The go-to resource managerial accountants can turn to for sustaining their company's competitive advantage From flex budgeting to detailing the more sophisticated skills like throughput analysis for ...capital investments and the fast close for public companies, The Controller's Function, Fourth Edition offers numerous real-world examples, expertly balancing both the technical and managerial sides of the job. * Provides an overview of the functions and responsibilities of the controller/management accountant in a corporation * Explores how controllers can better perform their jobs * Offers a solid foundation for those who are new to this area Comprehensive and practical, this book fully defines the role, functions and responsibilities of the managerial accountant in a corporation.
Praise for IT Best Practices "The work of the financial manager revolves around a company's financial systems. Ms. Roehl-Anderson's latest offering addresses the two key aspects of these systems—how ...to buy and install them. The book covers every conceivable aspect of these systems, including ERP, software as a service, shared services, and supporting controls. As a bonus, the book contains substantial coverage of information technology considerations in an acquisition. This is a definitive desk reference." —Steve Bragg, CFO, XeDAR Corporation, and author of Accounting Best Practices "Sage advice from one of the most adept project managers in the industry! Jan and team have delivered a practical, yet comprehensive guidebook for software selection, implementation, rollout, and ongoing updates. This guidebook will become a valuable reference for every financial manager and IT project manager undertaking ERP implementation."—Valerie Borthwick, former senior vice president, Oracle Consulting "Written by one of the best in the IT business, this book is a must-read for all CFOs and controllers. In one volume, it addresses everything a financial executive needs to know about IT and its impact on the financial function, while also featuring practical guidelines, current hot topics, and IT best practices. This book covers it all."—Jo Marie Dancik, Regional Managing Partner (Retired), Ernst & Young
Add value to your organization via the mergers & acquisitions IT function As part of Deloitte Consulting, one of the largest mergers and acquisitions (M ) consulting practice in the world, author ...Janice Roehl-Anderson reveals in M Information Technology Best Practices how companies can effectively and efficiently address the IT aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Filled with best practices for implementing and maintaining systems, this book helps financial and technology executives in every field to add value to their mergers, acquisitions, and/or divestitures via the IT function. * Features a companion website containing checklists and templates * Includes chapters written by Deloitte Consulting senior personnel * Outlines best practices with pragmatic insights and proactive strategies Many M fail to meet their expectations. Be prepared to succeed with the thorough and proven guidance found in M Information Technology Best Practices. This one-stop resource allows participants in these deals to better understand the implications of what they need to do and how
Direct experience is a powerful learning and teaching tool. However, when trying to teach students about natural hazards such as earthquakes, direct experience is not the best idea. Depending on ...location, it might be difficult to help young students understand the impact of natural hazards on their lives. Students will naturally find it challenging to understand something they have never experienced. Technology such as mobile devices, smart boards, laptops, tablets and other types of devices can offer students safe glimpses at the effects of natural hazards on human life and property. The technology enables students to gain experiences with natural hazards without actually having to live through the experience. In this article, the authors present the exploration of earthquakes and other natural hazards using technology. While the authors recognize that not all classrooms will have one-to-one access, these activities presented in this article can also be done as centers with a smaller number of devices needed.
Muscle contraction results from the force generated between the thin filament protein actin and the thick filament protein myosin, which causes the thick and thin muscle filaments to slide past each ...other. There are skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and non-muscle isoforms of both actin and myosin. Inherited diseases in humans have been associated with defects in cardiac actin (dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), cardiac myosin (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and non-muscle myosin (deafness). Here we report that mutations in the human skeletal muscle alpha-actin gene (ACTA1) are associated with two different muscle diseases, 'congenital myopathy with excess of thin myofilaments' (actin myopathy) and nemaline myopathy. Both diseases are characterized by structural abnormalities of the muscle fibres and variable degrees of muscle weakness. We have identified 15 different missense mutations resulting in 14 different amino acid changes. The missense mutations in ACTA1 are distributed throughout all six coding exons, and some involve known functional domains of actin. Approximately half of the patients died within their first year, but two female patients have survived into their thirties and have children. We identified dominant mutations in all but 1 of 14 families, with the missense mutations being single and heterozygous. The only family showing dominant inheritance comprised a 33-year-old affected mother and her two affected and two unaffected children. In another family, the clinically unaffected father is a somatic mosaic for the mutation seen in both of his affected children. We identified recessive mutations in one family in which the two affected siblings had heterozygous mutations in two different exons, one paternally and the other maternally inherited. We also identified de novo mutations in seven sporadic probands for which it was possible to analyse parental DNA.
