Articles from Financial Executive (December 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World's Greatest Management Teacher.	Marshall, Jeffrey		239
A little refinement goes a long way: new thinking and new tools can refine the budgeting and forecasting process to make it more productive and more insightful.	Houle, Chris		1505
Accounting exec: 'improve Chinese accounting ranks'.	Chipman, Stephen		591
An 'accounting revolution' is brewing in China.	Pacter, Paul		1567
Are fairness opinions a good thing? The issuance of fairness opinions on the value of mergers is fairly common practice, but a survey of FEI members finds varying thoughts about their worth.	Marshall, Jeffrey		1138
Arthur Neis.	Heffes, Ellen M.		609
Avotus Corp.			301
Bonnie Rhodes.			57
Chapter focus: Oklahoma City.			646
Compassoft.			292
Compliance costs halt savings gains.	Marshall, Jeffrey		677
Conference schedule.		Calendar	106
COSO meeting.			39
COSO meets at FEI N.J. headquarters.			294
Crossword.			323
Dealing with dangers abroad: as companies "go global," and particularly when setting up in emerging markets, it's critical to have clear processes and responsibilities for risk management.	Marshall, Jeffrey	Cover story	3753
Directors committing more time and effort.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		468
Editor's page.	Marshall, Jeffrey		555
FEI Atlanta event.			98
FEI celebrates 2007 Hall of Fame inductees.			563
FiREapps.			294
Global Edge: Using the Opacity Index to Manage the Risks of Cross-Border Business.	Marshall, Jeffrey		325
Going after the bad apples: forensic accountant Paul Regan cut his teeth in a fraud case against Howard Hughes, and he's become a leader in a specialized area, mostly attempting to recover money for shareholders.	Sweeney, Paul		2840
How CFOs should tackle information management: while businesses rely on the IT department and CIO and CTO for things technological, the CFO should be involved in key decisions associated with creating an IM strategy.	Green, Robert P.		2034
In quotes.	Cox, Christopher		46
Integrated Finance Organizations outperform others: effective integration of information across the enterprise was found to be a key differentiator for financially successful companies in a recent study by IBM, The Wharton School and the Economist Intelligence Unit.	Rogers, Stephen		2016
Internal controls: where we've been, and where we need to go.	Cangemi, Michael P.		768
Investment rising, especially in North America.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		256
It's 2012: do you know where the talent is? Financial executives who can rethink the workforce in terms of the geography of talent, as well as the geography of cost, will be in the best position to make informed decisions.	Heid, Michele C.; Murphy, Wendy		2180
Laurie Savage.			23
Match the name and business.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		121
Names in the news.			518
OpenPages[R].			439
Selling your business? Consider an ESOP.	Tama, Hugh		871
Steps to manage overall tax risk.	Lourens, Christine M.		256
Suits against companies trending down, research shows.	Marshall, Jeffrey; Heffes, Ellen M.		494
Take charge of managing your banking relationships.	Bort, Richard; Parkinson, Kenneth L.		827
Tax reform: battle lines being drawn.	Davila, Serena		797
The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know.	Marshall, Jeffrey		217
Want to cut litigation costs? Get executives involved: effectively defending against a lawsuit requires preparation and participation by senior executives, especially in an era in which huge sums may be at stake over routine items like emails.	Emory, Frank E., Jr.		1579
What PE firms look for in private companies.	Marshall, Jeffrey		347