Strategy & Management

Magazine articles on business strategy, management and leadership.

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CFO September 1, 2004 John Goff	Who's the Boss? Spurred by a slew of portfolio-punishing accounting scandals and angered by decades of corporate indifference to their requests, shareholder activists want more say in how American companies are run.
CFO September 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty	Hockey Fight A brawl over accounting -- not a salary cap -- could give the National Hockey League a black eye. But worse, will it cancel the 2004-2005 season?
CFO September 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Off the Shelf: The 2004 Working Capital Survey Low inventories drove down working capital last year. But will that continue as the economy improves?
CFO September 1, 2004 John Goff	Dude, Where's My Printer? RFID technology may someday revolutionize how companies track their products. But problems still lie ahead in adopting workable systems.
CFO September 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty	Happy, but Hesitant The attitudes of U.S. CFOs are being influenced by such factors as high oil prices, the continuing fallout in the jobs market, and the upcoming Presidential election.
CFO September 1, 2004 John Edwards	The Farthest Shore As wages increase in one region, companies move their outsourcing farther afield. This search for new lands spells trouble for India. Look for increases in Africa, Europe, and even depressed manufacturing centers such as Detroit and Cleveland.
CFO September 1, 2004 Karen Bannan	Revenge of the Nerds' Bosses To the dismay of caterers and foosball vendors everywhere, the IT gravy train came grinding to a halt. Now, with technology spending growing again, we must avoid the hiring mistakes of the dot-com boom.
CFO September 1, 2004 Tim Reason	All in the Family FIN 46 made companies admit paternity of special purpose entities, but it also resulted in some surprise adoptions. As a result, some CFOs have found themselves saddled with unwelcome new responsibilities of corporate parenthood.
CFO September 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg	Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs.
CFO September 1, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan	School Days Maintaining a CPA license takes up to 40 hours a year, depending on the state in which it is issued. But in choosing which seminars to attend, you should weigh what's going to affect your business in the next 12 months.
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