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43 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World
From Fast Company
The organizations that received the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards have found a better way to do good: They're using the disciplines of the corporate world to tackle daunting social problems. In its fourth exclusive ranking, Fast Company used a similarly hard-nosed approach to find the 43 best social entrepreneurs.
http://www.fastcompany.com/social/

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Finding the ROI in Wellness
From Business Finance
Corporate wellness programs can help businesses control health-care spending—but not unless they understand what they're getting for their money.
http://www.businessfinancemag.com/magazine/archives/article.html?articleID=14733

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XBRL: You Can't Ignore It Anymore
From CFO
The SEC has poured $54 million into a new interactive reporting tool to replace the retiring Edgar. If the phrase "XBRL" put you to sleep in the past, it's time to wake up.
http://www.cfo.com/guides/guide.cfm/8310234

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Stress at Work: What Keeps Employees Up at Night
From AccountingWeb
A recent survey reveals disturbing results, showing 95 percent of managers feel life is stressful at the office. As a result, stress caused 28 percent to take time off from work. And stress at work is not restricted to managers.
http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=102777

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The Risk-Intelligent Company
From Business Finance
Instead of waiting until disaster strikes and then asking, "Why did that happen?" leading finance departments are facilitating collaboration with other corporate functions to ask, "What if it happens?" Together they're identifying company-wide risks and potential governance and compliance shortcomings and evaluating ways to address and manage them.
http://www.bfmag.com/magazine/archives/article.html?articleID=14695

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The Future of Corporate Sustainability Reporting
From the Journal of Accountancy
If you believe the numbers tell it all, think again. Corporate reporting on non-financial factors such as labor relations or industrial pollution can boost or ruin a company’s image, profitability, and growth. This JofA article takes a closer look at the new framework for corporate sustainability reporting.
http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/dec2006/ballou.htm

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Going Mobile: Is Your Data at Risk?
From CFO.com
A new study has raised concerns that the proliferation of mobile devices could cause a surge in regulatory compliance violations and security threats. Executives are trusting PDAs and cell phones with important corporate information but aren't safeguarding the devices properly, the study concludes.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8344892

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Financial Software: The CPA Wish List
From CPA2Biz
If only software lasted as long as a good hammer, wouldn’t that be nice? You buy Hammer version 2.0 not long after you buy your first house, use it for 50 years, then hand it down to the next generation. It’s good that software obsolesces, of course. A little expensive, but good.
https://www.cpa2biz.com/News/Columnists/Telberg/The+CPA+Wish.htm

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The Risks of Being Global
From the Journal of Accountancy
Doing business abroad brings unique risks related to complying with various regulations. But CPAs can help companies manage these risks by building a compliance infrastructure.
http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/dec2006/siciliano.htm

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Technology's Impact on Auditing
From Practical Accountant
New software capabilities and standards are re-engineering audit processes and procedures.
http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=22560&pg=pracacc

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The Overlooked Potential for Outsourcing in Eastern Europe
From McKinsey Quarterly
Companies that seek to outsource their IT and business processes seldom head for the region—but soon more of them will.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_abstract_visitor.aspx?ar=1884&l2=1&l3=106&srid=17&gp=0

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