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HUMAN RESOURCE/ MANAGEMENT
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NO FLEX, PLEASE, WE’RE SKITTISH
Doubting the benefits of flexible work arrangements. (Jun 2008) |
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READIN’, WRITIN’, AND ROI
Tuition 101. (May 2008) |
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KNOW YOUR HIRES
Screening your hires. (May 2008) |
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ON A TEAR
Finance salaries keep rising, finds our latest compensation survey—but will it last? (April 2007) |
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TRAINING ASIAN QUANTS
The University of Chicago opens shop in Singapore. (April 2007) |
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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT HEADHUNTERS
Working with recruiters. (April 2007) |
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE KIDS?
Coping with the newest generation in finance requires tact, patience—and restraint. (April 2007) |
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FINANCE IN THE YEAR OF THE RAT
CFOs on the move. (March 2007) |
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REVISION TIME?
Rising salaries in Asia. (March 2007) |
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VISA DUST-UP
A new U.S. visa controversy. (February 2007) |
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CRIMINAL INJUSTICE?
Employee wellness. (November 2007) |
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GROUP THERAPY
Groupthink can result in spectacularly bad decisions, but the malady can be prevented. (November 2007) |
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THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Beyond financial acumen, CFOs also need a magic box of tricks. (November 2007) |
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WELLNESS MAY GET BETTER
Employee wellness. (October 2007) |
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CERTIFIABLY TALENTED
Certifying Chinese expertise. (October 2007) |
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MONEY SENSE OVERSEAS
How to secure your finances on assignment abroad. (October 2007) |
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DISCLOSURE AND THE CFO
CFOs on the move. (June 2007) |
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THE REPLACEMENTS
CFOs are trying harder than ever to acclimate new hires in the face of declining employee loyalty. (May 2007) |
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HOW MUCH FOR THE FOREIGNER?
South Korean companies reveal a penchant for foreign executives; CFOs on the move. (Apr 2007) |
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STAR SEARCH
M&A in Asia is at near-record levels – is your company a target? Check our list. (Mar 2007) |
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TALENTED, DISILLUSIONED
How to find out which of your best employees is ready to leave (Mar 2007) |
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CORRUPT OR CARELESS?
Multinationals in China under scrutiny (Mar 2007) |
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DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE
Tighter controls for Asian offices. (Feb 2007) |
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| ARE YOUR WORKERS ENGAGED? (Feb 2007) |
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CHANDRAN NAIR, FOUNDER, GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TOMORROW
(Dec 2006/ Jan 2007) |
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PAY UP
While CFOs in the US are riding high salary levels on strong demand for their skills, companies are demanding more for what they are paying. (Dec 2006/ Jan 2007) |
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INCONSISTENCY, THY NAME IS MAN
Three on a board, CFOs on the move (Dec 2006/ Jan 2007) |
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WHAT LIES BEHIND THOSE “RATIONAL” DECISIONS?
A pioneering book applies behavioral finance to the CFO’s world. (October 2006) |
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THE GLASS CEILING, UNSHATTERED
The glass ceiling (July/August 2006) |
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SUSPICIOUS MINDS
Workers’ trust in management is on a downturn. (July/August 2006) |
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MORE CFOS REQUIRED
A different reporting structure may help prevent fraud; CFOs on the move (July/August 2006) |
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BUILDING CASTLES
Companies that provide soft-skills training gain a more loyal and capable workforce, and deepen their pool of leadership talent. (June 2006) |
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WHAT’S THE BOSS WORTH?
CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. (June 2006) |
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TALKING POINTS
Every company needs to practice effective communications, not just pay lip service to it. (June 2006) |
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SELLING FINANCE
How to educate sales teams on the finer points of revenue recognition. (June 2006) |
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MORE CFOS REQUIRED
China’s state-owned enterprises are required to hire chief financial officers; CFOs on the move. (June 2006) |
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HIRE POWER
Using the web for new ways to find qualified finance staff; CFOs on the move. (Apr 2006) |
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I AM JOE’S CONSCIENCE
Is setting up ethics programs the wrong approach to the right thing? (Apr 2006) |
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YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
American companies in China rethink the way they do things as the US gets serious with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (Mar 2006) |
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ARE YOU EARNING ENOUGH?
A CFO Asia poll reveals pay standards for finance jobs at different types of companies around Asia. (Feb 2006) |
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MONEY FOR MINORS
CPA lessons for kids. (Feb 2006) |
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More bulls for India; CFOs on the move.
Who's moving up, down, and out in Asian finance. (Dec 2005) |
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Hiring: tighter fit?; CFOs on the move.
