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Better than Plan: Managing Beyond the Budget

Douglas K. Smith a critical analysis of the modern-day budgeting process and offers some ideas on how to improve it, namely by switching from activity-based to outcome-based goal setting.

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Subject(s): Finance, Management

Source(s): Leader to Leader

Author(s): Douglas K. Smith

Posted: 2003-12-16

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