Articles from Financial Management (UK) (July 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A sterner test: one of the weaknesses of the current body of research on how firms use EVA, the performance measurement system developed by Stern Stewart & Co, is that much of the practical evidence has come from Stern Stewart itself. Josie McLaren reports on a CIMA-sponsored study into the development of EVA in three firms in New Zealand. (Economic Value Added).	McLaren, Josie		1365
Airplus International. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	37
All for one and one for all: keeping your company's commitment to meeting the needs of each of its stakeholder groups demands a conscious effort. David Allen describes an integrated approach to corporate culture. (Management).	Allen, David		901
Annual business leader award. (Institute News).		Brief Article	240
Applix. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	23
Bank accounts. (Letters).	Nabil, B	Letter to the Editor	114
Benefit gigs: companies have spent billions on implementing ERP systems over the past five years. Mike Baker questions whether most of these firms gained the maximum advantage from their investment and considers case-study evidence about one particular example. (Enterprise Resource Planning).	Baker, Mike		1442
Bias cuts. (Letters).	Elswood, Paul	Letter to the Editor	86
Business down the tube. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	179
Cabot Financial. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	50
CIMA Sri Lanka elects president. (Institute News).		Brief Article	194
CIMA welcomes new president. (Institute News).			309
Companies Act under review. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	188
CPM system makes Life much easier. (IT News Round-Up).		Brief Article	238
Data basis. (Letters).	Green, JD	Letter to the Editor	156
Diary of events.		Brief Article	146
Disciplinary report response. (Institute News).		Brief Article	207
Doug Webb has joined QinetiQ as group financial controller. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	18
EC fails to convince auditors: despite improvements, its accounts are still unreliable. (Financial Reporting).	Parry, Charlotte		432
Editorial comment.	Hayward, Cathy	Editorial	504
Financial stability nearly impossible, say experts. (Risk Management).		Brief Article	247
Firms are struggling to get the best out of activity-based costing (ABC) models, according to a survey by ALG Software. (Technology News In Brief).		Brief Article	98
FM articles available via e-mail. (News Round-Up).			26
G7 Europe. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	37
Heart of the matter. (Letters).	Fell, Bill	Letter to the Editor	103
Higgs contradicts FRC on code. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	158
Huntress Search. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	23
Ian Christison FCMA Vice-president. (Institute News).		Brief Article	203
IASB issues inaugural standard. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	84
Institute diary: July.		Calendar	938
Keep them off balance: although it's a commendable idea in theory, treating people as assets is ultimately misguided. A more empowering approach, argues Michael Gering, is to see them is as a source of income (People Management).	Gering, Michael		771
Laing Homes. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	26
Lucre again. (Letters).	Cafferty, David	Letter to the Editor	252
Malaysia talks 21st-century strategy. (Institute News).			324
Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	35
Mike Bird ACMA has been appointed finance director at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	27
Mips guidance on-line. (Institute News).		Brief Article	67
Non-execs uncovered. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	136
On-line self-service imminent. (News Round-Up).		Brief Article	53
Parsons Brinckerhoff. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	56
Pension safeguards under fire: government plans have been deemed counterproductive. (Final-Salary Schemes).	Hayward, Cathy		385
Perceive wisdom: Bernard Marr, Jan Mouritsen and Per Nikolaj Bukh describe the main guidelines produced by Danish-based research into how to improve the effectiveness of intellectual capital reporting. (Intellectual Capital).	Marr, Bernard; Mouritsen, Jan; Bukh, Per Nikolaj		791
PFI consortium in risky head start: Cathy Hayward reports on unfinished business at a Mancunian housing project. (Private Finance Initiative).	Hayward, Cathy		456
PFI in the sky: the private finance initiative has caused controversy in the NHS ever since it was first introduced. Jane Broadbent, Jas Gill and Richard Laughlin report the findings of their research into the changing justifications for PFI and ask whether we have evidence showing its success or failure. (PFI In The NHS).	Broadbent, Jane; Gill, Jas; Laughlin, Richard		2664
Pitman defends CEO pay-offs: firms should take more care when drafting contracts. (Executive Rewarding).	Hayward, Cathy	Interview	427
Pound signs. (Letters).	Podger, Hugh	Letter to the Editor	145
Precedent setter: although she's reluctant to draw attention to it, there's little doubt that CIMA's new president, Claire Ighodaro, is an inspiration to women and ethnic minorities in a profession battling hard to shed its 'male, pale and stale' image. She tells Cathy Hayward why she'll be happy to lose sleep over her new responsibilities. (Profile: Claire Ighodaro).	Hayward, Cathy	Biography	1420
Presidential engagements. (Institute News).		Calendar	42
Professor G Roland Kaye FCMA Deputy president. (Institute News).		Brief Article	196
Public image limited: most companies appreciate the importance of how the markets rate them on corporate social responsibility, but do the measures they report externally truly influence the decisions their managers make internally? John Innes and Gweneth Norris have their doubts. (Social Reporting).	Innes, John; Norris, Gweneth		1124
QinetiQ. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	33
SCA Timber Supply. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	29
SCA Timber Supply. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	15
See you in court: commercial disputes are taking a heavy toll on UK business, but too many firms are still failing to take effective precautions. Kathryn Britten explains how to reduce the chances of a dispute--and, if one is inevitable, how to avoid its worst effects. (How To Manage Commercial Disputes).	Britten, Kathryn		1299
Seven local authorities across the north of England have saved 660,000 [pounds sterling] by forming a consortium to buy new financial systems from Agresso. (Technology News In Brief).		Brief Article	106
Sharp Consultancy. (On the move).	Grewer, Claire	Brief Article	41
Silicon tally: the fact that hardware and software prices are so much lower than they were 10 years ago has actually made it harder for firms to keep tabs on their IT costs. Stephen Moriarty explains why. (Technology).	Moriarty, Stephen		905
Stand by your plan: the critical backlash that greeted Derek Higgs's report on the role of non-executive directors surprised even the author himself. Cathy Hayward finds that he's comfortable justifying his work, but somewhat weary of all the personal attention it has gained him.	Hayward, Cathy	Cover Story	1288
System developers look up to 'verticals' for inspiration. (IT News Round-Up).		Brief Article	163
Take a wane check: it's been seven decades since deflation was the scourge of the world economy. Could it be about to rear its ugly head again? David Ross scans the warning signs and and finds a clear risk. (Economics).	Ross, David		645
The 'my way' code: a relatively modest investment in a strong set of corporate values can help a business to improve its productivity and profitability. Roisin Woolnough investigates how companies are developing their values--and ensuring that their people stick to them. (Corporate Values).	Woolnough, Roisin		1706
Three-year glitch: much of the marketing froth that declared the new millenium as the e-procurement era has fallen decidedly flat. Despite this hiccup, the party's not over for electronic purchasing. (E-Commerce).	Hayward, Cathy		905