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- Reengineering Revisited
- In recent times, Business Process Reengineering BPR has dominated the thinking of corporate executives. BPR is seen as the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical contemporary measures of performance. The paper mulls over the thought that BPR is not the panacea for...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Clock Ticks On Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
- From the executive summary: ‘Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 mandates an annual evaluation of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and requires management to assess and vouch for the effectiveness of these controls. In addition, Sarbanes-Oxley requires a company's independent auditor to complete a separate report that attests to management's assessment...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Total Performance Equation
- From the executive summary: ‘Exponential growth in executive pay levels over the last few years has prompted increased scrutiny of the systems that led to these perceived excesses. In response, companies began examining the relationship between their executive pay programs and their performance. If the link was sufficiently strong -...
- White papers 2000-07-01
- People Programs Pay Off
- From the executive summary: ‘In today's dynamic business environment, Personnel costs represent the largest expense, but are also the largest asset. It has been said repeatedly that competition in the 21st century will be based on the caliber of the workforce. As such, the challenge for companies is defining how...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: From Project To Practice
- From the executive summary: ‘Most companies today are conducting substantial, even massive, projects around Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements. There is a growing need, however, to transform that initial project effort into sustainable practice as companies realize that the ‘deadline' is not the finish line. The transition from a compliance project...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Assuring Compensation Committee Independence
- From the executive summary: ‘The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have caused the U.S. Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB and individual stock exchanges to promulgate and develop action-plans for the most extensive changes in corporate America since the Depression. Many of these...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Myths And Realities Of Sarbanes-Oxley
- Recent corporate scandals necessitated the formulation and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The same seeks to redefine and streamline corporate accounting practices and Corporate Governance frameworks in organizations. However, some myths prevail regarding a particular Section of the Act. The paper examines the same.
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley: Early Feedback
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 contains provision regarding inclusion of procedures for financial reporting in the internal control report of the company. The Act provides a framework for enhancing the quality of financial information by streamlining the auditing process. This way the Act seeks to reform the auditing practices. The...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Today's Governance Codes: Demanding, Confusing and, Ultimately, How Effective?
- "This article discusses how a meaningful code of conduct can be established and how to create a framework for complying with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, which requires a company's management to present an internal control assessment in the company's annual report. Sarbanes-Oxley will ensure that there will be fewer corporate...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Circles of Influence
- The article brings in issue that the long arm of Sarbanes-Oxley touches the private as well as the public sector and that might not be so bad. It says, while the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was aimed at the governance of public companies in the wake of scandals surrounding Enron, WorldCom and...
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Rebuilding Investor Confidence,
- The article shares that Sarbanes-Oxley has been a very good piece of legislation. There is always the risk that regulations hastily drawn up in the heat of scandal announcements may overreach or may generate unplanned consequences. That does not seem to be the case with this law. It also discusses...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- One Hundred Seventh Congress of the United States of America - An Act
- This document presents detailed information along with the applicable and relevant Sections and Sub-Sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The primary motive of this act was to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.
- White papers 2002-01-23
- FASB Adds Projects to Its Agenda on Employee Stock Options and Pensions
- Responding to requests from investors, financial analysts and other users of financial information, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB have added to its agenda two projects that will seek to improve the accounting and disclosures relating to stock-based compensation and pension costs. The Board plans to start deliberating the key...
- White papers 2003-03-12
- Sarbanes-Oxley 404: A Compliance Game Plan
- From the executive summary: ‘For public company finance executives, compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires disciplined project management and a thorough consideration of the appropriate roles to be played by management and its advisors and auditors.' The paper examines the provisions of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act....
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley's Silver Lining
- From the executive summary: ‘A pleasant unintended consequence of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the ability to use it to strengthen internal controls and financial management processes. The Act was signed into law with the aim of improving the accuracy and transparency of financial reports and corporate disclosures and reinforcing the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- International Financial Reporting Standards: Considerations For Consumer Products
- By now you've likely heard the increasing warning signals about the inevitable movement toward International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS as a single set of globally accepted accounting standards. While this was intended to provide consistency in financial reporting standards and increased globalization of companies, it also has resulted in significant...
- White papers 2008-11-19
- International Financial Reporting Standards: Considerations For The Consumer Products Industry
- By now you've likely heard the increasing warning signals about the inevitable movement toward International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS as a single set of globally accepted accounting standards. While this was intended to provide consistency in financial reporting standards and increased globalization of companies, it also has resulted in significant...
- White papers 2008-11-19
- Share-Based Compensation Plans And International Financial Reporting Standards
- Increasingly, U.S. executives - in finance, tax, human resources, and beyond - are looking closely at the movement toward International Financial Reporting Standards IFRSs as a single set of globally accepted accounting principles. Several recent developments have heightened attention, including the August 2008 announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
- White papers 2008-10-31
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 4/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT F1Q09 Earnings Call May 13, 2008 7:30 am ET Executives Carol Schumacher – Vice President, Investor Relations Lee Scott - President and CEO Tom Schoewe – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Castro-Wright – Wal-Mart Stores US...
- Earnings calls 2008-05-14
- IFRS Considerations For Consumer Products
- As full acceptance of International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS increases in the United States, companies are focused on developing an implementation road map that adds value across the organization. Although the initial focus was on providing consistency in financial reporting standards and increased globalization of companies, IFRS also has resulted...
- White papers 2008-11-19
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