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Access: Inside the Abortion Underground and the Sixty-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom
by Rebecca GrantFrom the award-winning author of Birth, a journey into the underground activist networks that have been working to protect women&’s autonomy over their bodies amidst legal, political, religious, and cultural oppression over the past sixty years.In this definitive, eye-opening history, award-winning author Rebecca Grant charts the reproductive freedom movement from the days before Roe through the seismic impact of Dobbs. The stories in Access span four continents, tracing strategies across generations and borders. Grant centers those activists who have been engaged in direct action to help people get the abortions they need. Their efforts involve no small measure of daring-do, spy craft, sea adventures, close calls, undercover operations, smuggling, sequins, legal dramas, victories, defeats, and above all, a deeply held conviction that all the risks are worth it for the cause. In Access, we meet a cast of brave, bold, and unforgettable women: the founders of the Jane Collective, a group of anonymous providers working clandestinely between Chicago apartments to perform abortions in the pre-Roe years; the originators and leaders of the abortion fund movement; Verónica Cruz Sánchez, a Mexican activist who works to support self-managed abortion with pills and fights to free women targeted by the criminalization of abortion; and Rebecca Gomperts, a Dutch doctor who realizes that there is one place abortion bans cannot reach: international waters. Post-Dobbs, activist groups have once again stepped up and put themselves on the line to resist. Building on the work of their feminist forebearers and international allies, they are charting new pathways for access in the face of unprecedented acts to subjugate and control half of America&’s population. Working above ground, underground, and in legal gray areas, they&’ve helped people travel across state lines for care, established telehealth practices, and formed community networks to distribute pills for free to people who needed them. Drawing on expert research and investigative reporting, told with deep compassion and humanity by a journalist who has spent her career on the frontlines of the fight, Access celebrates the bravery, ingenuity, and determination of women across decades who have fought for a fundamental human right—and serves as an inspiring rallying cry for the work that lies ahead.
Accessibility in Sport Management: International Venue Perspectives (European Association for Sport Management Series)
by Tracey J. Dickson Simon Darcy Paul J. Kitchin Juan Luis Paramio-SalcinesThis book introduces the fundamental principles of accessible and inclusive sport venue management, with a focus on people with disability. It offers a social‑ecological analysis of how governments, businesses, the disability social movement, sports organisations, and their stakeholders can, and should, make sport more accessible and inclusive.Using a critical disability studies perspective, this book highlights recent global human rights initiatives, challenges, and ongoing resistance to the drive for accessibility in sport venue management. Drawing on the latest research, it takes a step‑by‑step look at the sporting experience – including pre‑experience planning, travel to and from an event, the built environment, the experience itself, and online participation – and considers how each phase might be made more accessible and inclusive, and how commercial and social justice considerations intersect.Addressing the needs of participants, consumers, employees, volunteers, and organisations, this book is essential reading for any student, researcher, practitioner, or policymaker with an interest in sport management, disability sport, event management, corporate social responsibility, disability studies, or human rights.
Accessibility, Inclusivity and Diversity in Education and Beyond (Biomedical Visualization #8)
by Rachael DoorThis book provides a unique opportunity to explore the current and future state of accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity across higher education and beyond. Although these chapters primarily focus on the issues and resulting adaptations seen in biomedicine, the results and observations are applicable throughout education and the workplace. Section 1 focuses on what it means to create accessible environments for both education and employment. Here the pitfalls of mandatory attendance across education will be addressed and ideas for building belonging amongst students shared. In addition, ways to use play-based learning to support student revision and to make psychology accessible to medical students will be discussed. Section 2 explores inclusive practices in anatomy education and research, with a toolkit for both early-career and established academics. The pedagogy, psychology, and culture of asking and answering questions in education will also be explored to support educators aiming to create inclusive learning environments. Section 3 focuses on ways in which diversity can be embraced in the educational, medical, and public sectors. Chapters include the use of human remains as teaching aids to promote the concept of the body as a spectrum, and the use of television media to create immersive learning environments. This book is an essential guide to creating accessible, inclusive, and diverse learning environments for both the early career and experienced academic.
