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October 2006 |
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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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XBRL — are we close to the tipping point?
For any business practice to establish itself in the mainstream, it needs to be adopted by organizations with a critical mass and a lot of influence. Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) might be close with the FDIC on its side
<br><b>By Mark O’Connor, CMA</b>
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Redesigned standards
Streamlining reporting systems in any organization can be a challenge. When Halton Region wanted to establish an organization-wide standard for its activity and attendance reporting, it definitely looked like it would be an uphill climb. But by engaging both management and employees, and clearly understanding their needs, it wasn’t an impossible task
<br><b>By Edward Archer, CMA, and Sherri Harris, CMA</b>
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The zen of public service accounting
Bruce Manion, CMA, FCMA, adapts financial know-how to the unique fiscal challenges of government service
By Robert Colman
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Changing your performance measurement mindset: the key to improved decision making
The importance of understanding where performance measurement reviews should start is an issue that’s often overlooked by management. Managers see a variance in an activity but may fail to see the pattern within that variance. Not seeing the full picture can affect the whole performance measurement activity
By Joseph F. Castellano and Saul Young
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Service level agreements: a shared services cornerstone
Creating a shared services model demands a lot of discipline. An effective service level agreement can help an organization start off on the right foot, and provides a document that can evolve with the relationship
By Robert Colman
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Human resources
The family plan.Applying the Balanced Scorecard to career and family equilibrium can be a useful tool — and one that many management accountants should find intuitive
By Jane Turner, CMA
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Management trends
<b>Simulating success.</b> How well do your corporate leaders understand the other functional departments in your business? Properly integrated businesses break down such knowledge barriers to create value. Engaging leaders in the process of breaking down those walls is essential
<BR><i>By Leslie Ausburn</i>
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Business strategies
<b>The first 100 days: the new leader's challenge.</b> The first few months of any leadership position hold both risks and opportunities. The right approach makes all the difference.
<br><i>By Brian Brittain</i>
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Tax tips
<b>Withholding taxes on interest - the 5/25 rule.</b> Raising money across the border? Make sure you know the true cost of the transaction, and how best to structure the loan
<BR><i>By Adrienne F. Oliver </i>
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Information technology
<b>Personally speaking: improving on the traditional conference call.</b> The connected world has meant more and more communication, and less and less personal contact. Some of the latest technologies can make meetings feel a little more familiar when you can’t be there in person
<BR><i>By Jacob Stoller</i>
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Government issues
<b>Kyoto and the Conservatives.</b> Although the current government’s approach to the Kyoto Protocol has yet to be clearly laid out, count on offsets to be part of the climate change plan.
<BR><i>By John Banigan </i>
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Global view
<b>Team Canada’s changing profile</b>
While Asia and Europe continue as key destinations for Canadian business, the way companies are participating on the ground is evolving.
<br><i>By John Cooper</i>
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Media bites
<b>Alignment, leadership, performance</b>
<ul><li>Alignment</li>
<li>The Four Pillars of High Performance</li>
<li>Leadership for Results</li></ul>
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News and views
<b>New and noteworthy information you can use</b>
<ul><li>CSA changes mind over internal audit matter</li>
<li>New study calls for change in regulation of public auditing in Canada, U.S.</li>
<li>Accountancy bodies call for stronger governmental , enterprise governance</li>
<li>Canadian companies recognized for reporting best practices</li>
<li>Mobile converged services: a new business model?</li>
<li>17th World Congress of Accountants set for Istanbul</li>
<li>High tech: Microsoft goes mini</li>
<li>New software</li>
<li>Rants and Raves</li></ul>
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