CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine articles from June 1993

CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine archives from June 1993

Male Executives: Challenged by a Gender Bind
June 1, 1993... Among all the changes we face, two trends taken together have the potential to put male executives in a stressful bind. One is the growing and entirely appropriate acknowledgement of sexual harassment in the workplace. The other is the struggle...

The Dilemma at Northlake: Here's Your Reaction
June 1, 1993... The March 1993 edition of CMA magazine featured the story of Frank, a recently graduated CMA who was experiencing an ethical crisis. Readers were invited to respond, and to date, over 170 have done so. We reported on who responded and their...

The Right-Brain Way to Manage Change
June 1, 1993... Nine steps to helping your brain help you get what you really want. We all have dreams. But they take a back seat to the frustrations and routines of daily life. We believe that so much effort will be required to see our dreams to fruition that...

Databases: More Than a Bunch of Numbers
June 1, 1993... Could organizations be getting greater value from their database tools and applications? Why do some organizations include their budgeting and planning information in the corporate database while others use spreadsheets to achieve the same...

The Case for Strategic Thinking
June 1, 1993... What it is and why it is critical to business success in the '90s. When business historians get around to evaluating and writing about this century, they will undoubtedly focus on its last three decades as a period of unprecedented volatility....

Waste Removal - Now
June 1, 1993... GM's new strategy for parts purchasing turns the traditional cost equation around. With annual price increases no longer a given for suppliers, the auto maker has moved quickly to force suppliers to slash costs in order to compete and keep its...

ISO Adds Value to the Bottom Line
June 1, 1993... Every manager is aware that quality is vital. Most companies are overwhelmed by advice, customer expectations and the task of managing quality in their organization. Not surprisingly, the introduction of the ISO 9000 system of quality standards...

Axe Insurance - Proactive Career Control
June 1, 1993... Lester was let go at 9:15 on February 23. Within half an hour, he was on his way home, without a job, and with little severance. While he had heard rumors about a possible reorganization, he had not expected anything to happen this suddenly....

Estate Planning Tools
June 1, 1993... Building from last month's column, here are some methods to structure an estate plan to minimize and defer tax. Insurance Adequate life insurance is one of the most important considerations of any estate plan. This can pay for any liabilities...

Downsizing in the Public Sector - One Approach
June 1, 1993... In 1990, the Department of National Defence decided to reduce the size of the headquarters' staff as a cost reduction exercise. The goal was a ten per cent reduction or about 1,000 personnel. This article describes the complexities, the process...

Making the Accounting System All That It Can Be
June 1, 1993... The accounting system for a small business should be much more than a bookkeeping system that arbitrarily summarizes and reports the economic activities of the business on an annual basis. Rather, the accounting system should be an important...

Shifting Attention from Technology to Information
June 1, 1993... There are signs that the world of computing is finally moving from an era of technology focus to one in which the emphasis is on the management of information. This shift has long been anticipated and promoted -- witness, for example, the general...

Who Will Win the Desktop Battle?
June 1, 1993... There's a battle being waged over your desktop computer among three operating systems: DOS/Windows, Unix and OS/2. Because the outcome of the conflict will affect organizations' initial technology costs and subsequent support and training...

Re-Engineering the Right Way: 10 Tips
June 1, 1993... Recent years have brought a variety of "panaceas" to help businesses gain a competitive advantage: office automation, the paperless office, personal computers, right-sizing, employee empowerment. More recently, many companies have undertaken...

Query Languages
June 1, 1993... While many computer systems do a satisfactory job of automating business transactions such as invoicing and printing cheques, most do not allow managers to access information in a way that is meaningful to them at the time, and to keep adapting...

Electronic Mail, Workflow and You
June 1, 1993... Sooner or later, accountants are going to have to worry about the effect that electronic mail will have on their financial and business systems. Hah! you say. Electronic mail? Affecting financial systems? Not a chance. Read on. We are on the...