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How do internal auditors add value?
Characteristics common to top-rated audit shops help to shed light on the nebulous concept of adding value. The definition of…
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The seven deadly sins of strategy implementation
CEO’s and senior managers are increasingly judged on the success of their companies’ business strategies. Yet, despite the existence of…
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Professional trends in accounting for 2003
A number of important developments will affect accounting professionals in 2003. New regulations, changing job responsibilities, emerging technologies and specialties,…
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Managing people
Everyone knows what a manager does, until that is you find yourself in a management position. This article provides an…
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Executive Dining
Many people don't want to believe it, but this is a true story: The senior director of a major (and…
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A Culture Turned Against Itself at Andersen
Arthur Andersen, the former accounting powerhouse that collapsed last year because of the Enron scandal, always tried hard to create…
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Do Accountants Have a Future?
The last thing the Big Four needed was yet another scandal. But they've got one--this time over tax shelters. On…
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Managing Corporate Culture for Strategic Success
Corporate culture is one of those amorphous business concepts that leaders too often neglect because of its sheer intangibility. Yet…
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Enhancing Your Technology Expertise
Technology has played an important role in shaping the accounting profession and will continue to change the way people work…
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The year 2002-what has it taught us?
What at year it was! It was a year full of the news of Enron, Andersen, World Com, and others.…
