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CMA Management is a dynamic business magazine designed to help senior management professionals make informed decisions and give them a strategic advantage. Published by CMA Canada, CMA Management is circulated to more than 35,000 CMAs and 10,000 CMA candidates and students. It is also available by subscription. |
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Black holes in accounting
Black holes — areas of undesirable activities that go unchecked — can destroy an entire organization.
By Ron Lutka, CMA
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Hydrogen: A rocky road to acceptance
Although now widely deployed as an alternative energy carrier across the world, hydrogen is still having trouble finding its feet.
By Peter Ion
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April 2008 |
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Software consulting with a numerical twist
Canada’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market is poised to grow at a rate of 5.5 per cent or better over the next five years, according to a recent study by analyst firm IDC. Looking at the projected growth of this market, it’s clear that a career in business applications software consulting offers candidates numerous opportunities for professional success.
By Neil Froggatt and Glen Richardson, CMA
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Leading by example
As comptroller general of British Columbia, CMA Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland brings the value of strategic management to governance through the development and implementation of innovative financial governance, with a focus on internal controls, strengthening capacity and progressive financial management and accounting policies.
By Andrea Civichino
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Human Resources
Employee development programs help companies achieve greater success. Are employers ready to replace up to 50 per cent of their retiring workforce with new trained recruits? Are employees ready to take over new duties and responsibilities?
By Barbara Bowes, FCHRP, CMC
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Management trends
Improve performance, leverage knowledge. How do award-winning commercial, public and non-profit enterprises organize and conduct business to accelerate and achieve outsized results? This final article of a three-part series explores Principles 4 and 5 of the City of Coral Springs’ book case.
By Bob Paladino, CPA
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Business strategies
Great expectations, the secret to coaching. When people become managers, they do not automatically assume the mantle of coach. Management is an assignment and coaching is a choice.
By Gregg Thompson
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Book review
The root cause of job misery. A book by Patrick Lencioni provides insightful information on how to turn a miserable job into a fulfilling career. A review of The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (and their employees).
By Patrick Lencioni. Published by Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Ron Willms, CMA
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Money management
A closer look at volatility. Investors know the impact that volatility can have on a portfolio. Ups and downs in financial markets, individual securities and even mutual funds can have an investor smiling one day, and worried the next.
By Michael Low, CMA
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Information technology
Managing identities. Until recently, identity management was all about reducing the cost of keeping tabs on users and their growing plethora of passwords, IDs, and access rights. But that was before regulatory compliance moved onto the corporate agenda.
By Jacob Stoller
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Government issues
Breaking down organizational silos and thinking and acting corporately are at the core of successful horizontal issue management.
By Alan Young
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Global view
Diamonds not just the proverbial “girl’s best friend” — they’re driving an economic boom in Canada’s north. Diamonds are often given on a 10th anniversary to symbolize love and commitment and, in the case of Canada’s diamond industry, nothing could be more appropriate for marking a decade of homegrown love for our own Canadian product.
By John Cooper
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Media bites
Changing times
- It Starts with One
- India's Century
- The Opposable Mind
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News and views
new and noteworthy information you can use
- Successful diverse workplaces focus on employee engagement
- Despite talent shortage, tech and telecome companies rely on tradional recruitment methods
- Green movement creates opportunities for technology sector
- Salary a top draw, benefits gain popularity
- Outsourcing achieves new objectives
- Making a list, checking it twice
- New Software
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