Strategic Direction: Volume 20 Issue 3

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7th CFO summit: conference report: New legislation, new agenda

The 7th CFO summit took place last month in Phoenix, Arizona. This three‐day conference, packed with seminars, one‐to‐one meetings and social events, provided senior finance…

Exclusive interview with Jack Welch: Former GE legend talks about Sarbanes‐Oxley, leadership and learning

Jack Welch is the most admired CEO in the world. His 20‐year reign as the head of General Electric brought the company from bureaucratic behemoth to dynamic and revered…

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Jack Welch on outsourcing, budgets and bigness: Keynote address at the 7th CFO summit

With Herbert Baum (CEO of The Dial Corporation) as moderator and Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric) keen to take questions from the audience, this keynote speech was…

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CFOs and the audit committee: Partners for progress

John F. Morrow

The relationship between the CFO and the audit committee has changed from oftentimes one of minimal contact to almost daily interaction as a result of the Sarbanes‐Oxley…

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A global economic outlook: Interview with Richard Berner, Managing Director, Chief US Economist, Morgan Stanley

Richard Berner

Richard Berner is a Managing Director and Chief US Economist at Morgan Stanley. He directs the firm’s forecasting and analysis of the US economy and financial markets. Before…

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Trust is a risky business: How to manage outside scams and inside threats

Trust me, I’m a market regulator. What’s that? You reckon you’d rather believe in the tooth fairy? Ok, how about this then? Trust me, I’m a business risk assessor. Well assess…

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The strategic CFO: Interview with Amin I. Khalifa, Executive Vice President and CFO, Apria Healthcare

Amin I. Khalifa

Mr. Khalifa has responsibility for all financial functions, as well as purchasing, contract services and investor relations. He joined Apria on October 1, 2003, and was most…

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The case for strategic real estate outsourcing: Make the most of your non‐core assets

Lauralee Martin

Maintaining a constant focus on business priorities is a key factor for management success today. With increasing competition in every business space, any distraction from core…

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The evolving role of the CFO: Interview with Calvin Massmann, SVP, CFO and Treasurer, Tractor Supply Company

Calvin Massmann

Cal Massmann has served as Senior Vice President‐Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2000. Mr. Massmann previously served as an independent business consultant…

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Corporate sin in a material world: Why honesty has got to make a comeback

Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins, although we tend to call it greed these days. And in boardrooms of the business world some people tend to confuse greed with their view…

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Cover of Strategic Direction

ISSN:

0258-0543

Online date, start – end:

2002

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Miss Emma Steele