Accessory: Former Miss Australia. Convicted drug trafficker. Gangland girlfriend.
by Felicia Djamirze Erin O'DwyerBehind every criminal man is a young, glamorous woman profiting from his crimes. Or, at least, so the media suggests. Felicia Djamirze is a counsellor, an advocate for women's justice, a three-time Miss Australia winner and a convicted drug dealer. Growing up surrounded by drug abuse and crime in a rough Sydney neighbourhood, she had little hope of escaping the cycle of violence and poverty. So when her looks seemed to offer her a way out, she took it - even if it involved attracting men on the wrong side of the law. Entering this shadowy world, she became both a perpetrator and a victim, an accessory and a rebel. But eventually, the law would catch up with her in spectacular and violent fashion - and it would make her rethink everything. Written in beautiful prose with seasoned journalist Erin O'Dwyer, Accessory is a bold and searingly honest tale of an extraordinary life.
Accident Prevention and Investigation: A Systematic Guide for Professionals, Educators, Researchers, and Students
by Koji FukuokaPractical reference on systematic accident prevention, investigative techniques, and contributing factors, derived from analysis of real accidents Accident Prevention and Investigation enables readers to reduce the number of accidents and casualties during experiments at universities by using new approaches based on scientific knowledge and data. Demonstrated through case studies illustrating successful implementation, the book explores alternate perspectives on mechanisms and contributing factors of accidents, derived from investigation of real accidents. Readers will first learn how accidents occur and understand how to prevent them. Next, they will learn how to use the discussed methods to conduct systematic accident prevention at universities, including fieldwork activities at sea. In this book, readers will find: Tools to understand how to apply different accident prevention methods depending on the logistics of an experiment Guidelines to investigate and analyze accidents and near-misses Information on accident theory, risk management, and safety management systems Specific challenges at universities and how to systematically incorporate accident investigation and prevention when faced with factors from multiple industry types Helpful checklists to aid readers in the practical application of accident reduction This book is an essential reference for faculty, researchers, and advanced students seeking to reduce the number of accidents on campus and in university-affiliated field work. It is also an ideal textbook for courses using a systematic approach to safety.
Accidental Load Analysis and Design for Offshore Structures (Synthesis Lectures on Ocean Systems Engineering)
by Alexander Arnfinn OlsenThis book provides a comprehensive guide to the identification and assessment of structural loads arising from accidental events in offshore structures. Through this book, readers will learn about risk-based assessment techniques that are essential for determining accidental loads, moving beyond traditional prescriptive criteria. The chapters cover topics such as ship collision hazards, dropped object hazards, fire hazards, and blast hazards. The author, Alexander Arnfinn Olsen, presents an expert analysis of these critical issues through the lens of risk-based evaluations. Readers will discover methodologies to identify and assess the effects of accidental structural loads, making this book a must-read for those involved in offshore safety and certification. This book is an invaluable resource for offshore engineers, marine architects, and safety management professionals. It serves as both a reference for academics and students in industrial design and engineering and a textbook for students of marine architecture. With its focus on classification aspects including design, construction, and maintainability, this guide is essential for anyone responsible for overseeing the design and construction of offshore platform assets.
Accidental One-Night Baby
by Julia JamesAccidental One-Night Baby is a surprise pregnancy, marriage of convenience, Italian billionaire romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Julia James. No strings attached… until they&’re bound by his baby! Having watched his father lose everything to a woman, Italian billionaire Vincenzo Giansante has spurned romantic relationships. Naturally, when one-night stand Siena claims she&’s carrying his child, he insists on a paternity test. And when it&’s positive, his powerful, primal reaction shocks even him. He demands marriage to secure his heir! Independent Siena won&’t be beholden to a man who accused her of gold-digging! She declines his diamond. Yet she can&’t forget their electrifying night. And the harder Vincenzo campaigns for Siena&’s hand, the harder it is to resist a repeat encounter…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Accidentally Amy
by Lynn PainterA stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy. Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she&’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for &“Amy&” three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It&’s the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only way further ahead in the queue—and she&’ll take whatever bad karma is coming for her; she&’s desperate and very late. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she&’s ever seen, spilling the drink all over his made-for-GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Karma who? Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising, until he says to her: &“See you tomorrow, Amy.&” Izzy reasons she can just straighten things out the next day, no biggie. Only when she gets to her new office and meets the VP of her department, it is none other than Blake Phillips—the hottie from Starbucks. And the man might&’ve been charming to &“Amy,&” but he is an arrogant grump to Izzy, an arrogant grump who does not find her explanation funny at all. But day by day, an attraction simmers between them and they&’ll have to find a way to work together without ripping each other&’s heads—or clothes—off.
