Oxford University Press

This book explores current thinking on corporate governance by way of an empirical examination of the governance practices in Japan. The analysis is structured around four principal themes, namely the role of shareholders, the role of the main bank, the role of employees, and the role of senior management in the governance of these companies. The...

America's Business Culture at a CrossroadAmerica's culture is moving in a new and dangerous direction, as it becomes more        accepting and tolerant of dishonesty and financial abuse. Tamar Frankel argues that        this phenomenon is not new; in fact it has a specific traceable past. During the        past thirty years temptations and...

An analysis of real and model ecosystemsFood webs describe biological communities in terms of feeding interactions. This        book integrates the latest work on community dynamics, ecosystems energetics, and        stability to dispel categorisation of the field into separate subdiciplines of        population, community, and ecosystem ecology....

Marga Reimer and Anne Bezuidenhout present a collection of brand-new essays on important topics at the intersection of philosophy and linguistics. Written by a stellar line-up of contributors drawn from both disciplines, the papers will likewise attract a wide readership of professionals and students from either side....

An exploration of the role of Christian practices in overcoming segregation according to race and disability in an interracial Methodist church in the USA. Mary McClintock Fulkerson argues that theology which is truly `worldly' must display redemption without overlooking the ambiguous and messy realities of real human lives....

A Very Short IntroductionThis Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. He also...