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Short-term focus of management ain’t due to accounting

CFO.com had a provoca­tively titled article this morning that just shouted out for a retort: “Is Accounting Blocking R&D Invest­ments?” Now how could accounting be doing that? Why, because senior management is preoc­cupied with meeting short-term quarterly earnings targets, and … Continue reading

05. December 2012 by Neil
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Google’s 20% time at accounting firms?

It’s well known that Google encourages their employees to spend roughly equal to one day per week pursuing personal projects, or about 20% of their time at work. The results of this unique policy are numerous and successful: Gmail, Google … Continue reading

06. October 2007 by Neil
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