Accidentally on Purpose
by Kristen KishTIME's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 | New York Post's 30 Best Books for Spring | Amazon's Best Books of the Month | BookRiot's Best Books of April | Queerty's Spring 2025 LGBTQ+ Books | Town & Country's Must-Read Books of Spring 2025 <p> A tender, clear-eyed memoir, Accidentally on Purpose charts a journey full of purpose, belonging, and real love—a “recipe for a life worth living” (Stacy London). Kristen Kish never could have imagined people on the street knowing her name—not when she was a carefree softball-tossing kid, in high school working at a pretzel stand, and not even when she finally found her true calling as a chef. In those early days, becoming a chef meant tethering oneself to a restaurant and working in the back of a kitchen, not a television set. But working in the spotlight happened naturally, even if the attention was totally unanticipated. And like most things in Kristen’s life, the road was so much more winding and complicated than it may have appeared from the outside. <p> From growing up as an adoptee in the Midwest, to trying to fit in with all the other girls who were busy dating boys, to coming out and finding love when she least expected it, Kristen learned that, unlike a map, no set of plans or definitions can dictate or explain a life. In fact, accidents happen. Curveballs will come. And even the full-circle moments—like winning Top Chef to becoming its Emmy-nominated host years later—could not have guaranteed these opportunities. <p> In Accidentally on Purpose, what defines Kristen’s story aren’t the missteps or even the pleasant surprises that crop up but how she learned to find her voice and use it. Because while accidents may be unexpected, they don’t have to be at odds with purpose. And as Kristen approaches life’s milestones, big and small, with intention, she realizes at those junctures—the ones beyond the borders of the map, behind-the-scenes, and off camera—are where the decisions and discoveries are made. Where the unexpected meets the intentional. And that’s where things get really interesting. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Accidents Caused by Lightning Strikes: Medical Aspects
by Fred ZackThe book presents relevant medical aspects of accidents caused by lightning strikes in a practical manner and is supported by case examples: from the fundamentals of energy transfer to emergency medical first aid, the treatment of sequelae, and the medical examination of the deceased. It is aimed at physicians of all specialties who are involved in the acute care or follow-up of individuals after lightning strike accidents, such as those from emergency medicine, legal medicine, intensive care, and general medicine.
Accidents Happen and Other Stories
by F.H. BatacanFrom the master of Filipino crime fiction, a genre-bending collection that documents murders, disappearances, and acts of violence in stories that range from procedural crime to horror to near-future noirF.H. Batacan&’s first novel, Smaller and Smaller Circles, was an instant classic when it was published in 1999, a masterpiece of Filipino crime fiction that won the Philippine National Book Award. In this extraordinary and far-ranging story collection, she explores the darkest corners of human experience, depicting with pitch-black humor the systems of class and politics that her characters are trapped in and the moments of violence—accidental or otherwise—that can, at any moment, shatter their lives. In particular, Batacan shines an unsparing light on the epidemic of violence against women in the Philippines.When a wealthy politician&’s twelve-year-old son disappears, the family&’s driver witnesses the aftermath. A field investigator for the World Health Organization travels the globe giving presentations about a biomedical enzyme that will lead to the extinction of the human race. And Father Augusto Saenz, the Jesuit priest and forensic anthropologist from Smaller and Smaller Circles, returns to investigate the murder of a woman whose secretive life holds the key to her death.Sure to confirm Batacan&’s status as a crime writer of global status, Accidents Happen is a relentless exploration of worlds where the smallest moments are infused with life and vibrating with menace, and death is always close at hand.
Accommodating Federal Agencies at Airports and Related Contractual Concerns
by Transportation Research Board National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Margaret Martin Airport Cooperative Research Program Sean CussonAirports host multiple federal agencies that play key roles in the operations, safety, and security of their facilities. Planning and operation of airports across the United States may require accommodation of multiple federal agencies, but the legal authority defining airports’ rights and obligations to these agencies is varied and at times unclear. ACRP Legal Research Digest 47: Accommodating Federal Agencies at Airports and Related Contractual Concerns, from TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program, seeks to provide a single source of information concerning airports’ rights and obligations to accommodate federal agencies and to enter into cooperative agreements and other agreements.
