How can a company use its available resources to generate opportunities and impact on its competitive environment? How and why does a given resource provide a competitive advantage? What management tools can a company mobilise to optimise the use of its key resources?
METAIS Emmanuel, Stratégie et Ressources de l'Entreprise; Théorie et Pratique, Economica, 2004

This book provides up-to-date information on international accounting standards. Since 1st January 2005, all listed European firms have to present their accounts in accordance with the IAS/IFRS  international accounting standards .
DECOCK GOOD Christel, DOSNE Franck, Comptabilité Internationale : les IAS/IFRS en Pratique, Economica, 2004
 
 

The explosive growth in funds flowing into modern alternative investments has heightened the need for research and professional education on hedge funds and commodity trading advisors (CTAs).
GREGORIOU Greg N., KARAVAS Vassilios N., LHABITANT François-Serge, ROUAH Fabrice, Commodity Trading Advisors: Risk, Performance Analysis, and Selection, John Wiley & Sons, 2004
 

How do we make decisions? Do we really know why we choose one solution rather than another?
This book propose de prendre du recul sur nos pratiques individuelles et collectives de prise de décision. Seven traditional' decision-making approaches are analysed in relation to situations drawn from business life.  
FALQUE Laurent, BOUGON Bernard, Pratiques de la Décision, Développer se capacités de discernement, Dunod, 2004

A comprehensive and instructive textbook to discover and apply the new international accounting standards
This textbook explanains how the IFRS work and reflects on the issues involved in their implementation. It also provides numerous illustrations from the annual rapports of European firms as well as detailed examples of applications.
TOURON Philipppe, TONDEUR Hubert, Comptabilité en IFRS, Editions d'Organisations, 2004

Focusing on the wide range of hedge fund strategies and their associated challenges and risks, Intelligent Hedge Fund Investing presents the cutting edge of research to guide hedge fund investors past pitfalls and develop their risk assessment and risk management skills.
SCHCHTER Barry ed., AMENC Noël, MARTELLINI Lionel, VAISSIE Mathieu, LHABITANT François-Serge, Intelligent Hedge Fund Investing, Risk Book, 2004
 

This primer on the analysis of hedge funds offers investors a more quantitative understanding of the topic, providing a complete guide to portfolio techniques, asset allocation, performance measurement and product selection in the alternative investment world.
LHABITANT François-Serge, Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights, John Wiley & Sons, 2004
 

Written in simple language, Understanding Leadership can be used by readers with no prior knowledge of leadership. With its overview of major theories in the field and presentation of a simple and effective framework for analyzing these theories, the book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduate and MBA students
AVERY Gayle C., BELL Andrew, HILB Martin, WITTE Anne, Understanding Leadership : Paradigms and Cases, Sage, 2004

 In order to successfully complete the process of mergers and acquisitions, how big is the influence of various inner factors such as cultural input? After 12 years of intensive research and by working in a multicultural environment, Philippe Very , professor in the Management and Strategy department of EDHEC Business School, presented the influence of inner factors related to any merger or acquisition process. His book The Management of Mergers and Acquisitions won the Manpower Award in France for Best HRM Book of the Year 2002. His book leads toward a deeper understanding of how underlying factors influence the economic result of acquiring a company.
VERY Philippe, (trad.) COOKE John, The Management of Mergers and Acquisitions ,John Wiley & Sons, 2004
Publication américaine de l'ouvrage de Philippe VERY, Des fusions et des Hommes , Editions d'Organisation, 2002