In volume 21, issue 1, Ngoc Phi Anh Doan and Duc-Tho Nguyen’s article “Accounting in a Developing Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnam” provides a comprehensive review of changes in Vietnamese accounting regulations and... read more

By Ron Zemke, Claire Raines and Bib FilipczakAmacom, A$24.95 This book, an update of a well-regarded 1999 edition, looks at the difficulties of managing a workforce of different generations, ranging from ageing boomers to up-and-coming Gen Y... read more

Jossey-Bass, 277 pages (print version) Thinking about the future can quickly become an exercise in fruitless second-guessing, but Sommers provides a good framework for exploring trends and linking them to corporate strategy. The book shows how to... read more

Kogan Page, 384 pages (print version) In the past two decades logistics has taken a central place in the operations of many companies. This book advances the process a step further by arguing managing supply chains should move beyond monetary... read more

In volume 3, issue 1, Yiwen Fei, Xichi Xu and Rong Ding (“Sovereign wealth fund and financial crisis – a shifting paradigm”) find that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were hit hard by the global financial downturn, although the... read more

By Richard Watson and Oliver FreemanScribe, A$29.95Predictions are always perilous. Watson and Freeman, who work as consultant futurologists, believe the process is improved by scenario planning from existing trends. The problem is deciding which... read more

By Richard FloridaBasic Books, A$43.99 The first edition of this fascinating book, published a decade ago, explored the way creativity was becoming the driving force of modern economies, especially in the context of particular cities and social... read more

By Mauro Guillen and Esteban Garcia-CanalMcGraw-Hill, 256 pages (print version) On any list of top multinational companies, the number based in emerging countries has grown markedly in the past decade. Guillen and Garcia-Canal look at some,... read more

In volume 14, issue 2, Mahito Okura and Noriyoshi Yanase ask “What Is the Driving Force behind Consolidations in the Insurance Market?” Using the Japanese automobile insurance market as an extended case study, they find loosening rate... read more

By David FieldMcGraw-Hill, 256 pages (print version) Consultants can provide new perspectives or expertise, but the reality is that many fail to deliver results on time, on budget and on target. Field, a successful consultant, provides a useful... read more

  A special issue (volume 28, number 1) focuses on assurance, performance and governance. Nabil Baydoun, William Maguire, Neal Ryan and Roger Willett compare corporate governance in Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and... read more

By Gideon HaighMiegunyah Press, A$45Most people who work in offices rarely think about the place. In this remarkable book Haigh turns that on its head, giving the office a history, a culture and a life of its own. The book is divided into the back... read more

By Patrick LencioniJossey-Bass, 240 pages (print version) Lencioni is mainly known for his instructive business fables, but this book is his first venture into non-fiction. Drawing on his extensive experience as a consultant, he argues that... read more

  International Journal of Managerial Finance In volume 8, issue 4, Yuan George Shan and Lei Xu, both of the University of Adelaide, investigate whether and how bad debt provision by Chinese financial institutions is affected by internal... read more

Ross Gittins Allen & Unwin, A$26.99 As economics editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and a columnist for Melbourne’s The Age, Ross Gittins is the guru people turn to whenever a money mess needs explaining. An auditor with chartered... read more

  Volume 15, issue 3 has a feature by Rusmin Rusmin and Alistair Brown titled “Regulatory context – recent progress on key aspects of Indonesia’s anti-money laundering regime: a narrative analysis” based on... read more

By Eric Papp Wiley, 175 pages (print version) You can’t manage others, says training consultant Papp, if you can’t manage yourself. And that, he insists, is about developing a system for reflecting on ideas and options while building a... read more

By Bruce NolopWiley, 349 pages (print version) Nolop has extensive experience in corporate finance and it shows in this pithy work. He examines how the CFO role has expanded dramatically in breadth, complexity and criticality in a decade, with a... read more

By Tom DoctoroffPalgrave, A$39.95 China, whether considered as a market, a competitor or a geopolitical entity, is so large that one can easily fall into the trap of seeing it only in stereotypes. It takes long and close exposure to be able to... read more

In volume 12, issue 3, “Information technology, an enabler in corporate governance” by Sherly Abraham looks at ways to use new IT mechanisms to tap in to the values and beliefs of corporate executives. Abraham suggests information... read more

By David UrenBlack Inc, A$29.95 After decades hovering on the edge of Australia’s view of the world, the past 20 years have seen China burst into prominence. Uren, a business journalist of long experience, has been a keen observer of the... read more

In the July-August issue, Michael Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani of the University of North Carolina provide an article headed “Do You Know Your Cost of Capital?”, which utilises a survey by the US Association for Financial Professionals... read more

By Michael Jones (editor)Wiley, 576 pages (print version) The essays of this large book look at business scandals that have a strong accounting element in 12 countries. Some of the cases examined, such as Enron and Parmalat, are... read more

By Jacob MorganMcGraw-Hill, 304 pages (print version) One of the most difficult problems for senior managers is finding ways for their staff to talk to each other. Morgan believes organisations can easily fall into silos and fiefdoms, with a loss... read more

Harvard Business Review Press, A$34.99 Sachs has some important things to say about the way storytelling can be used to cut through the distractions of the Digital Age. He believes social media is driving a return to an oral tradition and looks to... read more