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HR Continues to Wrestle With Hiring Challenges: Part Two
Be an organization that stands for something, that has a clear vision and mission," said John Stieber of the Hagberg Consulting Group , an executive development and corporate cultural assessment firm. "People want to work at a company they can be excited about. Read on to know more.
Tags: Hiring, Hagberg Consulting Group, SmartPros, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
White papers 2000-12-26
How to Get Out of Mounting Debt
First the market-and your portfolio is nose-dived. Then the economy softened. Then you lost your job. Now what? Many Americans are experiencing something they haven't experienced for a long time -- financial tough times stemming from job loss, market declines or both. Here are some ideas to reduce the mounting...
Tags: Job, Debt, SmartPros, Recruitment & Selection, Litigation, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations
White papers 2001-12-01
CEOs Aim to Cut Overhead, Operating Costs, Debt
Chief executives of fast growth companies are launching new initiatives to reduce overhead, operating costs, and debt as a percent of revenues, reveals a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Additionally, CEOs are planning new growth initiatives that, if successful, will enable them to spread their expenses over a larger business. Overhead...
Tags: Revenue, Ratio, CEO, SmartPros, Operational Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-06-13
Keeping Your Credit Clean
Credit cards are the easiest method of payment possible. You whip it out, sign on the dotted line and the best part is - the money isn't actually due until the end of the month! But, for those of us who don't pay it off at the end of the...
Tags: SmartPros, Sales Channel, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales, Finance
White papers 2000-01-01
Does Issuing Dividends Pay?
President Bush's proposed tax break on dividends paid to shareholders obviously puzzled the press. Pundits proclaimed that eliminating double taxation of dividends would make corporations cut down on excessive debt. That was the good news. The bad news, as Sen. John Corzine (D, N.J.) told a press conference, was that...
Tags: Dividend, SmartPros, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-04-01
Tax Issues When Contemplating Doing Business With or Within the U.S.
The U.S. assesses tax either because the income being realized by the FBE is sourced in the U.S. or is derived from the active conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. For some FBEs the initial contact with the U.S. may be minimal, and involve a passive investment....
Tags: U.S., SmartPros, FBE, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2000-06-01
Guidance on Revenue Recognition
While revenue recognition should seem straightforward, recent occurrences of various techniques used to manipulate the recording and reporting of revenue suggest the need for a closer examination of the topic. Revenue recognition issues are among the most serious financial reporting problems. When revenue is inappropriately recognized, serious cash flow problems...
Tags: Revenue, SmartPros, Revenue Recognition Issue, Revenue Recognition, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
White papers 2001-02-15
Are You Ready for E-Procurement?
In this webcast, speaker highlights the advantages, trends and long-term effect of e-procurement. He explains that why large and small companies are jumping onto the e-procurement bandwagon. While most of them, except few, report savings in time, paper and postage are enjoying the really large savings that come from creating...
Tags: E-procurement, SmartPros, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
Webcasts 2001-01-29
Four Significant Accounting Changes Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Article gives a look to the four significant accounting changes of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. One of the most significant changes is a new penal law, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1348, commonly known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The SOA adds significant fines and longer jail time for corporate executives...
Tags: Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SOA, SmartPros, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2002-08-01
A Guide To Sarbanes-Oxley
From the executive summary: ‘In reality, the accounting industry has been heading towards a major reform for many years. Now that the reform: Sarbanes-Oxley is here, financial executives find themselves at a crossroads, facing the daunting task of implementing major changes in day-to-day operations. Companies are also educating their staff...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SmartPros, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
White papers 2002-10-01
Give the Internet Some Credit
Despite the recent explosion in Internet resources, smaller banks as a whole have been slow to embrace this technology -- until recently. While 56 percent of large banks had a Web presence by mid-1999, only 22 percent of community banks had taken the plunge. That is all changing now. With...
Tags: Bank, Information Management, SmartPros, Internet, Y2K, Financial Services, Strategy, Management
White papers 2000-07-17
Credit Evaluation Resources on the Internet
The Internet is opening up new horizons in efficiency and timesaving for gathering background information about commercial loan applicants. With one or two short, simple queries, it is possible to retrieve enough data to make at least a preliminary assessment of credit risk -- and sometimes much more. The Internet...
Tags: SmartPros, Net, Internet
White papers 2000-07-24
HR Managers Losing the Retention Game
Sharon Jordan-Evans, employee-retention expert and co-author of "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay," believes that it's time for managers to step up to the plate and start playing to win in the retention game. Jordan-Evans insists that managers matter most, because the factors that really keep...
Tags: SmartPros, Jordan-Evans, Games, Personal Technology
White papers 2000-11-07
Smaller Cos. Buck 401k Trend
This aticle is about a new report shows that companies with fewer employees tend to have higher participation rates in 401k plans. Small and medium-sized businesses have seen plan participation and 401k deferrals increase year over year, according to a report by The Principal Financial Group. The report also found...
Tags: 401(k) Plan, SmartPros, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
White papers 2003-09-05
Companies Miss Out on Cost Savings When Relocating Employees
An online survey conducted by Prudential Relocation found that most of the nearly 300 corporations surveyed miss opportunities to save money and reduce hassle when relocating employees. Most respondents indicated that Lump Sum relocation programs, which are becoming increasingly popular as a way to control costs, should be blended into...
Tags: Employee, Cost Savings, SmartPros, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2003-08-26
"References Can Make or Break a Job Offer
Keeping in touch with your references is an important step in the job search process, according to a new survey by temporary staffing firm Accountemps. Senior managers polled said they typically speak with at least three references before considering someone for a position. To avoid hiring mistakes, companies want to...
Tags: Hiring, Job, Reference, SmartPros, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-08-14
What Is Workforce Optimization?
The key to workforce optimization is people programs that can be categorized in three general areas: reward and benefits programs; human resources programs - including succession, development and performance management; and infrastructure programs that manage personnel and address compliance issues. Many companies are discovering new and innovative ways to maximize...
Tags: Optimization, Yield, Workforce, SmartPros, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
White papers 2003-08-01
Banking Goes Casual
Remember the good old days when everyone dressed in formal business attire? Well-tailored suits for both men and women were a staple of operating in the financial service marketplace and it was frowned upon to wear anything less dressy than the standard uniform. Today's financial services firm has left its...
Tags: Financial Service, SmartPros, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Banking, Finance
White papers 2000-08-07
Community Banks Move Online
These days one-third of the bank's 53,000 customers bank via personal computer. If you want to provide retail banking in a market that is heavily technology oriented, you simply have no choice but to provide as much access online to as much information and as many tools as you can....
Tags: Bank, SmartPros, Financial Services
White papers 2000-07-24
Cooperative Allows Banks to Offer Insurance and Investment Products
Community banks have always made their niche on service. Sure there are mega-banks but many people are not happy with the quality of service they get or the fees that they pay. CBIA gives [smaller banks] all the products they need to compete with the larger banks. They are providing...
Tags: Bank, Insurance, SmartPros, Financial Services
White papers 2000-08-07
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