Strategic Finance articles from April 2009

Strategic Finance archives from April 2009

Keeping things in perspective: message from the chair.(PERSPECTIVES)(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2009... Even though it seems like the world is falling apart, there are still plenty of things financial professionals, particularly management accountants, can do to cope and come out ahead. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Reading and watching the...

Too smart for your own good.(BEST PRACTICES)
April 1, 2009... Success isn't just a matter of our talents or abilities. It also depends on the thinking with which we approach things. Having the right mindset opens us up to greater opportunities. You probably feel Tom's pain. Like so many others, his...

Obama budget lowers boom on business.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2010 (starting October 1, 2009) lowers the boom on business taxes, and groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) are ticked off about it. This budget imposes $353.5 billion...

The fraud auditor.(BOOKS)
April 1, 2009... In Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, authors Tommie G. Singleton, Aaron J. Singleton, G. Jack Bologna, and Robert J. Lindquist look at the expanded scope that fraud and other white collar crimes have taken on in the business landscape,...

Navigating the economic downturn: companies can survive the current crisis and come out ahead if they manage for value creation during the next few years.(COVER STORY)(Company overview)
April 1, 2009... The fourth quarter of 2008 was a wildfire of negative economic news, including five of the 10 largest single-day losses in the history of the Dow. The housing market in the U.S. crashed, followed by the collapse of the banking sector. Shock...

Probing financial statements in a post-Sarbanes-Oxley world.(FINANCIAL ANALYSIS)
April 1, 2009... It's vitally important to management accountants and senior executives that financial disclosures adequately represent the performance, financial condition, and prospects of a publicly traded company--especially now, given the certification...

Creating Custom Views in Excel.(EXCEL)(Report)
April 1, 2009... It's not unusual to have several worksheets where you frequently show data in two different formats. The worksheet in Figure 1, for example, could be printed in landscape mode for a monthly report. Then if you hide all columns except A, E, I,...

Complex data designs.(ACCESS)
April 1, 2009... In the past few months, we've covered some of the fundamentals of Access, from importing tables and optimizing data types to creating basic queries, reports, and forms. Now we'll take a look at some more complex issues in database design and...

Tools of the trade.(TECHNOLOGY)(Media Desktop )
April 1, 2009... Philips Pocket Memo 9500 The Pocket Memo is small and lightweight, measuring 2" x 4.6" x 0.7". It has a full metal case but weighs only 3.7 ounces. The four-position slide switch gives you immediate, no-look control over the four basic...

Jailbreaking your phone.(TECH FORUM)(End User Licensing Agreement)(Editorial)
April 1, 2009... THE PROPRIETARY WARS CONTINUE. Maybe it was instilled into the very genetics of computing when, early on, almost all computing was leased to users. You could own the results--the data--but the process remained in the iron boxes that you...