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The need for sound corporate governance is the #1 item on many people's agendas today, from corporate directors and decision makers to investors looking to shield themselves from the next Enron-type disaster.

But what exactly constitutes sound governance? And what should directors and managers do to ensure they can meet their governance responsibilities--whether legal, moral, or both?What Is Corporate Governance? provides readers with concise yet comprehensive coverage of this hot-button subject.

Humanism, English Literature, and the Translation of Greek, 1430–1560 is the first study to trace the influence of the Quattrocento rebirth of Greek scholarship on fifteenth- and sixteenth-century English literature. It begins with the first signs of humanist Greek in England in and around Duke Humfrey's circle, at a time when no English writer could claim significant Greek literacy. It ends on the cusp of Elizabethan literary culture, when English writers much more frequently translated Ancient Greek into both Latin and the vernacular. This period witnessed a surge in the translation of Greek. It also witnessed changing beliefs about how and why Greek should be translated at all, especially under the growing pressures of the Reformation.Building on scholarship in the fields of classical reception, translation studies, and intellectual history, the volume argues that attending to the period's ideas about Greek translation fundamentally alters our perception of Tudor humanism and the classical tradition more widely. In linking biblical and patristic translation with the translation of works by pagan authors, the book shows that Renaissance humanism was less secular and more wide-ranging in its goals and interest than the standard scholarly narrative has claimed. By showing continuities between late medieval and early modern literature, it further revises arguments for the novelty of the sixteenth-century humanists. The book ultimately argues that fifteenth- and sixteenth-century English writers experienced a contradictory relationship to Greek. Desire for the language and what it stood for was tempered by the realities of its mediated transmission. Desire for Greek was also undercut by the sectarian divisions that the language came to reflect and magnify.

At some point in the early to mid-1490s, Sallust's Bellum Catilinae was translated into English. Sallust's history deals with a pivotal moment in Roman Republican history, when the Roman patrician Catiline tried to overthrow the Republic in 63 bce. Surviving in a unique manuscript, this anonymous rendering was the first ever translation of a Roman history into English. It is also one of the earliest instances of a vernacular humanist translation that was made directly from its classical Latin source. Although the translation is based closely on a contemporary printed text of Sallust's Latin, it amplifies its source extensively, drawing on a Latin commentary and on other texts such as Vegetius' Epitoma rei militari. The translation deserves a central place in our accounts of Tudor translation and Renaissance humanism at the turn of the sixteenth century. This is the first ever edition of this important text. Its Introduction reconstructs the provenance of the sole manuscript witness and sets the translation in its historical and cultural contexts, making a significant contribution to scholarship on early Tudor humanism and the reception of Sallust at the turn of the sixteenth century. The Explanatory Notes reflect on contemporary scribal practice, comment on historical and lexical issues and record relevant variants in contemporary texts of Sallust's Latin.

If we’ve learnt anything this decade, it’s that paramount to being a good leader is the ability to lead and manage through a crisis. The best leaders will be able to look directly into the heart of the storm and re-imagine their organizations to ultimately foster new growth. Taking a step-by-step approach, this book guides readers in identifying the severity and potential implications of a crisis situation tackling core topics such as:·         Crisis leadership·         Decision making·         Ethical responsibility ·         Change management initiatives ·         Communication·         Leadership development ·         Coaching Grounded in cutting-edge theory and combined with engaging, real world case studies and practical exercises, this is an indispensable guide for MBA and Executive students. In fact, this book is ideal reading for anyone who is looking to develop their leadership skills in the most pragmatic and progressive ways.