Why do firms die? This volume seeks to explore international and cross-disciplinary perspectives, if you like a forensic examination, autopsy or post mortem of 'how and why' companies die. This alternate perspectives flips the focus on survival, as all existing firms are in truth survivors, to consider through the metaphors of death, (with forensic analysis, autopsy, post mortems and crime scene investigations) the lessons 'dead firms' might offer. This book will contribute to the understanding of the development, antecedents, processes and consequences of corporate insolvency around the...

This edited collection of case studies from around the globe, seeks to shed light on existing practicesdisseminating the value of diversity, whilst opening the road toward a wider perspective on its definitions. The contributors provide a critical reflection of the current discourse on different types of diversity around the world.