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Delivering Profitable Growth in an Unpredictable Recovery
CFOs are pressured to lock in recessionary cost savings, while looking for sales in a weak recovery, likely at the expense of top-line growth. Learn more about this trend and strategies to drive profitable growth in this time of uncertainty.
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Upcoming Funding and Refinancing Challenges
Senior researchers provide insight on the future state of capital markets into 2012. With banks expected to continue cautionary lending and contingent liquidity drying up, a demand-supply mismatch will amplify cost pressure on bank margins.
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The Latest Challenges and Recommended Solutions for IR Executives
In response to increased investor uncertainty firms are spending more time focusing on fundamentals and key business drivers. Gain perspective on how the IRO role is evolving in response to this shift and learn key tactics for managing emerging issues.
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The Latest Challenges and Recommended Solutions for Controllers
With the speed of decision making increasing, Controllers are asked to provide informative reporting more consistently and immediately. Learn strategies to manage this shift, including ways to better leverage resource-light planning and diagnostics.
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Planning for the Upturn: Dealing with the Aftermath
Economists predict a slow recovery path, and as budgets stayed fl at or declined, compensation for Tax staff increased at the expense of external spending, reflecting the need for mission critical staff. Learn more about this trend and its implications for Tax professionals.
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SOX Benchmarking Survey: Results and analysis
This report summarizes results from a recent survey on SOX benchmarks, with data collected across industries from ADR’s member base. Senior researchers will provide a thoughtful analysis and answer your questions regarding specific data points.
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Enterprise Risk Intelligence: Key Challenges and Recommended Solutions for ERM Executives
ERM is a top priority for boards of directors and senior executives, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Learn more from our members about key success factors for enterprise risk management as well as current ERM trends.
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What We Are Hearing
Senior researchers provide perspective on key trends, such as sale leaseback strategies and space consolidation, with a focus on enhancing operational flexibility, reducing nonperforming assets, and improving liquidity.
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What We Are Hearing
Gain perspective on critical areas of focus for procurement executives, such as mitigation of supplier solvency exposure, cost cutting, and talent management.
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Trends and Best Practices in Shared Services
Senior researchers with the Roundtable provide perspective on key areas of focus, such as quality controls, measurement, centralization, and end-to-end process design.
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Operations Leadership Exchange
Gain access to peer-generated tools and templates and validated case studies developed specifically for operations executives and their teams; designed to guide and support key projects and strategic initiatives.
Enhance the performance of individuals and organizations by building the skills necessary to increase strategic business partnerships and develop the next generation of leaders.
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When Growth Stalls
Senior research staff of The Corporate Executive Board uncover and categorize the most common causes of stalled company growth.
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