Opinion
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The balanced scorecard and the small business
This article illustrates how Balanced Scorecard techniques are being used in small businesses. It is particularly relevant to students who…
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Fraud: What Starts Small Can Snowball
The situation is vexing. You are a mid-level financial manager at a company, and you're attending a meeting with Wall…
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Group accounting: associated companies and negative goodwill
Group accounting is the subject of compulsory questions in all Financial Reporting papers. It is therefore an important area candidates…
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Needed: A Policy Doctrine on Information Security in Developing Countries – Part 2
In part 1 of this paper, you saw that developing countries are beginning to play on a level playing field…
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10 Key Interview Questions
Most managers are familiar with the standard array of interview questions, such as "What are your strengths/weaknesses?" and "Where do…
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Needed: A Policy Doctrine on Information Security in Developing Countries – Part 1
Modern innovations in the field of information technology have developed at a mind-boggling rate, and none more so than the…
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Reporting Capabilities of Software-audit Tools
Auditors undertaking a variety of organizational missions such as optimizing IT assets, checking on file usage, or keeping an eye…
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Five Points to Remember When Looking for an Accounting Position
Within just the past 18 months the accounting profession has changed dramatically. New legislation has altered once-traditional business practices, and…
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Detecting Accounts Payable Abuse Through Continuous Auditing
Changes in information technology and corporate governance are challenging internal audit professionals to review greater volumes of data and to…
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Maximizing ASPs
In recent years, application service providers (ASP) have emerged as a new twist on the old theme of computer time-sharing.…