Accountants who thrive on chaos

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Management analyst, consultant, and author of Thriving on Chaos Tom Peters asserts that ten core management and operation concepts must be implemented to ensure competitive success. These concepts include: guaranteed employment, high incentives, and training personnel in multiple jobs. Peters asserts that implementation can and should be accomplished within 60 to 90 days or less. Peters offers additional insights, including: long range planning is not practical for achieving most goals, no personnel should be treated with contempt, there is an unnecessary mystique to many professions, and organization architectures should be flattened, with middle management excess eliminated.

Methods, Management, Corporations, Peters, Thomas J.

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A game to stretch that businessman

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Plan-It from Understanding (System) Ltd. of London is a computer-simulation device designed to teach basic accounting and management techniques, capable of operation on IBM PCs and compatibles using MS-DOS, and selling for 595 pounds sterling for the basic system or 995 pounds for an advanced system containing spreadsheets and case study modules. Plan-It is a good basic training program that concentrates on cause and effect relative to accounting methodologies and business decisions. The simulation training program teaches students to project product demand and price products accordingly.

Prepackaged software, Evaluation, Software, Marketing, Computer-based training, Computer based training, Business education, Understanding (System) Ltd., Plan-It (Computer program)

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Birthday reflections on things to come

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Accountancy conducted a round table discussion with several accounting experts to examine the past and future of the accounting profession. Panel discussion members included: Kingston Smith partner and EW.FACT PLC Chmn Emile Woolf, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 1989/90 Pres and Coopers and Lybrand partner Philip Couse, and Peat Marwick McLintock partner Michael Renshall. Topics discussed include: auditors' roles in the past and future; integrated information systems development; and tax system development.

United Kingdom, Officials and employees, Accounting, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Interview, Woolf, Emile, panel discussion, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Peat Marwick McLintock, Couse, Philip, Renshall, Michael, Kingston Smith, EW.FACT PLC

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