Fragility fracture prevention has been historically associated with the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Given that the strongest determinant of fracture is falls, it is critical to add fall ...risk into clinical decision-making guidelines for fracture prevention. This special interest paper proposes an algorithm based on 2 validated tools: (1) World Health Organization's Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, which evaluates probability of fracture and (2) Functional Gait Assessment, which evaluates fall risk. Physical therapists can use this algorithm to better identify patients at greatest risk for fracture in order to customize interventions designed to promote bone health, minimize falls, and ultimately prevent fractures. Recommendations for referral, patient education, and exercise are provided for categories of varying fall and fracture risk.
Pauline Conversations in Context Janice Capel Anderson, Philip Sellew, Claudia Setzer / Janice Capel Anderson, Philip Sellew, Claudia Setzer
2002, Letnik:
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The "conversations" in this collection open by challenging ideas that have become standard and subject them to critical re-examination. The central thread of all these essays is a reflection on the ...processes of reading and theologizing. Among the contributors to this volume are David E. Aune, Jouette Bassler, Daniel Boyarin, Neil Elliott, Victor Paul Furnish, Lloyd Gaston, Steven J. Kraftchick, Robert C. Morgan, J. Andrew Overman, Mark Reasoner, Peter Richardson, and Robin Scroggs. Juanita Garciagodoy and David H. Hopper offer appreciations of Calvin Roetzel as a teacher and colleague.
SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine, also known as osteonectin/BM40) is a secreted Ca2+‐binding glycoprotein that interacts with a range of extracellular matrix molecules, including ...collagen IV. It is widely expressed during embryogenesis, and in vitro studies have suggested roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and proliferation, and in the modulation of cytokine activity. In order to analyse the function of this protein in vivo, the endogenous Sparc locus was disrupted by homologous recombination in murine embryonic stem cells. SPARC‐deficient mice (Sparctm1Cam) appear normal and fertile until around 6 months of age, when they develop severe eye pathology characterized by cataract formation and rupture of the lens capsule. The first sign of lens pathology occurs in the equatorial bow region where vacuoles gradually form within differentiating epithelial cells and fibre cells. The lens capsule, however, shows no qualitative changes in the major basal lamina proteins laminin, collagen IV, perlecan or entactin. These mice are an excellent resource for further studies on how SPARC affects cell behaviour in vivo.
Review of the Literature Examining Autobiography and the Apprenticeship of Observation Feiman-Nemser (1983) asserts "unless future teachers get some cognitive control over prior school experiences, ...it may influence their teaching unconsciously and contribute to the perpetuation of conservative school practices" (p. 11). ...researchers have recognized the need to create a space for PSTs to explore the experiences they bring to their current context. In the brief allotment for professional coursework, how can these much maligned teacher education courses attempt to develop habits of reflection among prospective teachers and inculcate innovative practices towards teaching? (p. 345) In an effort to address these questions, she describes the teaching practice in one English methods course in which students' past experiences were directly called into question and listed, and the instructor challenged students to match these with the theoretical frameworks proposed in the course.
The Controller's Function Roehl-Anderson, Janice M; Bragg, Steven M
2004, 2004-12-17, 20041203
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Take control and keep your company competitive.The controller's role in corporate America has become increasingly crucial and exceedingly complex. So how can new and established professionals enhance ...their performance and sustain their company's competitive advantage? With The Controller's Function, Third Edition.From describing essential competencies—cash management, budgeting, fraud prevention and establishing codes for corporate ethical behavior—to detailing the more sophisticated skills like activity-based and target costing, disaster recovery planning, and outsourcing, The Controller's Functionexpertly balances both the technical and managerial sides of the job.You'll quickly access information on how to:Use electronic spreadsheets for financial analysisSuccessfully implement a shared service centerEnhance performance through online inventory systems, quick closing proceduresSelecting adequate accounting softwareAvoid insurance pitfalls through proper planningOrder your copy today!
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