Rev. ed. of: The CFO's handbook edited by Richard F. Vancil assisted by Marianne D'Amico and Benjamin R. Makela. c1986.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The high-performance CFO role or "Zen and the art of bean counting / John L. Bakane -- Making ethical values a tangible part of the enterprise's financial function / George B. James and Katherine Ann Woodall -- Understanding the business and economic environment / Douglas J. Beck and Roger E. Brinner -- Contemporary best practices in making information technology work for your customer and organization / Sidney Diamond -- Challenges for CFOs in privately held companies / Timothy W. Stonich -- Budgeting systems : operationalizing goals and values / Marshall N. Morton -- Defining the enterprise's financial goals / Glenn J. Dozier -- The role of finance in increasing shareholder value / Robert M. Agate -- Measuring and rewarding performance / William Rotch -- Making working capital work / Larry E. Pearson -- Financing with debt / Douglas A. Scovanner -- Income tax planning for the CFO / Samuel P. Starr and Steven M. Woolf -- Pension management / William E. Dodge -- Managing health care / Thomas G. Manoff --

Supply chain management : the role and responsibilities of the CFO / Alfred J. Battaglia -- Partnering for performance / Martin G. Mand -- Relations with equity investors / A. Nicholas Filippello -- Relations with professional resources / Robert J. Chrenc -- International risk assessment / Judy C. Lewent and Caroline Dorsa -- Overseas alliances : assessing the potential benefit from, searching for, and structuring them / John L. Becker and Robert J. Sack -- Controlling global operations / James M. Cornelius and Michael Grobstein.

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