According to Marcel Proust: Selon Marcel Proust
by Patrick Bray and Nelly FurmanFrench novelist, literary critic, and essayist Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was one of the most prominent authors of the twentieth century. This innovative edition features excerpts from In Search of Lost Time in their original French with the English translation en face.Whereas many introductory guides to Proust’s novel attempt to follow the development of the narrative, this guide focuses on Proust’s approach to writing as an art, one that can represent the changes brought by personal experiences as well as new inventions and historical events. Daunting in volume, in its range of topics, in its many characters, In Search of Lost Time requires steadfast attention and a discerning understanding not only of time, people, and place, but also of the expressivity of literary language. This guidebook entices readers to either start or renew their interest in Proust by presenting short citations from À la recherche du temps perdu (1913–1927) gathered around ten topics: Proust’s Project; Literature and Writing; Memory and Time; Art; Love and Jealousy; Sodom and Gomorrah; High Society; Objects; The Dreyfus Affair; and World War I. By including short extracts, this edition allows readers time to focus attention on specific issues dealing with Proust’s project, allowing readers to rediscover Proust or discover Proust for the first time. These accessible bilingual citations from À la recherche du temps perdu make an invaluable text for students of French or comparative literature, as well as translation, literature, and culture.
Account-Based Marketing: The Definitive Handbook for B2B Marketers
by Bev BurgessWhether you're a B2B marketer learning about account-based marketing (ABM) for the first time, or an experienced account-based marketer who wants to keep up to date with the latest advances in the field, this book is the perfect guide to using ABM effectively in your business.From explaining how to design the right ABM strategy, to exploring the five types of ABM and how to decide which type to use with which customers, this guide will help you build your company's ABM capability through the right structure, processes and organization to deliver the best results. Written by the leading practitioner in ABM, Bev Burgess, this book will also help you prepare for the future of ABM as the world of marketing evolves with the introduction of generative AI, helping you to stay at the forefront of your professional practice.With real-world examples and perspectives from companies such as Accenture, NTT, Salesforce and Vodafone, this guide is a key resource for Account-Based Marketers everywhere, providing an up-to-date view of best practices in ABM globally and a look at how these practices are evolving.
Accountability Research: Ethnographic Methods in Organisation and Accounting (Business for Society)
by Hugo Letiche Jean-Luc Moriceau Ivo De Loo Carolyn CorderyThis book discusses (auto- )ethnographies of accountability, undertaken (in close collaboration) by a multinational group of accounting and organization theory researchers over a period of three years. The key assumption underlying the book is that accountability is inherently an identity- creating process where the study of account- making has to be done participatively, with radical openness to the one(s) being researched, as well as to their context. That openness we call ‘ethnography’. The values or assumptions inherent to the practices of account and identity-making, in a specific context, are what (auto- )ethnographies seek to describe and identify. These values and assumptions warrant critical, ethical reflection, and this is what the researchers presented here have tried to provide.The chapters in this book all are mini- studies of relatedness. The scale of examination is intimate; the reflections provided by the researchers are mainly methodological.This book is of interest to accounting and organization theory students and scholars who believe that accountability can fruitfully be studied through (auto-) ethnography. The book extends currently existing views on how accountability can be handled and discharged between researchers and their researched, when local, intimate settings are studied.
Accountability of Judicial Power: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives (Routledge Frontiers in Accountability Studies)
by Piotr MikuliThis book brings together a group of international scholars to discuss theoretical and comparative considerations of judicial accountability. Accountability of the judiciary is an essential element in a democratic state ruled by law. Its design must take into account the need to ensure both the legitimacy of the judiciary and its independence. The work discusses accountability in the light of recent research, including studies on the crisis of the rule of law in the contemporary world. The book adopts a broad approach to accountability, which has various facets, referring both to the courts, that is the organisational element of the judicial branch of government, and to judges, its individual dimension. It is divided into four parts: the first deals with the essence of the concept of accountability of the judiciary; the second discusses the emerging standards relating primarily to the individual accountability of judges; and the third discusses the position of constitutional judges through the lens of accountability. The fourth and final part provides a detailed consideration of the specific accountability mechanisms. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policymakers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics, and accountability studies.
Accounting
by Robert L. Dansby Carol VolzAccounting is a contemporary text that presents a solid framework for learning accounting. The fresh, new approach gets “back to basics” by presenting small chunks of learning followed by immediate reinforcement. Built to meet the needs of first year accounting programs, a one-column design offers easy to follow transactions with large figures to help students visualize the changes in the journal and the impact of the accounting equation on a business.
