: why has finance become so powerful?
• PART THREE: ORGANIZING ECONOMIC SPACE
• 8. Commodity chains: where does your breakfast come from?
• 9. Technological change: is the world getting smaller?
• 10. The transnational corporation: how does the global firm keep it all together?
• 11. Spaces of sale: how and where do we shop?
• PART FOUR: PEOPLE, IDENTITIES, AND ECONOMIC LIFE
• 12. Clusters: why do proximity and place matter?
• 13. Gendered economies: does gender shape economic lives?
• 14. Ethnic economies: do cultures have economies?
• 15. Consumption: you are what you buy?
• PART FIVE: CONCLUSION
• 16. Economic Geography: Intellectual Journeys and Future Horizons

Review

• "Following its pioneering first edition, this updated second edition includes important new materials on consumption, financialization and innovation. With its global perspective, engaged language and effective use of diverse case studies, Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction remains the go-to textbook for helping students think geographically about the rapidly shifting global economy." — Eric Sheppard Humboldt Professor, UCLA President, Association of American Geographers.
• Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction has become the textbook for the field. Its "comprehensiveness, lucidity, incisiveness and relevance are unrivalled." — Trevor Barnes Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia.
• "An exciting, comprehensive and accessible introductory text to economic geography which will excite, engage and capture the imagination of students." - Journal of Economic Geography.

About the Authors

• Neil M. Coe is Professor of Economic Geography at the National University of Singapore.
• Philip F. Kelly is Professor of Geography at York University, Canada.
• Henry W.C. Yeung is Professor of Economic Geography at the National University of Singapore.

Book Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (January 4, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470943386
• ISBN-13: 978-0470943380
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 9.8 inches
• List price: $59.84

Piros: Economics for Investment Decision Makers: Micro, Macro, and International Economics

The economics background investors need to interpret global economic news distilled to the essential elements: A tool of choice for investment decision-makers. Written by a distinguished academics and practitioners selected and guided by CFA Institute, the world’s largest association of finance professionals, Economics for Investment Decision Makers is unique in presenting microeconomics and macroeconomics with relevance to investors and investment analysts constantly in mind. The selection of fundamental topics is comprehensive, while coverage of topics such as international trade, foreign exchange markets, and currency exchange rate forecasting reflects global perspectives of pressing investor importance.

Key Features

• Concise, plain-English introduction useful to investors and investment analysts
• Relevant to security analysis, industry analysis, country analysis, portfolio management, and capital market strategy
• Understand economic news and what it means
• All concepts defined and simply explained, no prior background in economics assumed
• Abundant examples and illustrations
• Global markets perspective

Contents

Chapter 1 Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Types of Markets
• 3 Basic Principles and Concepts
• 4 Demand Elasticities
• 5 Summary

Chapter 2 Demand and Supply Analysis: Consumer Demand

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Consumer Theory: From Preferences to Demand Functions
• 3 Utility Theory: Modeling Preferences and Tastes
• 4 The Opportunity Set: Consumption, Production, and Investment Choice
• 5 Consumer Equilibrium: Maximizing Utility Subject to the Budget Constraint
• 6 Revisiting the Consumer’s Demand Function
• 7 Summary

Chapter 3 Demand and Supply Analysis: The Firm

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Objectives of the Firm
• 3 Analysis of Revenue, Costs, and Profits
• 4 Summary

Chapter 4 The Firm and Market Structures

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Analysis of Market Structures
• 3 Perfect Competition
• 4 Monopolistic Competition
• 5 Oligopoly
• 6 Monopoly
• 7 Identification of Market Structure
• 8 Summary

Chapter 5 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Aggregate Output and Income
• 3 Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Equilibrium
• 4 Economic Growth and Sustainability
• 5 Summary

Chapter 6 Understanding Business Cycles

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Overview of the Business Cycle
• 3 Theories of the Business Cycle
• 4 Unemployment and Inflation
• 5 Economic Indicators
• 6 Summary

Chapter 7 Monetary and Fiscal Policy

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Monetary Policy
• 3 Fiscal Policy
• 4 The Relationship Between Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• 5 Summary

Chapter 8 International Trade and Capital Flows

• 1 Introduction
• 2 International Trade
• 3 Trade and Capital Flows: Restrictions and Agreements
• 4 The Balance of Payments
• 5 Trade Organizations
• 6 Summary

