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• Better Performance Reporting and Analysis

  BNET - 2006-02-21

  A forward-looking and analytical view - the ability to conduct what-if analyses, for example - goes to the heart of much of what finance and business unit managers need to manage their companies amid increasing competition, regulatory oversight, and higher investor and board expectations. Executives need to be able to...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Performance, Analysis, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Performance Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• By Popular Demand: Why Buy HR Applications When You Can Rent Them?

  BNET - 2006-02-15

  Growth comes at a price - and often it's a company's human-resources department that has to pay it. Consider Genmar Holdings Inc., a $1 billion maker of recreational boats sold under such brands as Wellcraft, Seaswirl, and Larson. A multiyear acquisition spree made it difficult for the company to obtain...

  Tags: Human Resources, CFO Publishing Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Branding, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Marketing

• Now Wal-Mart Memo Proposes Benefit Cuts

  BNET - 2005-10-27

  In order to slow the rising cost of employee benefits, Wal-Mart will propose strategies to its board of directors that include setting high health-insurance deductibles, hiring more part-time workers, requiring physical activity for all jobs to discourage unhealthy job applicants, and reducing 401k contributions. The news follows by only a...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 401(k), Retirement Plans, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Benefits, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law

• C-Suite Dialogues: How the CFO Can Collaborate to Drive Profitable Growth

  BNET - 2005-08-01

  In a climate of moderate economic expansion, intense governmental scrutiny, and uncertainty about global competition, Chief Financial Officers CFOs are seeking to execute their growth strategies by collaborating more closely with their C-level peers. Because CFOs serve their Chief Executive Officers CEOs and boards of directors as stewards of information,...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., CFO, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Collaboration, Groupware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

• FASB Delays Stock-Option Rule

  BNET - 2004-10-14

  From the executive summary: ‘Bending to corporate and industry pressure, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB has decided to delay the implementation of the Statement 123R, its proposed standard that would require companies to expense the value of employee stock options in the income statement. After much debate, the board...

  Tags: Stock Option, CFO Publishing Corp., Financial Accounting Standards Board, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Benefits

• Getting on Board

  BNET - 2004-10-12

  Most on-boarding programs address different steps in the hiring process. The speeding up of HR tasks also helps workers settle into their jobs faster - a huge plus for both employees and employers. Of course, on-boarding software can't do everything. An employee still needs to sign an I-9 before starting...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Board, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law

• Better Carrots?

  BNET - 2004-07-01

  From the executive summary: ‘The Financial Accounting Standards Board finally succeeds in the expensing of at least some employee stock options. Although, they agree on little else, advocates and opponents of expensing do agree on one thing: if companies have to expense options, most will use fewer of them. In...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Stock Options & Grants, Stock Options, Corporate Governance, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance

• Director's Cut

  BNET - 2004-07-01

  From the executive summary: ‘Board membership may have its privileges, but in this era of increased regulatory scrutiny, it also has its risks. This is not to say that sitting on a board of directors is a bad gig. Serving on a board remains one of the most effective ways...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law

• The Reality Of Real-Time Reporting

  BNET - 2004-06-10

  From the executive summary: ‘New, superfast 8-K rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could spawn problems with mergers, loan covenants, and share prices.' The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted to streamline corporate governance and corporate accounting procedures in firms. It seeks to remove financial, ethical, and operational irregularities in organizations....

  Tags: Accounting, CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Regulations, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

• Forget Black-Scholes?

  BNET - 2004-05-01

  From the executive summary: ‘While opponents of expensing have forced Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB to back down in the past, their efforts appear less likely to succeed. The critics have at least one legitimate complaint about the rule: valuation. It is difficult to estimate the actual expense of employee...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Financial Accounting Standards Board, Option, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance