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Here’s Another Reason to Avoid Tax Avoidance

Aggressive tax planning sows confusion not only about companies' taxes but also about the basics of their operations and finances.

When Are Execs Most Likely to Inflate Earnings?

Earnings management tends to occur not when a company is getting little or a lot of attention, but rather when it's in the middle of those extremes.

Vision Quest

Expectations for CFOs to add strategic value have never been higher.

For Hiring, Honesty’s the Best Policy

Companies fail at recruiting because they don’t want applicants to know anything about the organization that’s less than perfect, says Wharton professor Peter Cappelli.

Is the Talent Wound Self-Inflicted?

A University of Pennsylvania professor says it is – and he advises companies to grow talent from within.

In the Fast Lane at GM

Dan Ammann is wasting no time in his quest to make the auto giant a leaner, financially savvier machine.