Chapter 9 Currency Exchange Rates

• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Foreign Exchange Market
• 3 Currency Exchange Rate Calculations
• 4 Exchange Rate Regimes
• 5 Exchange Rates, International Trade, and Capital Flows
• 5.2 Exchange Rates and the Trade Balance: The Absorption Approach
• 6 Summary

Chapter 10 Currency Exchange Rates: Determination and Forecasting

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Foreign Exchange Market Concepts
• 3 A Long-Term Framework For Exchange Rates
• 4 The Carry Trade
• 5 The Impact of Balance of Payments Flows
• 6 Monetary And Fiscal Policies
• 7 Exchange Rate Management: Intervention And Controls
• 8 Currency Crises
• 9 Shorter-Term Forecasting Tools

Chapter 11 Economic Growth and the Investment Decision

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Growth in the Global Economy: Developed vs. Developing Countries
• 3 Why Potential Growth Matters To Investors
• 4 Determinants of Economic Growth
• 5 Theories of Growth
• 6 Growth in an Open Economy
• 7 Summary

Chapter 12 Economics of Regulation

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Overview of Regulation
• 3 Regulation of Commerce
• 4 Regulation of Financial Markets
• 5 Cost–Benefit Analysis of Regulation
• 6 Analysis of Regulation
• 7 Summary
• About the Editors
• About the CFA Program
• Index

About the Authors

• CHRISTOPHER D. PIROS, PhD, CFA, is the Managing Director of Investment Strategy and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee at Hawthorn, a member of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., which is dedicated to serving the needs of individuals and families with investable assets in excess of $20 million. Prior to joining PNC, Mr. Piros served on the team responsible for the curriculum underlying the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He also has served as Director of Investment Strategy & Portfolio Management at Prudential Investments LLC, the wealth management services arm of Prudential Financial. And he was a global fixed-income portfolio manager and head of fixed-income quantitative analysis at MFS Investment Management.
• JERALD E. PINTO, PhD, CFA, is Director, Curriculum Projects, in the education division of the CFA Institute. Prior to joining CFA Institute, he consulted with corporations, foundations, and partnerships in investment planning, portfolio analysis, valuation, and quantitative analysis. Pinto also worked in the investment and banking industries in New York, and taught finance at NYU Stern School of Business. He holds an MBA from Baruch College, a PhD in finance from the Stern School, and is a member of CFA Virginia.
• CFA INSTITUTE is a global, not-for-profit organization comprising the world's largest association of investment professionals. With over 100,000 members, and regional societies around the world, CFA Institute is dedicated to developing and promoting the highest educational, ethical, and professional standards in the investment industry. CFA Institute offers a range of educational and career resources, including the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designations, and is a leading voice on global issues of fairness, market efficiency, and investor protection.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 25, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118105362
• ISBN-13: 978-1118105368
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.7 x 9.8 inches
• List Price: $95.00

Melicher: Introduction to Finance 14th Edition: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management

Introduction to Finance continues to offer a balanced, survey approach to the principles of finance. Distinguished authors Melicher and Norton cover the three major financial areas: institutions and markets, investments, and financial management.

Their effective structure equips instructors with maximum flexibility for how the course is taught, and students with an integrated perspective of the different foundations of finance.

This survey of the basic knowledge, concepts, and terms of the discipline is appropriate for all students. For those who do not plan to take additional courses in finance, it provides a valuable overview. For those who want to take additional coursework in finance, it provides a solid foundation for their future studies and careers.

Key Features

• Continued business ethics coverage.  Covers a wide range of situations from clearly illegal unethical behavior (insider trading) to less clear situations.
• Global Focus.  Covers how monetary systems differ worldwide, how foreign exchange rates work, and what causes them to change.
• Spreadsheet Illustrations show how to set up spreadsheets to perform basic financial analysis and explains how to use various Excel functions.
• Career Profile features add a personal, real-world relevance to the material, especially for students considering a finance career.
• Boxed features.  Includes Small Business Practice, Personal Financial Planning, and Career Opportunities in Finance to illustrate practices in finance.
• End-of-chapter questions and Concept Checks to quiz students on content.
• Continuing case study.  Walgreens and the retail drug store industry are used in the Investments and Financial Management chapters as a means of presenting and analysing data.

