Small and Medium-Sized Accounting Firms in India: Inclusive or Exclusive Leadership?

Integral to the effective management of the business are the concepts of creativity and innovation that set apart one business from another through differentiation and competitive advantage (Hulshegar and Anderson 2009). Business owners need to display effective leadership capabilities in the management of critical resources such as funding, information and time (Carmeli et al. 2010a, b), no matter what their size. Businesses globally face an increasingly uncertain and turbulent environment. Major challenges in this regard include globalisation, technology, privatisation and competition (Cooper et al. 2003). These forces, whether internal or external to the work environment, need to be managed effectively to ensure viability and profitability

Cultural Intelligence and Community policing

Which role does culture play in today’s police work, and how to communicate on social media in a culturally sensitive way? Providing an introduction into the relevant theoretical frameworks and case examples, this chapter not only highlights the importance of cultural intelligence for police work but also provides practical pointers on how to improve social media practices

Workplace Violence

This multidisciplinary volume assembles current findings on violent crime, behavioral, biological, and sociological perspectives on its causes, and effective methods of intervention and prevention. Noted experts across diverse fields apply a behavioral criminology lens to examine crimes committed by minors, extremely violent offenses, sexual offending, violence in families, violence in high-risk settings, and crimes of recent and emerging interest. The work of mental health practitioners and researchers is shown informing law enforcement response to crime in interrogation, investigative analysis, hostage negotiations, and other core strategies. In addition, chapters pay special attention to criminal activities that violate traditional geographic boundaries, from cyberstalking to sex trafficking to international terrorism. Among the topics in the Handbook: Dyadic conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of family violence. School bullying and cyberbullying: prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and prevention. A cultural and psychological perspective on mass murder. Young people displaying problematic sexual behavior: the research and their words. Child physical abuse and neglect. Criminal interviewing and interrogation in serious crime investigations. Violence in correctional settings. Foundations of threat assessment and management. The Handbook of Behavioral Criminology is a meticulous resource for researchers in criminology, psychology, sociology, and related fields. It also informs developers of crime prevention programs and practitioners assessing and intervening with criminal clients and in correctional facilities.https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/1560/thumbnail.jp