Articles from CMA Management (October 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Board processes and the quality of board decision making: sometimes good boards of directors make bad decisions, but it's difficult to understand why. By considering some theories in group decision making, it's possible to glean a few solutions to the problem.	Atkinson, Anthony; Atkinson, Michael		2791
Canadian VCs stay close to home.			399
Case Studies in Performance Management.	Adkins, Tony	Brief article	183
CMA Canada announces launch of new global knowledge resource for accountants in business.			277
CMA Management articles garner award of merit.		Brief article	253
Corporate reputation takes years to recover: study.			479
Courting the bear once more: Russia proves an interesting puzzle for international business. Is it one worth solving?	Cooper, John		1175
Education--always a competitive edge.	Colman, Robert	Editorial	450
Forum for small and medium entities identifies key market challenges.			327
Hedging strategies and GAAP: a marriage made in heaven? Canada's new hedge accounting rules create new ways in which to make sense of hedging activities in financial statements. Make sure you know where it works best.	Blanchette, Michel		2438
IFAC strengthens international code of ethics.			256
International financial reporting standards workbook and guide.	Mirza, Abbas Ali; Holt, Graham J.; Orrell, Magnus	Brief article	125
Investment managers bullish about future.			437
Lifebook slims down.		Brief article	218
Navigating strategic change: Dorothy Rice, CMA, FCMA, demonstrates the value of strategic management techniques. She does so by championing them, from conception through to delivery. Her dedication has changed the way Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems does business.	Colman, Robert	Cover story	1256
New software.			26
Outsourcing agreements: to renew or not to renew? While it's tempting to re-enter a deal you're used to, consider all of the options before getting comfortable again.	Wedel, Glen; Audette, Yvon		1438
Riding Shotgun.	Bennett, Nathan; Miles, Stephen A.	Brief article	183
Strategic focus--does your scorecarding system have it? According to preliminary results of an international scorecarding study, many organizations around the world aren't realizing the full benefits of their scorecarding systems. A failure to link the system to strategic planning may be the missing link between the winners and the losers.	Lawson, Raef; Stratton, William; Hatch, Toby		2067
The productivity agenda: why the federal government is expected to get serious about lagging productivity growth.	Banigan, John		1293
Tracking potential: after hiring a new employee, the resumes of those who didn't quite make the cut are usually discarded. Don't allow your company to make this mistake--turn unused resumes into future hires through effective resource management.	Miller, Marcus		919