New to this edition

• New extensive coverage of the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis.
• New discussion on Money Market Securities.
• Reorganised Federal Reserve System coverage now included roles of past and current chairs of the Federal Board of Governors.
• Time Value of Money.  Enhanced coverage includes numerous examples showing how to perform calculations with formulas, interest factor tables, Excel spreadsheets, and step-by-step financial calculator keystrokes.
• Revised End-of-Chapter problems and illustrations, at least 5 new problems per chapter.

Contents

PART 1: INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS

• Chapter 1: The Financial Environment
• Chapter 2: Money and the Monetary System
• Chapter 3: Banks and Other Financial Institutions
• Chapter 4: Federal Reserve System
• Chapter 5: Policy Makers and the Money Supply
• Chapter 6: International Finance and Trade

PART 2: INVESTMENTS

• Chapter 7: Savings and Investment Process
• Chapter 8: Interest Rates
• Chapter 9: Time Value of Money
• Chapter 10: Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and Valuations
• Chapter 11: Securities Markets
• Chapter 12: Financial Return and Risk Concepts

PART 3: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Chapter 13: Business Organization and Financial Data
• Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial Planning
• Chapter 15: Managing Working Capital
• Chapter 16: Short-Term Business Financing
• Chapter 17: Capital Budgeting Analysis
• Chapter 18: Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index

Book Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 14 edition (January 18, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470561076
• ISBN-13: 978-0470561072
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1 x 11.2 inches
• List price: $133.90

Ernst & Young: International GAAP 2013: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles under International Financial Reporting Standards

International GAAP 2013 goes much further than explanation. It provides a comprehensive guide to interpreting and implementing IFRS, sets IFRS in a relevant business context and provides insights into how complex practical issues should be resolved in the real world of global financial reporting. This book is an essential tool for anyone applying, auditing, interpreting, regulating, studying or teaching international financial reporting.

Written by financial reporting professionals from the International Financial Reporting Group of Ernst & Young, this three-volume guide to reporting under IFRS provides a global perspective on the real-world interpretation and practical application of IFRS. Complex technical accounting issues are explained clearly and IFRS is set in a practical context with numerous worked examples and hundreds of illustrations from the published financial reports of major listed companies from around the world.

The 2013 edition of International GAAP has been fully revised and updated in order to:

• Address all new, revised and amended authoritative pronouncements and interpretations including, for many entities, the mandatory adoption in 2013 of IFRS 10 (Consolidated Financial Statements), IFRS 11 (Joint Arrangements), IFRS 12 (Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities), IFRS 13 (Fair Value Measurement) and IAS 19 Revised (Employee Benefits).
• Explain the many initiatives and discussions that are currently being pursued by the IASB and by the IFRS Interpretations Committee and the potential consequential changes to accounting requirements. In particular, projects on Financial Instruments, Revenue Recognition, Leases and Insurance Contracts may all significantly change current accounting practice.
• Provide insight and guidance from a truly global perspective on the many issues relating to the interpretation and practical application of IFRS, based on the extensive experience of the book’s authors in dealing with recent day-to-day practical issues.

Contents

Volume 1

• 1 International GAAP
• 2 The IASB’s Conceptual Framework
• 3 Presentation of financial statements and accounting policies
• 4 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations
• 5 First-time adoption
• 6 Consolidated financial statements (IAS 27)
• 7 Consolidated financial statements (IFRS 10)
• 8 Consolidation procedures and non-controlling interests
• 9 Separate and individual financial statements
• 10 Business combinations
• 11 Common control business combinations
• 12 Investments in associates and joint ventures
• 13 Joint ventures (IAS 31)
• 14 Joint arrangements (IFRS 11)
• 15 Disclosure of interests in other entities
• 16 Fair value measurement
• 17 Foreign exchange
• 18 Hyperinflation
• 19 Intangible assets
• 20 Property, plant and equipment
• 21 Investment property

Volume 2

• 22 Impairment of fixed assets and goodwill
• 23 Capitalisation of borrowing costs
• 24 Inventories
• 25 Construction contracts
• 26 Leases
• 27 Government grants
• 28 Service concession arrangements
• 29 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets
• 30 Revenue recognition
• 31 Income taxes
• 32 Share-based payment
• 33 Employee benefits
• 34 Operating segments
• 35 Earnings per share
• 36 Events after the reporting period
• 37 Related party disclosures
• 38 Statement of cash flows
• 39 Interim financial reporting
• 40 Agriculture
• 41 Extractive industries

