Articles from Financial Executive (March 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
10 characteristics of dynamic leaders.			199
Accommodating would-be whistleblowers: Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 301 requires companies to establish effective procedures for handling whistleblower complaints. Attorneys, consultants and others talk about just how companies can best do that.	Sweeney, Paul		2053
Ask FERF about ... international standard-setting organizations.	Orenstein, Edith	Directory	689
Assessing growth opportunities: are you financial or strategic?	Sattler, Robert		786
BPM solutions.			319
Budgeting/planning.			324
Buyers guide.		Buyers Guide	948
Coaching That Counts: Harnessing the Power of Leadership Coaching to Deliver Strategic Value.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Brief Article	231
Computer security: software patches more vulnerable to hackers.	Heffes, Ellen M.		415
Crossword.	Mellor, Myles		273
Deloitte CEO: regulation will strengthen reporting, confidence.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Interview	2067
Economic outlook: manufacturing CFOs souring on sector.	Heffes, Ellen M.		479
From the editor.	Marshall, Jeffrey		527
Healthcare: schemes tackle rise in prescription costs.	Heffes, Ellen M.		297
How today's weak dollar can help deal-making: exchange ratios are very favorable for U.S. businesses looking to buy overseas, and new tax law will minimize the tax impact of repatriated earnings. Two attorneys outline the pros--and potential cons--of different deal strategies.	Weinstein, Mark J.		1931
How you can benefit by predicting change: senior managers who learn how to spot signals of disruptive change will have much greater insight into the potential and perils of emerging technologies, and will improve their ability to make the right strategic decisions. Useful tools, now available, can help managers sense future events.	Christensen, Clayton M.	Cover Story	3280
IFRS: a turning point.	Seidenstein, Tom		521
In quotes.			31
Integrity, conscience and service.	Cunningham, Colleen		764
Internal controls.			275
Low rates = tough challenge: treasurers and cash managers still feel frustrated by the low yields on short-term instruments, but research and comments from industry experts suggest that few are ready to ramp up their risk to boost returns. Indeed, many face policies that mandate conservative investments.	Holliday, Karen Kahler		1379
Marsh research.		Brief Article	39
Maxine Pollack.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Biography	724
Names in the news.			425
pensions; CFOs: pension woes take toll on financials.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Brief Article	249
Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming and How to Prevent Them.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Book Review	292
PricewaterhouseCoopers.			27
Privacy issues: getting noticed; Privacy has become a bottom-line business issue, and companies around the globe are seeing value in ramping up compliance efforts to enhance their marketing, brand and image.	Heffes, Ellen M.	Interview	2186
Robert Half International.		Brief Article	33
Security software.			322
Seizing control of SG & A: any benchmarking of selling, general and administrative expenses can be tricky, and companies treat such expenses in very different ways. Taking a holistic approach and observing certain caveats can help bring such expenses in line.	Dieckman, Eric		1814
Strategic partners; welcome: Parson Consulting and Acorn Systems.		Brief Article	168
Technical committee profile: Global Oversight Committee (GOC).	Heffes, Ellen M.		889
Telecommunications.		Brief Article	245
The glass is half full, but that's debatable*.			567
The impact of electronification on the income statement.	Jeffery, Craig A.	Column	746
The job of the audit committee: getting directors on the same page; FEI's former CEO, who chairs two audit committees, outlines a framework for determining the panel's responsibilities and carrying them out.	Livingston, Philip		1069
The New Rules of Engagement: Life-Work Balance and Employee Commitment.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Brief Article	279
Top Five Total Rewards Priorities for 2005.		Brief Article	35
Undoing the past: implications of earnings restatements; The number of earnings statement restatements has risen sharply, and a Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) study sheds light on some of the consequences to companies and their executives.	Sinnett, William M.		1558
Venture capital: semiconductor firm adds second fund.	Marshall, Jeffrey		531
Wish you were here with us! Cities, states and other government entities are busily promoting themselves as providers of top-notch infrastructure, labor, tax and job incentives and more. Companies interested in saving money are in a great position to reap some of the rewards.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1871
XBRL: a technology whose time is now; The question isn't whether XBRL is going to happen, but how quickly, where first and with how much collaboration. Even with big U.S. players behind it, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. public companies are now using XBRL--but this could soon change.	Cheney, Glenn		2011