SearchFinance.com

Finance Blogs

Scott Adams on Board Governance

From Financial Rounds
January 19, 2008 4:40 PM

Corporate governance survey conducted (Pakistan)

From Inside Sarbanes Oxley
January 19, 2008 12:13 AM

Enron-driven reforms are unraveling

From Inside Sarbanes Oxley
January 19, 2008 12:06 AM

More...

The Finance Institute

Find webcasts, white papers, product demos/presentations, and the latest industry press releases at The Finance Institute.

Diverts

Typo Fixers Get Probation

Two men traveling the United States on a mission to remove typographical errors from public signs have been banned from national parks for a year. [more]

Pisa No Longer Has the Most Tilted Tower

The Tower of Pisa, which has long been famed for its tilt, is no longer Europe's most steeply leaning tower. [more]

Cattle Know Which Way is North

Could cows be the next compass? [more]

More Diverts

Business Purchasing

Business Finance has partnered with BuyerZone.com to make it easy for you to find advice and tools for your business purchases. BuyerZone's free Request for Quotes service quickly connects you with suppliers of over 150 product, service and equipment categories. They also have hundreds of articles full of purchasing advice and insider tips. Click here to review some of the most common purchases that face your business.

On Your Desktop

Add SearchFinance to your desktop using the Yahoo! Widget Engine:

Business Strategy Alerts

Experienced New Hires May Not Be Successful

Companies often seek to hire skilled, experienced workers with a track record in the same industry, but this report proves that this strategy may not always work best. Using psychological theory, the authors assessed not just the impact of bringing in skilled and knowledgeable workers at two call centers, but also the cognitive and behavioral responses that the workers had developed in their prior jobs. The upshot of the research is that "if you have a strong culture and a clear strategy in doing things that differ from your competitor, you may want to think carefully about whether you want to hire for experience or whether you want to hire people with less experience and invest more in training them in your model."

Save This Page

Other Business Strategy Alerts

Private Equity Hunkers Down

Not so long ago private equity firms were awash with money and short of places to park it. [more]

Speedy Integration Is Key to M&A Success

Merger and acquisition activities have a reputation for destroying shareholder value, but a well-executed integration strategy can boost a deal's chances of success. [more]

Steps to a Successful Marriage

Once an M&A deal closes, successfully integrating the companies' finance and accounting functions can be key to the prospect of a long and happy union. [more]

What Works and What Doesn't in T&E Cost Control

With travel and entertainment (T&E) costs rising steeply, companies are taking a closer look at the best practices and technologies that can help them manage this important spend category better. [more]

The Purpose-Driven Corporation

The economic downturn hasn't dampened companies' commitments to corporate social responsibility (CSR or CR) programs. [more]

More Business Strategy Alerts

Corporate Finance Channels

• Budgeting & Reporting
• Business Strategy
• Career & Compensation
• Compliance
• Corporate Finance
• Cost Management
• Performance Management
• Risk Management
• Software & Systems

Business Strategy Media

Podcasts

Leadership Q&A: Michael Fishoff, Coty Inc.

From Business Finance Magazine

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

From Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

More

Research

Strategic Role of Treasury Survey

From Association for Financial Professionals

More

Add SearchFinance To Your Site

Add SearchFinance to your own site! Details here.