Volume 3

• 42 Financial instruments: Introduction
• 43 Financial instruments: Definitions and scope
• 44 Financial instruments: Derivatives and embedded derivatives
• 45 Financial instruments: Financial liabilities and equity
• 46 Financial instruments: Classification (IAS 39)
• 47 Financial instruments: Classification (IFRS 9)
• 48 Financial instruments: Recognition and initial measurement
• 49 Financial instruments: Subsequent measurement
• 50 Financial instruments: Derecognition
• 51 Financial instruments: Hedge accounting
• 52 Financial instruments: Presentation and disclosure
• 53 Insurance contracts

Book Details

• Paperback: 4304 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 11, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118484010
• ISBN-13: 978-1118484012
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.7 x 11.2 inches
• List Price: $220.00

Kieso: Intermediate Accounting 15th Edition

Our research shows that many Intermediate Accounting instructors face a common challenge: they want teaching resources that focus on what students really need in order to successfully engage intermediate accounting and not be passive learners who will soon forget what they’ve studied. Kieso’s Intermediate Accounting is the market-leading print and digital program that connects students to key concepts in an accessible and meaningful way. Through unmatched pedagogy, market-leading content, and the WileyPLUS learning management platform Kieso sets the standard for the intermediate accounting course. 

The new 15th Edition is taking a Student-Centered approach to learning with a new digital and print package empowering students to access content anytime, anywhere. Kieso 15e will incorporate the latest CPA content, trend-setting IFRS coverage, and intermediate accounting updates. Helping teacher’s teach and students learn, Intermediate Accounting by KWW is the next evolution in intermediate accounting teaching materials.

Key Features

• Provides market leading CPA prep content such as integrating Financial Accounting and Research System (FARS) problems to the “Using Your Judgment” section at the end of each chapter.
• Professional Simulations in the Using Your Judgment section of the end-of-chapter material (with additional simulations online) to reflect the latest version (format) of the CPA professional exam.
• Test bank is tailored to AACSB, AICPA, and IMA professional standards
• An Award Winning Author Team for Success
• Sets the standard for IFRS coverage with unmatched IFRS Insight features at the end of every chapter including IFRS questions and problems. Also integrates IFRS through International Perspectives found throughout each chapter
• With supplements like the Rockford Practice Set and Problem Solvers Survival guide there are no supplements packages out there as robust for intermediate accounting. 

New to this Edition

• WileyPLUS for Intermediate Accounting is a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning. This market-leading homework system now offers:
• A  New Blank Sheet of Paper Effect: WileyPLUS now includes type-ahead for account title entry which attempting to imitate using a blank sheet of paper so that students use recall memory when doing homework and in turn do better in class, on exams, and in their profession.
• A New Professional Worksheet Style.
• A New Type Ahead feature for account title entry replaces drop-down menus.
• Integrates Financial Accounting and Research System (FARS) problems to the “Using Your Judgment” section at the end of each chapter.
• New CPA Questions in WileyPLUS help students master FARS concepts in intermediate accounting.
• Accounting Insider Community provides the latest IFRS updates and teaching tips to instructor’s teaching with Kieso 15e.

Contents

Volume 1

• 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards
• 2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
• 3 The Accounting Information System
• 4 Income Statement and Related Information
• 5 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows
• 6 Accounting and the Time Value of Money
• 7 Cash and Receivables
• 8 Valuation of Inventories: A Cost-Basis Approach
• 9 Inventories: Additional Valuation Issues
• 10 Acquisition and Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment
• 11 Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion
• 12 Intangible Assets
• 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies
• 14 Long-Term Liabilities

Volume 2

• 15 Stockholders’ Equity
• 16 Dilutive Securities and Earnings per Share
• 17 Investments
• 18 Revenue Recognition
• 19 Accounting for Income Taxes
• 20 Accounting for Pensions and Postretirement Benefits
• 21 Accounting for Leases
• 22 Accounting Changes and Error Analysis
• 23 Statement of Cash Flows
• 24 Full Disclosure in Financial Reporting

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1557 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 15 edition (March 11, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118147294
• ISBN-13: 978-1118147290
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 2.4 inches
• List Price: $259.88

Smith: Straight to the Top 2nd Edition: CIO Leadership in a Mobile, Social, and Cloud-based World

Essential reading for IT professionals with aspirations toward the top IT spot, and for sitting CIOs looking to refine their mobile, social and cloud strategies and knowledge.

