Managerial accounting

Illegal? Maybe not, but many of today’s accounting moves are clearly aggressive. Shareholders—and their representatives on corporate boards—need to be aware of six danger zones.

An E-liability project helped raise climate awareness and showed that small and medium-sized companies can benefit from using this methodology.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to determine whether a firm made a loss or a profit.

Lessons from one organization’s digital transformation.

Much has been written about why Japanese their U.S. competitors in cost, quality, and on-time delivery. Most experts point to practices like just-in-time production, total quality control, and the aggressive use of flexible manufacturing technologies. One area that has received less attention, but that I believe contributes mightily to Japanese competitiveness, is how many companies’ […]

You've been ordered to reduce overhead by 10%, 20%, or even (wince) 30%. How do you do it? First, don't expect to reach your target with a single big...

The Association for Financial Professionals surveyed its members about the assumptions built into the financial models they use to evaluate investment...

If we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off.

The present era of intense global competition is leading U.S. companies toward a renewed commitment to excellence in manufacturing. Attention to the quality of products and processes, the level of inventories, and the improvement of work-force policies has made manufacturing once again a key element in the strategies of companies intending to be world-class competitors. […]

The right approach can help you spot where resources are being wasted - and how the system can be improved.

ENGINO Toys is a decision-oriented case which is set in Cyprus (EU) at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The main protagonist is Costas Sisamos,...

Kombucha Canada Inc. sold kombucha beverages to restaurants and grocery stores in British Columbia, Canada. Restaurant and store closures, as a result...

In 2020, Cathy Siskind-Kelly and Rob Kelly, co-founders and co-owners of Black Fly Beverage Company were deciding whether they should undertake a major...

ShakeeBee Honey Inc. was a relatively small producer of pure honey and beeswax and provider of pollination services located in central Newfoundland, Canada....

At a local hackathon hosted by the Young Indigenous Entrepreneurs Program (YIEP) on a First Nations reserve, teams of University of Calgary business students...

Azam Ahmad, Chief Executive of Sapphire Textiles, was quite agitated during the meeting with his Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Muhammad Imran in mid-2018....

Illegal? Maybe not, but many of today’s accounting moves are clearly aggressive. Shareholders—and their representatives on corporate boards—need to be aware of six danger zones.

An E-liability project helped raise climate awareness and showed that small and medium-sized companies can benefit from using this methodology.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to determine whether a firm made a loss or a profit.

ENGINO Toys is a decision-oriented case which is set in Cyprus (EU) at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The main protagonist is Costas Sisamos,...

Kombucha Canada Inc. sold kombucha beverages to restaurants and grocery stores in British Columbia, Canada. Restaurant and store closures, as a result...

Lessons from one organization’s digital transformation.

Much has been written about why Japanese their U.S. competitors in cost, quality, and on-time delivery. Most experts point to practices like just-in-time production, total quality control, and the aggressive use of flexible manufacturing technologies. One area that has received less attention, but that I believe contributes mightily to Japanese competitiveness, is how many companies’ […]

In 2020, Cathy Siskind-Kelly and Rob Kelly, co-founders and co-owners of Black Fly Beverage Company were deciding whether they should undertake a major...

You've been ordered to reduce overhead by 10%, 20%, or even (wince) 30%. How do you do it? First, don't expect to reach your target with a single big...

The Association for Financial Professionals surveyed its members about the assumptions built into the financial models they use to evaluate investment...