Business Information Alert articles from March 2006

Business Information Alert archives from March 2006

Company research and the effect of new international accounting standards part 2: sources and examples.
March 1, 2006... This is the second in the three-part series on International Financial Reporting Standards, known as IFRS. In these articles, I explain IFRS by recommending a range of interesting sources and examples. In the first article, I gave you the...

From the editor.(Editorial)
March 1, 2006... Sylvia James continues her three-part series on the International Financial Reporting Standards that are replacing GAAP in the EU. In part 1, she set the scene by giving you the background on the new standards. Here in part 2, she provides a...

From shipping news to censorship in China: hot topics on the information front.(News and Trends)
March 1, 2006... Bye-Bye Dubai Now that the U.S. Congress has blown the Dubai Ports World (DPW) deal out of the water, it's a good time to review information resources on the global shipping industry and foreign direct investment. Lawmakers complained...

The Financial Troubleshooter: Spotting and Solving Financial Problems in Your Company.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Jae K. Shim. 2005. Thomson Higher Education. Hardcover. 352p. ISBN: 0-324-20648-8. $59.95. [Note: This is a revised edition of The Financial Troubleshooter by Joel G. Siegel, Jae K. Shim & David Minars, McGraw-Hill (1993), ISBN:...

Preventative Law for Business Professionals.(General Business)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Martin E. Segal. 2005. Thomson Higher Education. Hardcover. 359p. ISBN." 0-324-22574-1. $39.95. In Preventative Law for Business Professionals, Martin Segal asserts that there are a number of "legal time bombs" hidden in any given business...

Buying knowledge: Effective Acquisition of External Knowledge.(Knowledge Management)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Peter Sammons. 2005. Gower/Ashgate Publishing Company. Hardcover. 2 75p. ISBN: 0-566-08635-2. $94. 95. This is a useful book, but it does have some notable weaknesses. In browsing the Table of Contents, I thought author Peter Sammons was...

Competitive Intelligence: Gathering, Analysing And Putting It to Work.(Market Research)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Christopher Murphy. 2005. Gower/Ashgate Publishing Company. Hardcover. 304]). ISBN: 0-566-08537-2. $99.95. Author Christopher Murphy has been active as an international consultant in competitive intelligence (CI) for more than 15 years. In...