Who's moving up, down, and out in Asian finance. (Nov 2005) |
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TALENT WARS: POACHED, NOT OVER-EASY
Who's moving up, down, and out in Asian finance.
(Oct 2005) |
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BUILDING A BETTER WORKFORCE
How companies are using technology to optimize their most valuable asset.
(Oct 2005) |
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NO TIME FOR STRATEGY?
These days, making the transformation from back-
office bean-counter to front-office strategist is proving harder than many imagined. (Sep 2005) |
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BECOMING CHINESE
Japanese companies in China struggle with the cultural differences. (Sep 2005) |
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SHOW ME THE MONEY
BMI offers Jerry Maguire-style career planning for CFOs. (Sep 2005) |
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GRAPEVINE
Who’s moving up, down, and out in Asian finance. (Sep 2005) |
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LETTING
GO
Are you a micromanager? Some tips
to avoid this HR trap. (Jul 2005)
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GRAPEVINE
Who’s moving up, down, and
out in Asian finance. (Jun 2005)
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HIGHER POWER
From college grad to CFO in nine
years at GE China’s training program. (Mar
2005) |
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SAME CALLER,
NEW MESSAGE
Human resources
management lacks cost savings but yields freedom to focus.
(Mar 2005) |
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THE
DOMINO EFFECT
When Jardine
Matheson’s CFO retires in March, the knock-on effect will
be felt throughout the company. (Mar
2005) |
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ACROSS THE BOARD
A CEO's effectiveness can be enhanced
by cultivating direct relations with members of the board of
directors. (Feb 2005) |
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Swire Beverages sends its managers
in China into the wilds to survive physical challenges - and
learn how to best work with each other in cross-functional teams.
(Feb 2005) |
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YOUR MOVE
Today's companies love finance executives
who have switched industries. (Oct
2004) |
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FEATURE:
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
As a foreign
investor, the best way to safeguard your investment is to find
an independent, local CFO. (May
2004) |
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FEATURE:
PAY REVIEW
The job market for
senior finance executives is picking up, but the level of experience
in demand is also becoming more complex. To help its readers
benchmark themselves, CFO Asia tracks the salaries of finance
chiefs in the region based on revenue responsibility.
(Feb 2004) |
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FEATURE:
A FINE BALANCE
Skills in both
accounting and finance are best for a full career. (Feb
2004) |
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DIRECTOR
TRAINING: BOARD-ING SCHOOL
Directors
are under fire; training sessions increasingly a must.
(Nov 2003) |
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ORIENT EXPRESS
Increasingly, western companies are
migrating high-value technology functions and research and development
operations to India and China, a trend that is changing the
face of outsourcing in the region. (Oct
2003) |
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TRAINING:
ALL IN THE GROOMING
General
Electric has pioneered the art of grooming young executives
to become well-rounded, globe-trotting CFOs. Lessons from the
GE method can be used as a primer for smaller company programs.
(Sep 2003) |
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IT PROJECTS:
GET SMART
To build better IT
projects, start by building a better manager. (May
2003) |
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CAREERS:
YOU'RE NOT CFO MATERIAL
Take
note of these ten signs that you're not CFO material.
(April 2003) |
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OUT OF WORK?
START A COMPANY
Out of work?
Maybe you should start your own company. (Mar
2003) |
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POINT OF
VIEW: FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENTS
Picking
an independent director can be tricky. Here, a private equity
investor gives his recipe for successful selection. (Nov
2002) |
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JOB HUNTING
- HOW TO ACE THAT INTERVIEW
Executive
recruitment expert Jeffrey Christian shares his thoughts on
how to tap real talent. Hint: turning the tables on your interviewer
is the first place to start. (Nov
2002) |
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COVER STORY:
BAD CALL?
Stock options, once
regarded as the 'silver bullet' in executive pay packages, have
lost their gloss. Major Asian companies are either mulling abandoning
equity-based pay entirely or restructuring their options plans
to encourage managers to foster long-term gains. Intriguingly,
Asian companies may be ahead of their US counterparts.
(Oct 2002) |
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EDUCATION:
IN GOOD COMPANY
The internet
provides a way for time-strapped executives to study at their
own pace, in their own place. (Sep
2002) |
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CLASS ACTION
Asian companies are beginning
to see talent development and retention as a necessity, not
a luxury. Across Asia, companies are putting more emphasis on
training and developing their most-valued employees as a way
to retain them for succession planning purposes. In fact, companies
doing the best job of managing their talents deliver far better
results for shareholders and achieve competitive advantages
over their rivals. (May 2002)
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CHINA'S
ENTRY INTO WTO - GIVE THEM HOPE
Tying
performance to pay and corporate goals to employee goals helped
turn a rag-tag collection of state-owned enterprises into a
profit machine that is now China's largest independent auto
parts maker. (Mar 2002) |
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION
SURVEY
As the market tightens,
expats are headed home and Asians are filling the gap.
