Abstracts » Business

Does biggest necessarily means the best?

Article Abstract:

The reason, which undermined the 1960s scheme, the attempt to merge the ICAEW with other professional bodies, fatally was the undeniable conflict between size and elitism. Members suspected that size had become more important than quality, the attitudes behind this was not comfortable to examine, but they were undeniably important.

United Kingdom, Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, Professional Organizations, Professional Membership Assns, Management, Officials and employees, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Company business management, Trade and professional associations, Professional associations, Swinson, Chris

---

Why we must grasp the e-nettle

Article Abstract:

An information war being fought out on the Internet between Azerbaijan and Armenia is described, as an illustration of the power of electronic technology, and a warning that accountants must keep with the advance of the Internet.

Usage, Innovations, Internet, Technology

---

Bigger is not necessarily better

Article Abstract:

The difficult conditions that small firms of chartered accountants in the UK have experienced during the 1980s and 1990s are described, with focus on the need for partners in these firms to develop specialised skills.

Column, Accounting firms, Accounting services

Some parts © 2012 Advameg, Inc.