The definitive work on how to achieve leadership success in IT, Straight to the Top, Second Edition reveals how the role of the CIO is changing due to major trends associated with consumer and enterprise products and technologies driving new mobile solutions in today's organizations; cloud computing and the move away from controlled / internally managed data centers to pay as you use and elastic cloud infrastructure and application services; and the impact social media is having on today's complex organizations.

Author Gregory S. Smith expertly coaches existing and aspiring CIOs on building the requisite skills through his observations and experience as a veteran CIO with more than twenty-five years of experience leading IT teams and delivering complex technical solutions in the information technology field.

Providing an organized and comprehensive view of the CIO job and its important role in modern organizations, Straight to the Top, Second Edition equips sitting CIOs and CIO candidates with the strategies and knowledge necessary to be successful in the new business normal - a mobile, social and cloud-based world, and how to provide technology leadership as a world-class CIO.

Key Features

• An invaluable guide to help information technology and business professionals recognize the qualities, skills, and expertise necessary to attain the role of a CIO or enhance the skills for sitting CIOs.
• Equips IT managers, CIOs, and CTOs to strategically plan their career moves.
• Packed with encouragement, advice, and essential skills for aspiring and sitting CIOs.
• Features interviews with leading IT professionals, CIOs, and executive recruiting professionals.

Contents

Part one—Key Change Drivers and Trends Impacting the CIO Role Today

• Chapter 1 Why the Role of the CIO Continues to Change
• Chapter 2 Technologies and Trends Driving Today’s IT Innovation
• Chapter 3 IT Standards and Governance and the Impact of Consumer Devices
• Chapter 4 Service Level Agreements: A Key to Improved Customer Expectations and Better Contracts
• Chapter 5 Today’s CIO: The Teacher to the C-Suite

Part two—The Modern-Day CIO 101

• Chapter 6 What Executive Recruiters Are Looking for, from Consulting Experience to Leadership Skills
• Chapter 7 Cloud Computing Strategies and Risks
• Chapter 8 The Consumerization of IT
• Chapter 9 Social Media Changes Everything
• Chapter 10 What’s after the CIO Role? 
• Index

Praise for Straight to the Top 2nd Edition

• "There was a time when getting to the CIO seat took a lot of hard work, a little bit of career risk, the ability to connect with people around you, surrounding yourself with the most talented people who are passionate about the same things you are, the ability to deliver the solutions that matter, and the grace of God. Gregory has added another tool and a fresh perspective on the role of the CIO. The climb to CIO is still not easy, but there is good practical advice and guidance for those making the climb and those who want to stay there." —Ed Anderson, Global CIO, World Vision International
• "Whether you aspire to be a CIO, are already a CIO, or possibly another type of business leader who just wants to leverage the power of information to give your company a competitive advantage, this is a great read. Gregory's insights will help keep your innovative juices flowing." —Earl Monsour, Director, Strategic Information Technologies, Maricopa Community College District
• "The CIO role is one of the most challenging executive positions, and it is only getting tougher. With data moving closer to the revenue stream of nearly every industry, CIOs are responsible for innovation, operations, cost containment, security, and product development—a heady brew! In the second edition to his excellent book, Gregory Smith addresses the evolution of the CIO role and, in an engaging writing style, provides guidance to IT leaders who aspire to CIO greatness." —Martha Heller, President, Heller Search Associates, LLC; author of The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership
• "Straight to the Top is a visionary's look at what aspiring and current CIOs must do to succeed in the new mobile, social, and cloud-based world. Smith's book is not just for future and current IT leaders, but a must-read for all CEOs before they hire their next CIO." —Anne C. Topp, Vice President and CIO, World Wildlife Fund
• "This book offers a rare combination of advice to both CIOs and aspiring CIOs alike, advice on how to develop and hone their skills as well as how to deal with some of the thornier issues afflicting IT organizations today. [Smith's] advice is sound, straightforward, practical, and based on his personal experience and successful tenure as a CIO at leading organizations." —Josh Jewett, CIO, Family Dollar, Inc.

