Are you prepared for Y2K shock?(Year 2000 transition
problem)(Column)
Will a four-digit number bring the world to its knees? If managers
responsible for fixing the Y2K problem in their systems have not already
begun to correct the problems that will be caused by the . . .
A case for continuing and mid-career education based on
competencies.
To many students who graduate from a traditional four-year
university, life appears to have unlimited opportunities. With a college
degree in hand, many find that, instead of opportunities, they . . .
Why women leave public accounting.
In the mid-1980s, the upward mobility of women in public accounting
was identified by the Future Issues Committee of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as one of 14 . . .
The accounting profession in the new millennium.
The accounting profession experienced tremendous growth and success
in the 20th century. The expanded role of accountants in U.S. society
can be traced to a number of specific factors such as the . . .
Employee participation programs and the National Labor Relations
Act: quo vadis?
Six years ago, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a
decision that casts doubt on the future of employee involvement programs
in nonunionized organizations. The meaning of this ruling . . .
Unique business interaction in education stimulates
youth.
Fifteen years have passed since the landmark "A Nation at
Risk" report was issued about the appalling state of education in
the United States. The status of education was labeled a
"crisis" and . . .
Manager disrespect: a blind spot and suggested remedies.
"Mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary group
efforts."(1)
Virtually all managers will agree that mutual respect is critically
important in work situations. At the same time, many . . .
Wanted: international managers, women should apply.
To succeed in the increasingly international marketplace, U.S.
businesses need high quality managers at home and abroad. More than 80
percent of the firms in the United States face significant . . .
Asian financial crisis shows globalization can promote risks as
well as opportunities.
The current Asian financial crisis has legitimate roots in
deteriorating economic fundamentals and structurally-fragile financial
systems. In particular, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and . . .
The growing threat of economic espionage.
World markets are becoming increasingly competitive as more and
more nations develop their industrial sector to compete for customers
around the globe. Reduced economic and political barriers are . . .
Reengineering employee recruitment: retain the best that
remains.
In this age of greater employee involvement and fewer employees in a
firm's work force, it is essential for businesses to find and keep
the best people available. To accomplish this requires a fresh . . .
The sad tale of Hippocratia. (the state of the healthcare
system)(Column)
Plato gave us "The Republic," Thomas Moore,
"Utopia," Francis Bacon, "The New Atlantis," and
Thomas Hobbes, "Leviathan." Now, for your entertainment and
consideration, I give you "Hippocratia."
Once . . .
Computers - headache or panacea?(Column)
Computers affect our lives to a very large degree. As a matter of
fact, the major reason for having children today is to have built-in
helpers for home computers in addition to having somebody who is . . .
The future of American corporations. (virtual
corporations)(Column)
In 1996, IBM had sales of $75.9 billion and a work force of 233,000.
Dell Computer, in the same industry, had sales of $7.8 billion - 10.3
percent of IBM's. Question: How many people were on . . .
Understand the audit process to save on audit fees.
The auditor's annual fee is a material, unavoidable cost for
many companies, yet few companies manage their audit involvement the way
they do other costs. Small companies are especially hard hit in . . .
The new accounting standard for earnings per share and its
potential implications.
A new accounting standard on earnings per share that was issued in
February 1997 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board represents a
significant step toward the international harmonization of . . .
Insights into the behavior of Russian managers.
The day before the coup that overthrew former Soviet President
Mikhail Gorbachev, the four of us landed in Moscow. We were part of a
team of 12 American business professors charged with developing . . .
Communications industry in the post-divestiture era: not the
expected results.
Operating since 1900 as a regulated monopoly, American Telephone
& Telegraph (AT&T) has provided local and long distance
telephone service for practically the entire United States. The monopoly
was . . .
Do HMOs promote efficient treatment alternatives? (health
maintenance organizations)
Meeting the Challenges of Competition and Disenrollments
Do HMOs have a treatment bias that favors less-costly
"continuing care" over alternative treatments that have higher
upfront costs? This . . .
The economic case for electric car mandates.
The California Air Resources Board has mandated that 10 percent of
all new cars sold in the state by the year 2010 be zero-emission
vehicles (ZEVs). Can such a dramatic intervention into the . . .
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