CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine articles from October 1992

CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine archives from October 1992

Public relations CMA style. (certified management accountant) (A Word from the Chairman) (Column)
October 1, 1992... Often the most effective public relations efforts are those that provide a service or fulfill a need. For example, it's the CMA designation that benefits when those possessing it gain public exposure through the media or by making...

Dare to delegate. (delegation of authority to facilitate effective time management) (Management Perspectives) (Column)
October 1, 1992... One vital but often overlooked aspect of time management is delegation. By accomplishing results through others, delegation allows you to work smarter, not harder. I used to think that only I could perform a certain task correctly. After all,...

Accountability during failure. (professional or business failure) (Accountability) (Column)
October 1, 1992... Failure is the inability to accomplish a stated goal or objective. It occurs to most of us, in various aspects of our life, and will, at some time or other, show up in our professional careers. Failure can be either a perception, a reality, or...

Measure it to improve it. (quality improvement in accounting) (Quality and Productivity) (Column)
October 1, 1992... Measurement is an integral part of improving quality and productivity. In fact, it's often said if you can't measure it, you can't improve it. Measurement is often associated only with production floor activities and many companies incorrectly...

I can't get no.... (consumer satisfaction as a goal of systems departments) (Information Technology)
October 1, 1992... Satisfaction, let's call quality what it really is. When you buy a car, you're not buying its engineering, its styling, its economy, or a "zero-defect" manufacturing policy. You are buying the expectation of satisfaction which that particular...

Is the mainframe dead, dying, or just convalescing? (mainframe computers)(includes related article)
October 1, 1992... The manner by which we have used large, centralized mainframe computers is undergoing a wrenching and radical change. In reading any magazine, newspaper, or publication, one would increasingly assume that the mainframe, born in the 'fifties,...

Choosing a general ledger package "intelligently." (software selection)
October 1, 1992... Challenge the way you have always collected, structured, and reported your financial data -- and focus on those systems requirements that are unique to your business. What new can be said on such a topic? I have a file folder bulging with...

Accountants' role in the age of IT. (information technology)
October 1, 1992... With a little push and a little change in professional orientation, management accountants can become the best candidates for leaders of system development teams and increase influence in top-level decision-making. Facing the overwhelming...

Automating the business process. (use of knowledge based systems to facilitate business process automation)
October 1, 1992... What business process automation means and why it is important What makes one company different from another? Why do some companies succeed while others fail? In the broadest sense, competitive differentiation is the answer. Success today...

Yes, you can give it away. (volunteerism) (Communications and Relationships)
October 1, 1992... Volunteerism: the demand for which has been totally undiminished by the recession. What is volunteerism? It's anything from serving as treasurer on a charity's board of directors to ladling soup at a hostel. More on the soup later. The need...

Deductibility of termination payment to employees. (for businesses downsizing, merchanging ownership, merging or closing down) (Taxes) (Column)
October 1, 1992... A business that is closing down, down-sizing, changing hands or combining with another business will usually make some kind of payment to employees who are being terminated because they are no longer needed. Management should do what it can to...

Control or accountability? (exercising controls through accountability at the Correctional Service of Canada) (Public Sector Forum) (Column)
October 1, 1992... The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is implementing a number of innovative management improvements, as part of a move to a more holistic style of management. This approach focuses on accountability rather than controls; an approach that is...

Boost your sales: a results-driven approach. (four strategies for increasing sales revenue) (Small Business) (Column)
October 1, 1992... Perhaps the foremost question on the minds of independent businesses today is: "How can we increase our sales revenue?" This column suggests a framework and a methodology that any business can use to explore and answer this question. I propose...