How do you keep your job safe in sometimes random cost-cutting exercises undertaken by companies? Here are nine suggestions on how to look busy and stay off the cost-cutting radar.
Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence, offers a nice, concise view of why knee-jerk cost cutting in tough economic times is nothing short of stupid.
I've been tardy in getting my first post up on the Investile Dysfunction blog so before I begin offering my thoughts, I thought some background might be helpful on what Investile Dysfunction will be about.
A recent survey by RevenueRecognition.com of senior finance executives in the United States and 34 other countries reveals that IFRS affords no relief from the complexities of revenue processes and isn't likely to lead to a reduction of errors in revenue reporting.
As banks continue to squeeze lending, liquidity management is suddenly mission-critical. Treasurers want better data, more connectivity, and more insight.
Business Finance Editor in Chief Jack Sweeney discusses findings from a recent survey of tax and finance professionals with Marc Seewald, VP Tax Products for Longview Solutions.
When the U.S. government took stakes in nine of the nation's top financial institutions last month, it wasn't pressure from government regulators that forced the big banks to acquiesce, but fear of the unknown. A new book by David Smick reveals the inequalities of information that led to the greatest risk management failure of our time.
In his new book High Performance with High Integrity, Ben W. Heineman Jr., GE's former general counsel and senior vice president of public affairs, offers his take on the challenges faced by the contemporary corporation.
