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This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chinese companies. It explores the progression of overseas listing of Chinese companies and the reasons behind theattitude shifts towards overseas Chinese stocks

The better and faster learner wins. That is the clear conclusion that the authors reach in this detailed analysis of why many Western companies fail in their attempts to succeed in China, one of the fastest growing markets in the world and why many Chinese companies encounter difficulties in their overseas ventures. Fundamental errors are made; lessons from the experience of others ignored and the lack of adequate advance planning are just some of the pitfalls to be avoided. This book is intended to help Western companies and executives avoid the common mistakes and to assist their understanding of what is required to make a success of venturing into China, and vice versa, Chinese companies and executives coming onto the world stage. Facts speak for themselves. The book draws on extensive interviews with both Chinese and Western executives and regulators and presents a series of detailed cases to illustrate what went wrong and why. The authors suggest what needs to be done to ensure success, particularly in terms of having learning and building corporate capabilities as the ultimate objectives for any proposed investment/venture. Understanding the Chinese approach to business and being conscious of rules of the road are just two of the key elements.

This 2007 symposium of the Canadian Association of University Surgeons brought together surgeons from a number of jurisdictions to discuss the challenges and opportunities that reduced physician work hours will bring to the care of the surgical patient. Dr. Brian Taylor, president of the association, underscored the need to find a balance between the benefits of diminished workloads/work hours and the loss of continuity of care. He opined that Canada needs to learn from our European colleagues' experience. Dr. Per-Olof Nyström, professor of surgery, presented the modern Swedish model of surgical care, which had to be developed as a consequence of the European Union's legal restrictions on the amount of time an individual surgeon may work. Sweden employs a team-based shared-care model driven by the individual surgeon's expertise rather than the "village factory" model of the multiskilled, multitasking approach of surgical care more prevalent in Canada. Dr. Chris de Gara, secretary treasurer of the association, presented the evidence base for (and against) work-hour restrictions and how well-designed systems can ensure effective continuity of care. Dr. Stewart Hamilton illustrated how one such system for the delivery of the emergency general surgical services has evolved at the University of Alberta Hospital, which demonstrated its effectiveness in providing quality surgical continuity of care. Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld underscored the importance of trainee lifestyle and how modern Web-based technologies can ensure reduced errors with the implementation of a "sign-out" system.

Strategies, Markets and Governance addresses governance concerns at firm, industry, country and international levels. How do regulatory authorities deal with new business models, organizational structures and blurring market relations? What limits regulatory control and what are the implications of corporate self-regulation? What drives the spread of new regulation and what limits its effectiveness? How does 'the organized public' shape political and corporate interests and what is its legitimacy and impact on business? How do corporate strategies turn tighter regulation into profit opportunities, deliver public benefits in the face of predatory states and when is exit the only option left? The contributing authors are leading researchers on governance and public policy, and present assessments of these questions in a variety of institutional and international contexts. The book is ideally suited to advanced students of business, public policy and business regulation, as well as practitioners and policy makers

Afestschrift is a collection of essays written to honour the contributions of a colleague during his or her career. These essays are not about the colleague, but about the science. A theme is often chosen to align with the interests of the honoree. In June 2017, several colleagues of Dr. Roger Keith will gather in Saskatoon, Sask., to discuss topics regarding the past and future of surgery and its subspecialties, particularly surgical education and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. The Canadian Journal of Surgery is pleased to collaborate in the production of this festschrift for its former editor, Dr. Keith. Roger Keith was born in Calgary in August 1940. After completing his medical doctorate at the University of Alberta and general surgery residency at the University of Toronto, Dr. Keith went to Toulouse (Professor Jean Escat), London (Sir Rodney Smith), Los Angeles (Dr. William Longmire) and Seattle (Dr. Thomas T. White) to gain the best training in liver and pancreatic surgery (known today as HPB surgery). Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, became Dr. Keith's specialty, and he led its development in Canada over the next 40 years. In 1990 he moved back west and became the professor and head of surgery at the University of Saskatchewan. He contributed to the rapid development of surgical education through leadership roles, many of which continue today, at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the American Surgical Association and the James IV Association of Surgeons. Dr. Keith was editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery from 1992 to 1998.1 Vivian McAlister, MB Accepted Dec. 21, 2016 Correspondence to: V. McAlister Department of Surgery Western University London ON N6A 5A5 vmcalist@uwo.ca DOI:10.1503/cjs.016816 The festschrift in honour of Dr. Roger Keith, past editor of the Canadian Journal of Surgery, includes essays (available at canjsurg.ca), written from a personal perspective, on the development of specialty surgery in Canada (Richard Nason, Michael Marcaccio, Michael Kelly and Lissa Peeling), evolution of the certification examination (Ward Davies), building of a megahospital (Gerald Fried) and on the changes in surgical education (Grant Miller, Anees Chagpar, Christopher DeGara, E. Christopher Ellison, Richard Prinz and William Pollett), as well as personal reflections (Andrew Warshaw, Stewart Hamilton). Summary Dr. Roger Keith, editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery from 1992 to 1998. COMMENTARY Can J Surg, Vol. 60, No. 1, February 2017 7 This festschrift is opened by a description of challenges facing medical schools in the 21st century (Dr. Grant Miller, University of Saskatchewan) and continues with essays on the development surgery in Canada: neurosurgery in Saskatchewan (Drs. Michael Kelly and Lissa Peeling, University of Saskatchewan); HPB surgery, including transplantation (Dr. William Wall, University of Western Ontario); head and neck surgery (Dr. Richard Nason, University of Manitoba) and endoscopy (Dr. Michael Marcaccio, McMaster University) as well as a personal account of participation in Canada's military hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a civilian surgeon (Dr. Stewart Hamilton, University of Alberta). Essays on surgical education include the topics of undergraduate education (Dr. Christopher DeGara, University of Alberta), postgraduate education (Dr. E. Christopher Ellison, Ohio State University; Dr. Anees Chagpar, Yale University School of Medicine), academic surgery (Dr. Richard Prinz, University of Chicago) and continuing education (Dr. William Pollett, Memorial University of Newfoundland). Chief examiner Dr. Ward Davies (University of Western Ontario) reflects on the evolution of the certification examinations of the Royal College. Dr. Gerald Fried (McGill University) describes the development of Canada's latest megahospital in Montreal. These essays are written from a personal perspective by surgical colleagues of Dr. Keith who also have a lifetime of contributions to the science. As Dr. Andrew Warshaw (Harvard Medical School) remarked referring to his idol of outcome research in surgery, Dr. Ernest Codman (1869–1940), that Dr. Keith's career would have met with praise and approval from Dr. Codman, a sentiment echoed in the essays of this festschrift.