Accounting and Finance for Managers: A Business Decision Making Approach
by Matt Bamber Simon ParryThe ideal textbook for business and management students needing to develop and understand accounting and finance skills. Taking a unique and practical approach that focuses on the financial aspects of business decisions, Accounting and Finance for Managers covers the core topics of accounting and finance. Now in its fourth edition, it includes new advice on budgetary control, outlining new techniques and emerging methods to help students understand how to make better business decisions.Featuring 'traditional' accounting practices in detail, Accounting and Finance for Managers covers topics with a strategic and accessible focus. With new content covering essential tools such as contribution and breakeven analysis and the growing presence of automation and machine learning, this is an essential textbook for business and management students on accounting and finance modules. Supporting online resources include additional exercise questions, curated further reading and lecture slides for each chapter.
Accounting for Carbon Neutrality: Corporate Accountability in the Hydrogen Economy (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
by Assunta Di Vaio Tayyab AliDespite the progress made so far, the links between environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability pillars remain underexplored, particularly in the context of firms investing in hydrogen for decarbonization. In essence, hydrogen is a lynchpin connecting engineering ingenuity, economic viability, and strategic business decisions. Its multifaceted role underscores its significance in addressing contemporary challenges, driving innovation, and shaping a sustainable future through the accounting system.This book unravels the complexities of carbon control practices, offering insights into financial, operational, and sustainable dimensions. From the challenges of sustainability transitions and technology adoption to utilize renewable resources and disclosing decarbonization practices, the book explores the critical role of accounting tools and international regulatory frameworks like the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the European Union Green Deal, and Paris Agreement as organizational collective responsibility in shaping a sustainable future.By incorporating stakeholder, stewardship, legitimacy, institutional, resource dependency theories, the book bridges gaps in academic research and offers a fresh perspective on decarbonization in the hydrogen sector. The qualitative methodology provides a unified vision from strategies to implementation, guiding companies toward the contribution of the carbon neutrality goal in the hydrogen economy while ensuring accountability for their actions, conduct, and sustainability reporting.
Accounting for Feminism: Exploring Emancipation for Profession and Practice
by Kathryn HaynesAlthough gender challenges in accounting are widely acknowledged, research often addresses the position of men and women in relation to various issues, without necessarily challenging the underlying structures and social constructions of gender. In contrast, this book takes a much more overtly feminist position, informed by feminist theory, feminist methodology and feminist activism, to challenge these constructs and resulting inequalities. The book addresses contemporary global feminisms and their potential emancipatory implications for accounting, as a profession and as a tool or technology.It explores feminist theorisations of accounting, offering new insights into their relevance, and provides a rich theoretical and practical resource to advance knowledge in the discipline and stimulate further interdisciplinary research. Rather than being issue driven with chapters organised to address particular concerns that relate to gender and accounting, such as parenthood, career progression, accountability, etc., the structure of this book is such that the feminist theoretical position is the starting point for each chapter. The book highlights the range of ways that feminism, in its various forms and from numerous theoretical perspectives, can contribute to an understanding of the challenges relating to gender, race and class occurring within accounting, and the ways of overcoming them.In this way, the book provides an integrated discussion of feminist theories and the emancipatory potential of applying them to accounting that will appeal to readers whatever their orientation to feminism.
Accounting for Managers: A Skill-building Approach
by Jency TreesaThis book presents fundamental aspects of financial accounting, its basic terminology, the accounting process and the preparation of a journal, ledger, trial balance, income statement and balance sheet. It also introduces complex topics like tools of management accounting, sustainability reporting and financial reporting. The volume comprehensively delivers lessons and examples to build strong accounting skills guiding readers to learn how to read and analyse financial statements, and discusses the theoretical concepts followed by elaborating on the accounting process in a simple and lucid style. Numerical examples and case studies support every discussion involving a conceptual difficulty. Several charts and diagrams have been included to shed light on the finer points of the subject to make it easily comprehensible.This book would be useful to students, researchers and teachers of financial accounting, accounting, statistics and business management. The book would also be useful for anyone interested in learning the basic concepts of financial accounting to help them in their daily lives.
