CMA Management articles from July 2001

CMA Management archives from July 2001

Out of whack.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
July 1, 2001... Recently, I received a financial summary of my RRSP and pension plan investments -- both on the same day, in fact. Not being a seasoned investor who has had a lot of experience with the ups and downs of the stock market, I found myself gasping...

IPOs for Everyone: 12 Secrets to Investing in IPOs.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... IPOs for Everyone shows that hard times in the initial public offering (IPO) market consistently present the best buys. No longer reserved for a select group of Wall Steet pros, there are now many opportunities for every individual investor to...

Winning the Talent Wars.(Review)
July 1, 2001... "You need a whole new set of management practices designed to embrace free agency and the fluid workforce and work with them in order to maximize market-driven employment relationships," writes Bruce Tulgan in his book Winning the Talent Wars....

Managing Public Finances in a Small Developing Economy: The Case of Barbados.(Review)
July 1, 2001... According to author Marion Williams, CMA, the sound management of public finances is the most important factor in attaining the twin objectives of economic growth and improvement in the standards of living in small, open, developing economies....

Electronic Billings Expected to Grow.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... According to a recent Visa Canada study, with more than 4,000 purchasing professionals still using traditional purchasing methods, electronic technology usage is expected to increase dramatically in every aspect of the corporate purchasing...

Networking Is the Most Effective Job Search Tool.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Corporate reorganizations and mergers were the most common reasons why Canadian executives lost their jobs in 2000, and networking far outranked the Internet as the best way to find a new one, a recent Drake Beam Morin Canada career transition...

B2B Procurement: Is It Worth It?(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... To help companies take that first step towards business-to-business (B2B) procurement, Deloitte Consulting has developed a new tool -- Rapid Assessment for e-Procurement. The tool can help chief procurement officers and heads of corporate...

Future Finance Professionals Will Be Visionaries, Strategists and Technical Experts.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Tomorrow's accounting and financial professionals will shatter longstanding stereotypes as they shift from being backroom stations to boardroom strategists. According to 39% of 1,400 chief financial officers surveyed by Robert Half...

Auditing Your Career.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Is it time to make a job change? With so many job opportunities available today, it can be tempting to consider a career change. Whether your motivation is a higher salary, better work environment or more challenging position, it can be a...

Reporting Value in the New Economy.
July 1, 2001... Should traditional GAAP be abandoned? There has never been a roller coaster built that can come close to providing the thrills and spills that the world's stock markets have furnished investors with in this new economy. By mid-2000, Cisco...

Quality and Performance.(the Baldrige Index of companies)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Adopting quality processes have significantly improved business and management practices throughout the world; however, merely adopting these initiatives does not guarantee strong stock market performance In the last decade, managers have...

Enhancing the Competitive Success of Canadian SMEs.(government support for small and medium sized businesses)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... A federal commitment to S&T and management skills could ensure that small-and medium-sized enterprises are better prepared to compete in domestic and international economies There have been some choppy economic waves of late, but if you're...

Small Businesses Get Their Say.(level of satisfaction with financial institutions)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... An increased percentage of the country's smaller companies were generally satisfied with their financial institutions last year, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). But...

Back to Class.(customized training programs)
July 1, 2001... More and more Canadian companies -- from aircraft manufacturers to dot-coms to mining operations -- are sending their employees back to university to take customized courses in professional development In the midst of a growth spurt at the...

EVENT TO KNOWLEDGE.(finance department efficiency standard)
July 1, 2001... A new standard of measurement for finance department efficiency Event to Knowledge (E2K) measures how long it takes an organization to record and report an event to an information consumer. E2K is an integral part of viewing the finance...

Playing by the Rules.(earnings management for the non-financial manager)
July 1, 2001... The consequences of earnings management for the non-financial manager Make the statement "Accounting is not an exact science" to a group of financial managers and you may get a few quizzical looks, but the reaction will be mild, at best....

HOLLYWOOD EAST now that's entertainment!(Christina Johnston role at Topsail Entertainment Ltd.)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... CMA Christina Johnston navigates Nova Scotia's Topsail Entertainment in new waters Take one growing television and film production house in Nova Scotia. Staff it with dynamic creative and business professionals. Put it to work creating...

On the Move.(Review)
July 1, 2001... How to Survive and Succeed as an Entrepreneur Tim Moore has fulfilled his dream of becoming a teacher. With the publication of his book On the Move: How to Survive and Succeed as an Entrepreneur, the 54-year-old Moore not only tells the...

The Silver Bullet for E-Commerce Security.(Public Key Infrastructure; digital evidence of online transactions)
July 1, 2001... Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) offers one of the best weapons to protect online contracts and transactions After nearly a millennium of paper-based, pen-signed commercial transactions, the new world of online commerce is revolutionizing...

Exploring New Markets.(small businesses and exporting)
July 1, 2001... When SMEs take off to new destinations with a view to exporting their products or services, the experience can prove positive for some but disastrous for others What's the best advice for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that are...

Blast Off!(Technology Partnerships Canada to support small aerospace and defence businesses)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Government of Canada Launches programs to build aerospace and defence SMEs The federal government recently announced two initiatives it's launching aimed at helping small and medium-sized (SME) Canadian aerospace and defence firms better...

Canada Opens up to the World.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Globalization was the hot topic in April as Quebec played host to a multitude of meetings, conferences, debates and trade agreements. The Summit of the Americas wasn't the only event that had people talking In recent years, free trade has...

Third-Generation Venture (3GV): A New Value Proposition for Entrepreneurs and Investors.(Aberdeen Group report)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... In July 2000, Aberdeen Group published the first edition of Internet Incubators: A New Value Proposition for Entrepreneurs and Investors, a research report that educated readers about the rapidly changing characteristics of the emerging...