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The evolving role of finance
Kathy L. IversenDuring the current economic recovery, companies world‐wide have been able to squeeze more profit from each dollar through cost control measures and streamlined processes, but now…
RISK: Enterprise management
Robert Schneier, Jerry MiccolisRisk is a loaded word, with connotations that include both the theoretical and the sinister. With share‐holders expecting companies to turn in consistently strong returns, risk…
Setting targets to maximize shareholders value
James McTaggart, Scott GillisSetting performance targets and managing to achieve them is fundamental to business success. Targets provide explicit direction to the organization and motivate management to…
Measures that matter: Non‐financial performance
Jonathan Low, Tony SiesfeldTop management routinely accuses the investment community of being too “short‐term, bottom‐line‐oriented” in its assessments of share value. The difficulty of making strategic…
Reinventing the CFO
Thomas Walther, Henry J. JohanssonOnce upon a time the world of business was a lot simpler—all phones and Fords were black, all checks were green, all bathtubs were white. Demand far exceeded supply, and America…
A lack of strategy can C‐O‐S‐T You
Michael F. LatimerWe have all heard how important it is to have a long‐term business strategy to guide an organization toward its stated goals. Yet, it should come as no surprise that many business…
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