About the Authors

• GREGORY S. SMITH currently serves as a CIO for an organization in the Washington, DC, area. He previously served for nine years as the vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith is the author of How to Protect Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents and Teachers and Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO. He has published many articles over his career, including "Talking at the Top of the World" in CIO magazine, along with a variety of technology and business topics in Forbes, eWeek, and Computerworld. Mr. Smith received a BS in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an MS in business from The Johns Hopkins University, where he also served as an adjunct faculty member in the Carey Business School graduate programs.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (March 25, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118390032
• ISBN-13: 978-1118390030
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.9 x 9.8 inches
• List Price: $49.95

Picker: Applying International Financial Reporting Standards 3rd Edition

Applying International Financial Reporting Standards, 3rd edition, has been thoroughly updated to reflect the varied and numerous developments in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The expert knowledge and authoritative explanations of the author team have resulted in the book being extensively referenced by both the accounting profession and academics in countries that have either adopted, or intend to adopt, international accounting standards.

The continuing focus of the second edition of this book is on interpreting, analysing and illustrating the financial reporting requirements under IFRSs. Each chapter contains numerous illustrative examples that present and explain concepts to ensure that users gain a deep understanding of the reporting requirements and meet the knowledge expectations of the accounting profession.

The coverage of accounting standards has been expanded in the second edition with the inclusion of new chapters on IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources, IAS 18 Revenue, IAS 19 Employee Benefits and IAS 41 Agriculture. This book has been written for intermediate and advanced financial accounting courses, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

New to this Edition

• New chapters - IASB Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, IFRS 11 Joint arrangements, IFRS 13 Fair value measurement, IAS 8 Revenue, IAS 24 Related party disclosures, IAS 33 Earnings per share.
• Details the relevant issues and practical workings associated with various IFRS pronouncements.
• Illustrative examples throughout the chapters show the new financial reporting procedures and further develop conceptual understanding of the financial reporting and disclosure processes.
• Use of real world financial data and annual reports – annual reports extracts from a range of global multi-national companies illustrate how companies prepare and report in accordance with the IFRS.
• Authoritative authors provide insightful and informed analysis of the financial reporting procedures.

Contents

Part 1 Framework

• 1. The IASB and its Conceptual Framework

Part 2 Elements

• 2. Shareholder's equity: share capital and reserves
• 3. Fair value measurement
• 4. Revenue
• 5. Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets
• 6. Income taxes
• 7. Financial Instruments
• 8. Share-based payment
• 9. Inventories
• 10. Employee benefits
• 11. Property, plant and equipment
• 12. Leases
• 13. Intangible assets
• 14. Business combinations
• 15. Impairment of assets
• 16. Accounting for mineral resources
• 17. Agriculture

Part 3 Disclosure

• 18. Financial statement presentation
• 19. Statement of cash flows
• 20. Earnings per share
• 21. Operating segments
• 22. Related party disclosures

Part 4 Economic entities

• 23. Controlled entities – the consolidation method
• 24. Consolidated financial statements – wholly owned subsidiaries
• 25. Consolidated financial statements – intragroup transactions
• 26. Consolidated financial statements – non-controlling interest
• 27. Consolidated financial statements – indirect ownership interests
• 28. The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates
• 29. Associates and joint ventures
• 30. Joint arrangements

Book Details

• Paperback: 1224 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (February 18, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0730302121
• ISBN-13: 978-0730302124
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.5 x 9.9 inches
• List Price: $245.95

Pinto: Equity Asset Valuation 2nd Edition

A comprehensive look at the equity valuation process. With the Second Edition of Equity Asset Valuation, the distinguished team of Jerald Pinto, Elaine Henry, Thomas Robinson, and John Stowe, fully update information associated with this important discipline. Blending theory with practice, they detail the contemporary techniques used to determine the intrinsic value of an equity security, and show you how to successfully apply these techniques in both foreign and domestic markets.

Unlike alternative works in this field, the Second Edition of Equity Asset Valuation clearly integrates finance and accounting concepts into the discussion-providing the evenness of subject matter treatment, consistency of notation, and continuity of topic coverage that is so critical to the learning process.

Valuable for classroom study, self-study, and general reference, this book contains clear, example-driven coverage of many of today's most important valuation issues.

