On May 16, 2012, RAND brought together a group of public company directors and executives, chief ethics and compliance officers, and stakeholders from the government, academic, and nonprofit sectors f
In March 2009, RAND convened a conference on the role and perspectives of corporate chief ethics and compliance officers (CECOs). The discussions featured input from current and former officers and ot
These proceedings summarize discussion at a symposium convened by the RAND Corporation about the challenges posed by misconduct by top-level executives; on the risk factors that contribute to such mis
"A longtime classic text in applied mathematics, this volume also serves as a reference for undergraduate and graduate students of engineering. Topics include real variable theory, complex variables,
In updating the 1988 text, Greenberg (mechanical engineering, U. of Delaware, Newark) has incorporated a computer algebra system (namely, Maple, with an instructor's manual and student supplement avai
Concise and highly regarded, this treatment of Green's functions and their applications in science and engineering is geared toward undergraduate and graduate students with only a moderate background
These proceedings summarize the discussions and include the white papers from a symposium about compliance as a field, factors that are likely to contribute to its transformation, and practical implic
RAND convened a symposium on the perspective and role of corporate boards of directors in overseeing their firms1 ethics and compliance matters. These conference proceedings summarize the event and th
On January 12, 2015, the UCLA–RAND Center for Law and Public Policy held a conference in Santa Monica, California, to examine the resourcing problem for state courts since the 2008 financial cri
Examines the performance of Pennsylvania1s workers1 compensation system, focusing on benefits and compensation, workplace safety, medical care, and dispute resolution. The authors find that the system
Examines the relationship between fair value accounting and historical cost accounting and systemic risk to the financial system, including the role that the accounting approaches played in the 2008 f
Finding ways to safely store and ultimately dispose of nuclear waste remains a matter of considerable debate. This volume describes the steps needed to design a new, single-purpose organization to man
Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the Toxicology certification exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and sin
Though the historical occurrence of maritime terrorist attacks has been limited, maritime vessels and facilities may nevertheless be vulnerable to attack, with the potential for very significant conse
