September
2009
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BY
STEVEN L. MINTZ
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Article
Coping with a downturn often means restructuring for companies. Every restructuring has many moving parts—including layoffs, impairments, asset revaluations and debt relief. To engineer a favorable outcome, stay ahead of events, says Scott Davis, a partner in the Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Services practice at Grant Thornton. He offers these tips Conserve cash.
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August
2009
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BY
KENNETH A. MERCHANT, TATIANA SANDINO
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Article
In casual, everyday language, it is often said a corporation’s primary role is to generate profits. However, the primary role of a corporation is not to generate profits it is to create shareholder value. When corporations focus their internal performance measurement systems on shortterm profits or accounting returns—not shareholder value—bad things often happen.
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November
2007
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BY
Cynthia Bolt-Lee
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Article
This second installment in a series of columns on accounting research summarizes results from the field of management and cost accounting. The 2006 through June 2007 issues of five toptier journals in management and cost accounting research were examined. Those publications included, alphabetically, Accounting, Organizations and Society The Accounting Review Contemporary Accounting Research the Journal of Accounting Research and Management Science.
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December
2004
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BY
Bill Bufe, Leslie Murphy
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Article
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A REGIONAL FIRM, PLANTE & MORAN (P&M), developed and implemented a strategy called “rerecruiting,” an ongoing program based on staff recognition and appreciation, to maximize staff retention. Its turnover rate for the past decade ranks between 8 and 15 annually—well below industry standards.
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February
2004
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BY
Bruce I. Winters
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Article
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CPAs CAN PROVIDE A VALUABLE service to their employers or clients by helping them plan their strategic approach to compliance with section 404 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. NEW SOFTWARE PRODUCTS CAN IMPROVE corporate governance and external communications about financial performance.
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