Key Features

• Addresses essential issues in this arena, including the equity valuation process, discounted dividend valuation, free cash flow valuation, and residual income valuation
• Each author brings his own unique experiences and perspectives to the equity analysis process
• Distills the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need to succeed in today's fast-paced financial environment
• Companion Workbook also available

New to this edition

• Updated coverage of all topic areas.
• New coverage of private company valuation.
• Expanded coverage of required rate of return estimation and related topics.
• Increased global orientation including additional material on emerging markets.
• Expanded coverage of enterprise value multiples and related topics.
• Integrated approach to the application of accounting and finance to valuation.
• Contains a contribution on Private Company Valuation by Raymond D. Rath, CFA, Director, Transaction Services - Accounting, Valuation & Financial Reporting Advisory,
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Contents

Chapter 1 Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Value Defi nitions and Valuation Applications
• 3. The Valuation Process
• 4. Communicating Valuation Results
• 5. Summary

Chapter 2 Return Concepts

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Return Concepts
• 3. The Equity Risk Premium
• 4. The Required Return on Equity
• 5. The Weighted Average Cost of Capital
• 6. Discount Rate Selection in Relation to Cash Flows
• 7. Summary

Chapter 3 Discounted Dividend Valuation

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Present Value Models
• 3. The Dividend Discount Model
• 4. The Gordon Growth Model
• 5. Multistage Dividend Discount Models
• 6. The Financial Determinants of Growth Rates
• 7. Summary

Chapter 4 Free Cash Flow Valuation

• 1. Introduction to Free Cash Flows
• 2. FCFF and FCFE Valuation Approaches
• 3. Forecasting Free Cash Flow
• 4. Free Cash Flow Model Variations
• 5. Nonoperating Assets and Firm Value
• 6. Summary

Chapter 5 Residual Income Valuation

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Residual Income
• 3. The Residual Income Model
• 4. Residual Income Valuation in Relation to Other Approaches
• 5. Accounting and International Considerations
• 6. Summary

Chapter 6 Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Price and Enterprise Value Multiples in Valuation
• 3. Price Multiples
• 4. Enterprise Value Multiples
• 5. International Considerations When Using Multiples
• 6. Momentum Valuation Indicators
• 7. Valuation Indicators: Issues in Practice
• 8. Summary

Chapter 7 Private Company Valuation

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Scope of Private Company Valuation
• 3. Definitions (Standards) of Value
• 4. Private Company Valuation Approaches
• 5. Summary
• Glossary
• References
• About the Authors
• About the CFA Program
• Index

About the Authors

• JERALD E. PINTO, PHD, CFA, is Director, Curri-culum Projects, in the Education Division at CFA Institute. Before coming to the CFA Institute in 2002, he consulted to corporations, foundations, and partnerships in investment planning, portfolio analysis, valuation, and quantitative analysis. Pinto also worked in the investment and banking industries in New York and taught finance at NYU's Stern School of Business. He holds an MBA from Baruch College, a PhD in finance from the Stern School, and is a member of CFA Virginia.
• ELAINE HENRY, PHD, CFA, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Miami, where she teaches courses in accounting, financial statement analysis, and valuation. After working in corporate finance at Lehman Brothers, strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, and corporate banking at Citibank, she obtained a PhD from Rutgers University where she majored in accounting and minored in finance.
• THOMAS R. ROBINSON, PHD, CFA, CPA, CFP, is Managing Director of the Education Division at CFA Institute. He joined the CFA Institute as head of educational content in 2007 from the University of Miami, where he was an associate professor of accounting and director of the Master of Professional Accounting Program. Robinson was also concurrently managing director of a private wealth investment advisory firm. He was active locally and nationally with CFA Institute prior to joining the staff.
• JOHN D. STOWE, PHD, CFA, is O'Bleness Chair Professor of Finance at Ohio University. He previously served as Head of Curriculum Development and Director of Exam Development at the CFA Institute. Stowe has also been professor of finance and associate dean at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he taught investments and corporate finance. Stowe has won several teaching awards and has published frequently in academic and professional journals in finance. He is also coauthor of a college-level textbook in corporate finance. Stowe earned his BA from Centenary College and his PhD in economics from the University of Houston. He obtained his CFA charter in 1995.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (February 8, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470571438
• ISBN-13: 978-0470571439
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.1 x 10.3 inches
• List Price: $95.00