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Making breakthrough improvements in closing the books: a six‐step system

Making breakthrough improvements in closing the books: a six‐step system Regulators and the investment community are demanding that closings become faster and more accurate. Most organizations are not equipped to meet these requirements, however. Many attempt to achieve them by investing more heavily in technology, but technology alone is not a panacea. In most cases this approach wastes valuable resources and compounds already existing inefficiencies. Instead, organizations must focus first on making breakthrough improvements in their processes and culture. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Handbook of Business Strategy Emerald Publishing

Making breakthrough improvements in closing the books: a six‐step system

Brian Swayne; John Watson
Handbook of Business Strategy , Volume 5 (1): 6 – Dec 1, 2004
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2004 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1077-5730
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10.1108/10775730410493504
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Abstract

Regulators and the investment community are demanding that closings become faster and more accurate. Most organizations are not equipped to meet these requirements, however. Many attempt to achieve them by investing more heavily in technology, but technology alone is not a panacea. In most cases this approach wastes valuable resources and compounds already existing inefficiencies. Instead, organizations must focus first on making breakthrough improvements in their processes and culture.

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Handbook of Business Strategy – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 2004

Keywords: Performance measures; Financial management; Business process re‐engineering

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