Articles from CMA Management (May 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A flight path to precision? How the Commissioner of Competition's case against Air Canada offers insights into the definition of some important cost accounting terms.	Atkinson, Anthony A.; Kennedy, Glenn		3564
A foreign affair: Canadian companies are making big inroads internationally through mergers and acquisitions, and this creates both great opportunities and big challenges. Examples from here and abroad demonstrate how foreign acquisitions can be a boon to all involved.	Johne, Marjo		2372
Budget breakdown: although some of CMA Canada's recommendations for small business support were adopted, the federal budget could have gone further.			806
Death by Meeting.	Lencioni, Patrick	Book Review	122
Electricity dominant in 2003 energy M&As.	Colman, Robert		332
Entrepreneurs take on China: large North American corporations have taken advantage of the changing Chinese market, but the advances capitalism has made in this country now mean that entrepreneurs of all stripes can do the same.	Demers, Julie		1046
File fundamentals: Are your document retention policies up to snuff? Make sure you're meeting the expectations set by current legal standards, and make those standards work for you.	Schoenfeld, Steven R.; Rasalingam, Rosena P.; Walch-Watson, Patrice S.		1857
Fiscal prudence.	Colman, Robert		485
From Abidjan to the big apple: Colette Turmel, CMA, adapts Canadian financial management techniques to support international aid.	Colman, Robert	Cover Story	1498
Innovation challenges mapped in new study.	Colman, Robert		416
Jam science: improvisation is essential for good jazz--and a great tool for effective teams.	Humphrey, Stephen		1124
Kingmaker.	Cini, Joanne	Book Review	176
Legislating safety--a contentious claim: Bill C-45 is redefining the criminal liability of organizations of all descriptions, but will it really make a dent in solving past problems?	Fraser, J. Lynn		1644
Measured IT success: how to drive value through all of your IT implementations with the help of the Balanced Scorecard.	Buckley, Patrick	Book Review	766
Message in a bottleneck: if your clients are like 77% of all e-mail users, they receive as many as 100 spam messages a day. How can you make your company's legit e-mail marketing message stand out from the infamous crowd? And how can you ensure your clients don't see you as a spammer too?	Vermond, Kira		1561
Profit driver management: when you review all the factors involved in creating and selling a product, you plan a better operation. Make sure you're seeing the whole picture.	Fontaine, Jean-Francois		1483
Service basics: define the relationship with your managed service provider and you will be able to maintain your online properties more effectively.	Hutchison, Sean		1121
Talent wars: the voluntary sector needs the skills management accountants offer. In return, the sector gives these individuals a valuable place to hone those skills.	Markham, Chris		1425
Who Stole My Customer?	Thompson, Harvey	Book Review	153
Wireless roaming goes international?			205