The title of this book requires some explanation. It is a heavily revised edition of a book entitled Integrity in Organizations: An Alternative Business Ethic, published by McGraw-Hill in 1995. The focus of the text has not changed; it remains oriented to the business practitioner’s perspective and is written specifically for students of management. What has changed is the depth of understand…
Intelligent Vision Systems for Industry
The chapters of this volume are grouped into a number of topical areas — demonstrating that the security canon is a very varied one. As Chris Earnshaw so rightly highlighted in his preface, getting the appropriate security built into new products, systems and services is fundamental to a rosy Internet future. We highlight a number of the vital issues to address as part of that process.
In general, document capture refers to the process of scanning paper documents using scanners or cameras, and transforming these documents into an electronic file such as a PDF, TIFF, and so on. Through a type of document capture software, these electronic files are assessed through character or pattern recognition (that is, OCR, ICR, and OMR) and converted into meaningful data or information, …
This paper reviews a number of recent surveys relevant to risk management by UK insurers. These include the results of four surveys specifically on UK insurers. Our findings suggest that the risk management practices of UK insurers are variable, generally behind best practices in adjacent sectors, and in some cases are a cause of concern. However, we also find that they have been improving sign…
The Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) strategy focuses on the core elements of the Bank’s approach towards supporting the development of MSMEs in its countries of operation. Support for MSMEs is central to the Bank’s transition mandate, and the document sets out the underlying principles of EBRD’s activities in the sector going forward. The strategy further aims to out…