The Knowledge Centre team writes reviews on a few key titles added to our collection each month. Please contact the Knowledge Centre on 1800 809 828 or via email on knowledge@charteredaccountants.com.au if you would like to borrow an item.  
 
Accounting policies and procedures manual: a blueprint for running an effective and efficient department by Steven M. Bragg. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ in 2007. 
This title is a how-to guide on creating an effective and efficient accounting department policies and procedures manual. 
 
Boards, governance and value creation: the human side of corporate governance by Morton Huse. Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK in 2007. 
This book looks at the role of boards in a variety of different countries and contexts, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. It explores the working style of boards and how they can best achieve their task expectations. Board effectiveness and value creation are shown to be the results of interactions between owners, managers, board members and other actors. Board behaviour is thus seen to be a result of strategising, norms, board leadership, and the decision-making culture within the boardroom. Combining value creation, behavioural and ethical approaches to the study of boards, this work offers a systematic framework which will be of value to graduate students and researchers in the field of corporate social responsibility and business ethics. 
 
The bankruptcy handbook by Betty Weule, Wayne Warburton and Richard Brading. Published by The Federation Press, Annandale, NSW in 2007.  
The Bankruptcy Handbook provides a clear and concise overview of the legal and financial processes and implications that people considering bankruptcy may face. This edition has been updated to take into account the many changes which have occurred to Bankruptcy Law in recent years, such as the abolition of early discharge. 
 
New rules of marketing and PR: how to use news releases, blogs, podcasting, viral marketing and online media to reach buyers directly by David Meerman Scott. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ in 2007.  
When people visit your company’s web site, they aren’t there to hear your slogan or see your logo again. They want information, interaction, and choice - and you’d be a fool not to give it to them. This one of a kind guide to the future of marketing includes a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of the internet, showing you how to identify audiences, create compelling messages, get those messages to the right people, and lead those consumers into the buying process. Including a wealth of compelling case studies and real-world examples, this is a practical guide to the new reality of PR and marketing. 
 
A practical guide to legal research by Sue Milne and Kay Tucker. Published by Thomson, Pyrmont in 2008. 
This book looks at the research needs of law students and the practicing lawyer in Australia and how they need to quickly and effectively locate a case or statute, how to check for changes in the law, and how to locate commentary on the law. Each chapter focuses on a particular legal research task and addresses citation styles for citing legal sources. Emphasis is given on electronic sources and guided exercises are provided. The first few chapters of the book are on researching Australian law and the later chapters are on international jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, United States, public international law and European law. 
 
Last updated: 15 September 2008