Making It Work

How to avoid some common offshoring blunders — and what to do when you can’t.

Doubly Blessed?

Integrating Hewlett-Packard and Compaq may have been the easy part. Can HP now beat Dell and IBM at their own game?

JV On The Rocks

Without plenty of attention and TLC, a joint venture may well run aground.

The Case Against Cases

Enron’s popularity as a business-school “success story” raises tough questions about how case studies are prepared.

A Lesson Before Buying

University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world’s toughest jobs: teaching M&A.

The Perils of Impairment

New merger-accouting rules may sharpen investor views of intangibles, but CFOs should also consider the impact of write-offs.

Good Work

What makes the difference between a good finance environment and a great one? We asked the Association for Financial Professionals and Hackett Benchmarking & Research to help us find out. CFO’s survey of more than 100 corporations reveals best practices for financial workplaces.