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A Fuller Picture of Special Services: A Critique of the Big Four

Tom Spencer

The recognition is definitely not baseless. A more significant underlying issue, which we learned about the hard way during the 2008 Great Recession with regards to credit rating agencies, is that we cannot reasonably expect auditors to disclose truly problematic discrepancies in bookkeeping against their own paying clientele.

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Successful Project Delivery in Aerospace and Defense: Success Criteria

Epicflow

Project Success Criteria: Definition and Importance. First off, let’s clear up the definition of project success criteria: they are “the standards by which the project will be judged at the end to decide whether or not it has been successful in the eyes of the stakeholders” [1]. The Definitive Guide to Project Success Criteria. .

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Creating a Risk Register: All You Need to Know

Epicflow

Risk Register: Definition and Purpose . Similarly to work breakdown structure, it’s a hierarchical representation of risk sources, where each descending level provides an increasingly detailed definition of project risk sources. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2008—Asia Pacific, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

2) United appears to have done minimal hedging through 2006 & 2007, only launching on a massive hedging action in 2008. Perhaps Im garbling the definitions of hedge & speculate, but I can state on more firm ground that UAL launching a fuel hedging program in 2008 was pretty stupid. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 1:52 PM.

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Embracing Selfless Love in the Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

And one of the best definitions I have come across for love in the workplace comes from St. If you have nine minutes, the following video captures the essence of the meaning behind the definition used by St. link] What is selfless love? Selflessness is being more concerned with the needs and desires of others than with your needs.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: "Win-Win" Situation for.

MishTalk

Now just imagine the temptation for employers to reduce someone from 32 hours (considered part-time before Obamacare) to 29 hours or 25 hours because the Obamacare definition sets the definition of part-time at 30 hours. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Gold Backwardation.

MishTalk

Recall the definition of backwardation: Current price above future delivery price. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78). March 2008 (82).