(Sep 2001) |
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TREASURY
Is treasury the sure-fire route to
the top of the finance department? When it comes to career management,
finance executives with treasury experience must be willing
to broaden their skills set and capitalize on those strengths
that are in demand. (Jul 2001) |
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TRUTH AND
CONSEQUENCES
Traditional employee
evaluations tend to quantify what employees do, rather than
how they do it. Unhappy with this narrow perspective, many companies
are turning to alternative techniques such as 360-degree peer
review and employee ranking. Although controversial at times,
and requiring more time, management energy and interpersonal
communication, these evaluation methods can effectively identify
true competencies. (Jul 2001) |
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THE HUMAN
RACE
In a time of general downturn,
CFOs find themselves at the crux of corporate cost cutting,
determining how and where layoffs will be enacted. But while
CFOs are the organization's primary axe wielder, they are also
becoming advocates for continuous improvement programs aimed
at reducing the need for dramatic cuts in the troughs of a business
cycle. (Jun 2001) |
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GOING SOLO
In a new column on career moves, Steven
Crane looks at finance executives who break out on their own.
(May 2001) |
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FINANCE
IN THE FIELD
Finance education
is getting to the assembly line and even into coal mines in
some parts of Asia. CFOs are realizing that all workers - not
just managers - need to understand and contribute to the company
financial strategy. Workers are realizing the importance of
their contributions too. (Mar
2001) |
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BRIGHT
MINDS, GREAT THEORIES
A new
generation of thinkers offers new ideas about finance, markets
and management. (Feb 2001) |
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INDIA'S
MOST WANTED
As the global war
for IT talent heats up, CFOs are fighting to stem their losses.
(December/ January 2001) |
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UNALIGNED
INTERESTS
CFOs bent on streamlining
their companies are finding themselves increasingly isolated.
Could the result be another financial crisis? (Nov
2000) |
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SHARE THE
WEALTH
CFO Asia's 2000 Compensation
Report shows that most salaries are going up, although not always
in terms of cash. More and more finance managers are weighing
their options. (Oct 2000) |
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VENTURING
OUT
CFOs must learn how to
foster innovation, says strategy guru Gary Hamel, and Silicon
Valley provides the models. (Oct
2000) |
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BOARD GAMES
Corporate boards that run roughshod
over minority shareholders may find themselves in deep water.
(Jun 2000) |
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BREAKING
UP THE BIG FIVE
For months,
the SEC in the US has railed about auditor independence and
quality. Is there really a problem? And is the separation of
auditing and consulting a cure? (Jun
2000) |
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TEAM TEACHING
A growing number of corporate players
see value in partnerships with the academic world, taking executive
education to new levels. (May
2000) |
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THE MEDIA
IS THE MESSAGE
With more CFOs
out in front of the cameras, media training has become an essential
discipline. In this market, a little theatre goes a long way.
(May 2000) |
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PERSONNEL
EQUATION
The hiring and maintenance
of human capital, that intangible but all-important resource,
can make or break a company's ability to compete. But CFOs tend
to see their human resource managers as petty bureaucrats and
mere obstructionists. Mounting evidence shows why Asian CFOs
should hold human resources in higher regard. (Mar
2000) |
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READY
OR NOT, HERE COMES THE MPF
What every CFO needs to know about the Mandatory Provident Fund.
(Feb 2000) |
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THE
ENEMY WITHIN
When it comes
to rooting out corporate fraud, one security expert says look
no further than your employees. (Feb
2000) |
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ROUND
PEG, SQUARE HOLE?
Psychological
testing to screen employees is beginning to make sense in Asia.
(Oct 1999) |
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AIMING
HIGH
CFO Asia's 1999 Compensation
Report shows that the region's best CFOs are earning their money
the old-fashion way - by their peers. (Oct
1999) |
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THE
CUSTOM CLASSROOM
Companies
around the world are finding that tailor-made programs are often
the best way to meet the education needs of their top executives
(Sep 1999) |
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THE
NO-FAULT DIVORCE
Can corporate
managers keep employees productive even after announcing layoffs?
They did at Black & Decker. (Mar
1999) |
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BETWEEN
THE LINES
Sniffing out corporate
fraud. (Dec/Jan 1999) |
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DOWNSIZINGS
& UPRISINGS
Cutting staff
can lead to full-scale revolts. CFOs in South Korea are learning
how to cope. (Nov 1998) |
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