CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine articles from October 1994

CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine archives from October 1994

Re-engineering revisited. (Information Management: Commentary)
October 1, 1994... Have you noticed the number of recent articles in the press reporting mixed results, even disillusionment, with business process re-engineering? Perhaps it was predictable with anything that received so much promotion. It seems that while more...

The need for flexible technologies. (Cover Story)
October 1, 1994... The ideal organization for today is one that can respond to internal and external challenges in real time. No static strategy is likely to mean long-term success for any organization for more than a year or two. The need is for a "Triple A"...

Performance measurement in cross-functional teams.
October 1, 1994... Even the most well-intentioned team can fail unless performance levels are measured to optimize performance, manage conflict, maintain momentum and identify progress. A team can be a powerful agent of change in any organization. When...

A stake in the business. (addressing stakeholder needs)
October 1, 1994... What is the purpose of an organization? The question probably sparks as many answers as there are stakeholders in the organization. Some might say the purpose of a business is to create wealth for owners. A former president of a Canadian...

Japanese cost management practices.
October 1, 1994... On November 1st, the Harvard Bussiness School will release 22 case, Japanese cost management practices--all authored or co-authored by Robin Cooper These lessons from Japan will also be examined in a forthcoming book by Robin Cooper to be...

Make team members responsible for team effectiveness. (Quality and Productivity) (Column)
October 1, 1994... A powerful way to empower teams and improve their productivity is for the leader to share the responsibility for team effectiveness with all members. The leader should also expose them to team effectiveness technologies such as team...

Paper trail solutions for your marketing schemes. (Communications and Relationships) (Column)
October 1, 1994... The information highway is a hot topic lately and the bets are on to see how quickly it will race right over conventional methods of communication, leaving them in the dust. Predictions have been cast that soon we will be in an age where paper...

Going offshore. (part two) (Taxes) (Column)
October 1, 1994... Many of us hear or read about the opportunities of "going offshore." However, very few understand what going offshore means and whether it is appropriate for individual circumstances. Nonetheless, during these times when most Canadians have a...

Performance and accountability - the public sector's challenge for the '90s. (Public Sector Forum) (Column)
October 1, 1994... In the myriad of public sector management reforms over the years, the subject of performance and accountability has never been adequately dealt with, even though it has received a great deal of attention. This article, to be published in four...