The author argues that the lasting impact of accounting scandals in American companies is that increasingly CFOs, treasurers and senior members of companies worldwide will turn to…
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The author argues that the lasting impact of accounting scandals in American companies is that increasingly CFOs, treasurers and senior members of companies worldwide will turn to cash as the key to assessing the worth of corporates and assessing the risk of investment decisions.
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Accounting rules are too open to interpretation and abuse for companies' financial reports to be relied on by analysts and investors. Increasingly, CFOs and treasurers are being…
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Accounting rules are too open to interpretation and abuse for companies' financial reports to be relied on by analysts and investors. Increasingly, CFOs and treasurers are being called upon to provide detailed cash flow information as a more accurate indicator of future performance. Drilling down into the company's systems around the world presents a significant challenge, but today's technology can ease the burden.
– The purpose of this conference report is to highlight the key points in the DataCite Summer 2013 Meeting.
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Purpose
The purpose of this conference report is to highlight the key points in the DataCite Summer 2013 Meeting.
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The approach provides a summary of each presentation in the DataCite Summer Meeting.
Findings
The DataCite 2013 Meeting demonstrated that there are many stakeholders engaged in the data citation and reuse mission and that much progress has been made in the past year.
Originality/value
This brief summary provides highlights of the conference that are not easily gleaned from the posted online slides.