Articles from Financial Management (UK) (November 1, 2001)

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Title	Author	Words
A difference of opinion. (Letters).	Boddy, Jonathan	52
A little consideration. (Letters).	Harding, Alan	71
AIS aid: the budgeting process is a familiar feature in all businesses, but how useful is it for charity finances? Nick Croft uses a case study to explore the role traditional budgeting has to play. (Feature budgeting).	Croft, Nick	1187
An event to remember. (Letters).	Fearn, Brian	71
As easy as ABC: much has been written about the advantages of activity-based costing, but how complicated is it to implement within your business? John Porteous shares his experience at Barclays. (Feature activity-based costing).	Porteous, John	1427
Back to the floor: as Safeway's fortunes improve, the retail sector waits to see the impact of the chain's refurbished stores. Cathy Hayward catches up with Simon Laffin, winner of CIMA's Business Leader of the Year 2001 award. (Feature interview)(Cover Story).		1262
Bargaining for Advantage.	Worthington, Fran	209
BBC World Service. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	59
Be a better director. (Manager).		182
Benefits for the opposite sex. (Manager).		148
Brand aid: calculating the value of your brand is difficult and most methods are flawed. Taking an engineer's approach, however, could produce clearer results. (Feature branding).	Arnold, Hans	1678
Business Manager of the Year. (Institute News).		71
Certes group. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	37
CIMA Australia honours talent at GBMW awards ceremony. (Institute News).		173
CIMA Australia Young Business Manager of the Year. (Institute News).		46
CIMA New Accountant of the Year. (Aspiring Manager).		118
CIMA opens for business as usual in new modern offices in Westminster. (Institute News).		362
CIMA/Financial Management Awards 2001: as part of the CIMA Business Management Event on 27-28 September 2001, the inaugural CIMA/Financial Management Awards were given out at the Hotel Russell in London. The gala evening was a great success and attracted over 110 members, employers and stakeholders. (Awards).		1323
Clerical Medical. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	38
Click and go travel. (Manager).		78
Cold calling: the telecommunications industry seems to have exhaled its last breath, but does it have the strength to revive itself? Cathy Hayward traces the demise of the telco business and asks whether there are signs of a pulse. (Feature telecommunications).	Hayward, Cathy	1650
Cornwell Affiliates. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	37
Creativity: gain not drain. (GBMW Round-up).		259
Democracy or plc? (Letters).	Bromley, ID	126
Diary of events.		122
Editor's letter. (Comment).		478
Elections to council 2002. (Institute News).		624
FDs told to pick the soft centers; David Kappler, group FD of Cadbury Schweppes, advised delegates at CIMA's GBMW Event how to enjoy the sweet taste of success. (GBMW Round-up).	Parry, Charlotte	408
Finance roles under threat as more jobs cut; Cathy Hayward reports on Railtrack's collapse, and threats of job cuts for finance professionals across the world. (GBMW Round-up).	Hayward, Cathy	311
FSS. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	39
Future tense: economic forecasts are particularly vital at budget time. David Ross looks at the forecasts for major world economies and assesses the consequences of the terrorist attacks on the US. (Economics).	Ross, David	1052
Global positioning system. (Letters).	Ghosh, B	180
Growing pains: whether you are an entrepreneur or you advise entrepreneurs, you have to grow your business. Ruth Prickett reports on tips from the CIMA Members in Practice Conference. (Consultants).	Prickett, Ruth	965
Help Age International. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	60
How to: get the training you need. (Aspiring Manager).		433
How to: motivate your staff. (Manager).		384
IAS: think global, act international. (GBMW Round-up).		219
Ingredients for a successful business. (Manager).		117
Innovation is the best way to raise employee motivation, according to speakers at "People mean business"--this year's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's annual conference. (Manager).		151
Institute diary.		2488
Integration success at Thomson. (GBMW Round-up).		140
Investors look for clear views; speakers at the event agreed that greater financial transparency is essential for winning stakeholder trust and further investment. (GBMW Round-up).	Hayward, Cathy	414
Leaders reveal success strategies. (Manager).		408
Long live long lunches. (Aspiring Manager).		332
Lucky on the lottery. (Aspiring Manager).		97
Making the most of a bad situation.	Freeman, Tony	322
Making the most of CGT. (GBMW Round-up).		148
Mishcon de Reya. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	48
Name calling. (Letters).	Houldershaw, Mike	176
National Lottery Commission. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	47
Navison. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	32
New NIC puts pressure on SMEs. (GBMW Round-up).		97
Outshone by popstars. (Manager).		71
Pendragon Professional Information. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	48
Personnel services: in a highly competitive employment market, it is a challenge for companies to attract and retain the top finance professionals. Orla Leonard outlines ways to make sure your employees stay happy and stay put. (Psychology).	Leonard, Orla	863
PKF. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	64
Playing away from home: should employers be responsible for their staff outside working hours, and can they act to protect their company image? Sue Nickson examines the issue of out of work misconduct. (Legal).	Nickson, Sue	713
Preaching to the converted.	Hazell, Alison	346
Profits before people. (Letters).	Fell, Bill	75
Reconstruction theory: many people have argued that creative destruction is key to the success of capitalism, but can it sustain an entire economy? Mike Brown examines the business of evolution. (Capitalism).	Brown, Mike	857
Revenue kills off old image. (GBMW Round-up).		143
Reward schemes made to fit. (GBMW Round-up).		163
Rohm and Haas. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	71
Safe sex: some firms dread office relationships because of the havoc they can cause when they go wrong, while others dread staff forming relationships with people in competing firms because of the security risk. Ruth Prickett asks how firms can protect their reputations and their secrets. (Feature relationships).	Prickett, Ruth	3093
Share information with the IASB. (GBMW Round-up).		48
Softworld accounting and finance round-up. (GBMW Round-up).		325
Taking cover: weather derivatives bring a whole new meaning to forecasting as companies move to protect their earnings from the unpredictable weather. Peter Bartram finds out whether clouds really can have silver linings. (Feature weather).	Bartram, Peter	1607
Tallyman International. (On the move).	Roberts, Louisa	30
Tasteless image. (Letters).	Molyneux, Norm	55
Tomorrow's people. (Aspiring Manager).		101
Tool of the trade: a company in New Zealand is one of the few to have implemented activity-based management successfully but, as Stephanie Gourdie discovers, it needed careful planning and a radical rethink of company culture. (Feature activity-based costing).	Gourdie, Stephanie	2051
Turning strategy into profit. (GBMW Round-up).		127
Twenty-four hours from earning. (Aspiring Manager).		249
Unfortunate, but necessary. (Letters).	Glass, George	79
Watch and learn. (Aspiring Manager).		146
Working in the margins: everyone's talking about activity-based costing, but are we neglecting more traditional costing methods? David Allen reconsiders marginal costing and brings an old established technique into contemporary focus. (Management).	Allen, David	875