Defined Contribution: Where's the Choice? As they did with retirement plans, some employers are moving to defined contribution plans to cover healthcare costs. Beset by surging costs, they allocate a specified amount each month to employees, telling them to buy their own healthcare coverage. It seems to work when employees are offered choices of providers, but when the choices are limited, costs ...

Features - CFO AS E-BUSINESS ARCHITECT - E-commerce requires CFOs to change focus from historical reviewer to active participant. From strategic pricing to understanding the cost-benefit of each piece of IT to knowing how to hire good people, CFOs must lead in defining business strategies.

Piturro, Marlene, (2001)

Features - Workplace Violence - Based on recent history, accounting and finance professionals may be in the crosshairs of potential violence. That's why managers should evaluate the risks of disaffected employees at work and take appropriate preventative actions.

Piturro, Marlene, (2001)

Features - Dennis Deegan: Using the Power of the Net to Raise Venture Capital - Venture capitalists turned thumbs down on this company because it wasn't a dot-com, but when the prospective buyers surfed the Internet they quickly found an angel to supply the capital needed for the management buyout and subsequent development of the newly acquired company.

Piturro, Marlene, (2001)