Accounting for Social and Environmental Sustainability: A Multi-Capital Approach (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
by Delphine GibassierFor a company, managing its social and environmental performance is no longer just a matter of reducing its impact; it must also be able to assess its contribution to resolving or aggravating social and environmental problems. This book argues that the current work on accounting for sustainability has not yet given organisations a tool to integrate their performance within the planetary and social framework that conveys actual "planetary and social budgets", and that business organisations lack the possibility to go beyond incremental performance measurement.It offers an in‑depth examination of multi‑capital accounting, which has already been integrated within the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and will follow on from sustainability reporting. The LIFTS model (Limits and Foundations Towards Sustainability Accounting Model) used in this book combines various scientific and practical contributions to develop budgets for environmental impacts and social obligations on an organisational scale. It proposes an accounting mechanism that enables an organization to manage each of its budgets and measure variances between forecast and actual. It provides an introduction to the principles of this model and its conditions of application and describes its implementation in numerous companies.While the main audience for the book is academics, advanced students and researchers in accounting for sustainability, business and management and economics, it will also appeal to practitioners, policymakers, national standard setters, think tanks and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Accounting for Sustainable Business: Integrating CSR and ESG Principles (Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Business and Management)
by Alessandro MigliavaccaThe role of firms, corporations, and businesses in shaping social outcomes has long been a key area of focus for economics and business scholars. With growing attention on addressing climate change, reducing social inequalities, and upholding human rights, there is an increasing interest in how corporate activities impact society. This book examines these pressing issues through the lens of fundamental theories of the firm, particularly drawing on the Italian tradition of Economia Aziendale, which views the firm as a vehicle for meeting human needs and generating social value.The book begins by introducing the anthropocentric theory of the firm and explores the connection between accounting practices and sustainable management. It offers a thorough review of the literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, highlighting key aspects of the extensive body of work in this field. The analysis is grounded in the context of evolving regulations, especially within the EU, that underscore the importance of considering both financial and sustainability factors. Rational management theory is expanded to include sustainability accounting, showcasing its pivotal role in corporate decision-making. The book provides detailed guidance on the integrated knowledge acquisition process, showing how companies can systematically identify and assess their social and environmental impacts. This process is further illustrated through a hypothetical reality-based case study, demonstrating its application in a practical context. The book concludes with an exploration of current trends and future directions in sustainability accounting.It serves as a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, and anyone interested in the intersection of corporate governance, accounting, and sustainability.
Accounting, Accountability and Crisis Management: Lessons from Italy's Pandemic Response (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
by Lee D. Parker Ericka Costa Massimo ContrafattoConventional economic and accounting systems have been exposed by the limitations of market-driven mechanisms, where public services, education and healthcare have been subordinated to profit, exacerbating the inequalities between people and countries. Italy was one of the earliest countries to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and also one of the hardest-hit. The successes and failures of the Italian response provides a blueprint for the factors determining the ability of institutions to meet these challenges. This book presents a multifaceted analysis and reflection of the challenges that various types of organisations - public, private and non-profit - have had to face during the pandemic.It contributes to the creation of robust strategies for institutions worldwide to be able to respond promptly and equitably to future emergencies and offers insights for developing policy and practice, with respect to global leaders’ accountability for and management of exceptional events. It addresses three main subjects: extraordinary events and their challenges for business and organisations; the nature and roles of interdisciplinary accounting and accountability in a pandemic environment; and how the global pandemic is impacting accounting and accountability in diverse contexts, such as public services, healthcare, education, and NGOs.With a focus on institutional approaches to establishing, maintaining and discharging accountability throughout the pandemic, the insights of this book are invaluable to both students and practitioners seeking to bolster institutional resilience in an increasingly uncertain world. Both management and accounting communities can learn from this extraordinary global event to promote the process of transforming how business and societies operate.
Ace Your SHRM Certification Exam: The OFFICIAL SHRM Study Guide for the SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® Exams
by Charles Glover and Nancy A. Woolever, editorsPreparing for the SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® certification exams can be daunting-but it doesn't have to be, if you have the official SHRM study guide. This concise, accessible guide helps HR professionals understand the structure of both exams and equips them with the tools to succeed. With 50 original practice questions, expert test-taking strategies, tips for managing anxiety and research-based study techniques, this resource is designed to build confidence and sharpen performance. It also includes glossaries of key terms and acronyms, practical advice from test-takers and curated study resources to guide your prep from start to finish.Whether you're just beginning or nearing test day, this guide offers everything you need to prepare with purpose and pass with confidence.