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November 2008 |
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A flight path to precision?
How the Commissioner of Competition's case against Air Canada offers insights into the definition of some important cost accounting terms
By Anthony A. Atkinson, CMA, FCMA, and Glenn Kennedy
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A foreign affair
Canadian companies are making big inroads internationally through mergers and acquisitions, and this creates both great opportunities and big challenges. Examples from here and abroad demonstrate how foreign acquisitions can be a boon to all involved.
By Marjo Johne
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Legislating safety - a contentious claim
Bill C-45 is redefining the criminal liability of organizations of all descriptions, but will it really make a dent in solving past problems?
By J. Lynn Fraser
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May 2004 |
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File fundamentals
Are your document retention policies up to snuff? Make sure you're meeting the expectations set by current legal standards, and make those standards work for you.
By Steven R. Schoenfeld, Rosena P. Rasalingam and Patrice S. Walch-Watson
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Message in a bottleneck
If your lcients are like 77% of all e-mail users, they receive as may as 100 spam messages a day. How can you make your company's legit e-mail marketing message stand out from the infamous crowd? And how can you ensure your clients don't see you as a spammer too?
By Kira Vermond
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From Abidjan to the Big Apple
Colette Turmel, CMA, adapts Canadian financial management techniques to support international aid
By Robert Colman
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Human resources
Jam science. Improvisation is essential for good jazz - and a great tool for effective teams.
By Stephen Humphrey
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Management trends
Talent wars. The voluntary sector needs the skills management accountants offer. In return, the sector gives these individuals a valuable place to hone those skills.
By Chris Markham, CMA
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Business strategies
Profit driver management. When you review all the factors involved in creating and selling a product, you plan a better operation. Make sure you're seeing the whole picture.
By Jean-François Fontaine
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Book review
Measured IT success. How to drive value through all of your IT implementations with the help of the Balanced Scorecard. A review of Value Driven IT Management, By Iain Aitken
Reviewed by Patrick Buckley, CMA
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Information Technology
Service basics. Define the relationship with your managed service provider and you will be able to maintain your online properties more effectively.
By Sean Hutchison
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Government issues
Budget breakdown. Although some of CMA Canada's recommendations for small business support were adopted, the federal budget could have gone further.
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Gobal view
Entrepreneurs take on China. Large North American corporations have taken advantage of the changing Chinese market, but the advances capitalism has made in this country now mean that entrepreneurs of all stripes can do the same.
By Julie Demers
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Departments |
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Media bites
The pursuit of happiness
- Death by Meeting
- Who Stole My Customer?
- Kingmaker
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News and views
New and noteworthy information you can use
- Innovation challenges mapped in new study
- Electricity dominant in 2003 energy M&As
- High Tech: Wireless roaming goes international?
- New software
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