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Segment reporting transparency--caveat emptor: financial analysts, M&A managers, and others need to understand The required segment reporting disclosures under SFAS no. 131. The authors offer some of its key points and a glimpse into the managerial Decision-making processes of three industrial companies.(Company overview)
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Management Accounting Quarterly
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September 22, 2006
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- Schiff, Jonathan B.; Schiff, Allen I.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 Institute of Management Accountants. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cooper Tire & Rubber adheres to the standards prescribed in SFAS No. 131, whereas Briggs & Stratton and Caterpillar follow the "management approach" in reconciling their segment numbers to their enterprise numbers. Despite their diverging from SFAS No. 131, the annual reports of the latter two companies received "clean opinions" from their auditors.
For companies growing their businesses through acquisition, in contrast to so-called "organic growth," the right path may mean acquiring a segment or segments of another company rather than the entire enterprise. Financial analysts, merger and acquisition managers, and others researching the strengths and ...
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IASB adopts a management reporting approach to segment reporting
Accountancy SA;
March 1, 2007 ;
Sacho, Zwi Y;
787 words
......services (business segment), or geographical...replace IAS 14 - Segment Reporting. The IFRS is...to adopt the 'management approach' to reporting segment information...reporting system for segment reporting purposes. This...preparation of external segment reports ...
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Changes in segment reporting in the Australian banking industry.
Australasian Business Intelligence;
January 6, 2008 ;
156 words
......changes have recently occurred in segment reporting. They are the result of the introduction...Standards Board (AASB) standard 1005 Segment Reporting . The revised standard has implications...and comparability. The matter of segment reporting is quite complex, considering that...
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Segment Reporting: Analysis of the Impact on the Banking Industry
The Journal of Bank Cost & Management Accounting;
January 1, 2003 ;
Link, Kevin W;
787 words
......interpretation and implementation of segment reporting. Specifically, this research evaluated...required to develop internal reporting and segment reporting? 5. Has segment reporting improved the disclosure of relevant information...
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A Risk Management Approach to the Year 2000 Crisis
Bank News;
October 1, 1998 ;
Anonymous;
69 words
...A Risk Management Approach to the Year 2000 Crisis, by Steven Anderson, published by...1998 issue of The Risk Report. The report outlines a risk management approach to handling the Y2K crisis. It also includes a four-page...
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A kinship care case management approach
Child Welfare;
September 1, 1996 ;
Mills, Crystal S; Usher, Debra;
787 words
......techniques. This article reviews a case management approach that is competency based and designed...article first describes a kinship case management approach that was developed as part of a...parents. The application of the case management approach to actual cases, and outcome ...
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Primavera Intros Total Management Approach for Government
Wireless News;
August 25, 2007 ;
363 words
...Wireless News 08-25-2007 Primavera Intros Total Management Approach for Government WIRELESS NEWS-August 25, 2007-Primavera Intros Total Management Approach for Government (C)2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Primavera Systems announced...
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Changes to segment reporting proposed by the IASC
Australian Accountant;
March 1, 1996 ;
Anonymous;
162 words
......disclosures required for the secondary basis of segmentation. E51 would also add several new segment disclosures while eliminating a number of existing ones. It also proposes to exempt all non-public companies from segment reporting requirements.
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The management approach
CA Magazine;
November 1, 1997 ;
Martin, Peter;
787 words
......that's come to be known as the "management approach." Section 1700, "Segmented information...Board (FASB) concluded that the management approach would provide a better basis for...flows. Another advantage of the management approach is the greater likelihood that segment...
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NEW SEGMENT REPORTING. Is It Working?
Strategic Finance;
December 1, 1999 ;
SANDERS, JOE ALEXANDER, SHERMAN CLARK, STAN;
787 words
......analysts. Now that we're well into Year 2 of new segment reporting rules, let's examine what corporate finance...you might do differently this year. The new segment reporting rules that took effect last calendar year were...analysts that you weren't disclosing enough segment information. ...
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Avoiding segment reporting
Intheblack;
September 1, 2007 ;
Ngiam, John;
425 words
......June 2007, and by so doing avoid any segment reporting obligations? A: The Australian Accounting...period and on adoption, AASB 114: Segment Reporting will be superseded. One of the key...adopt AASB 8 and discontinue its segment reporting obligations. However, the entity...
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LEARN HOW TO SELL PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH.(Technology)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
February 9, 2005 ;
87 words
......R. Heerkens, president of Management Solutions Group, will discuss how to sell your organization on using the project management approach. The cost is $15 for members, $5 for student members and $17 for non-members. E-mail your registration to Al Brandenburg...
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Defense Acquisitions: DOD Management Approach and Processes Not...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;
February 1, 2006 ;
529 words
......DOD. This report assesses (1) the management approach that DOD is using to develop the...investment, such as the GIG. DOD's management approach for the GIG--in which no one entity...consistent with GIG objectives. Without a management approach optimized to enforce departmentwide...
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Take a management approach with teens.(Originated from Knight-Ridder...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
July 14, 1995 ;
Herring, Jeff;
647 words
......teen-ager is all in how you approach the situation. A management approach meets the following six key criteria: 1) The parents are...without a never-ending power struggle for control. Taking a management approach can go a long way toward helping parents work themselves...
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New Data Management Approach Needed for Today's Complex IT...
PR Newswire;
December 2, 2003 ;
414 words
......meet the challenge, businesses must create a unified, coherent and scalable data management approach -- the traditional 'siloed' database management approach is no longer practical. The report goes on to recommend: -- IT resources exist...
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International Paper Files Updated Financial Statements to Reflect Segment...
PR Newswire;
August 14, 2007 ;
433 words
......annual report to reflect first-quarter 2007 changes in segment reporting and the adoption of the direct method of accounting for...Report on Form 8-K to reflect the impact of this change in segment reporting on previously issued financial statements. This will permit...
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