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Career Opportunities After Pursuing an MBA

Strategy Driven

It can include positions such as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, or Operations Manager. Technology As technology continues to evolve and permeate all aspects of business, MBA graduates are in high demand in the tech sector.

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Different Types of Managers: Which one are you?

HR Digest

The top managers are the C-suite managers and carry the titles of chiefs-- the chief executive office, the chief financial officer, the chief marketing manager, the chief operational manager, and the chief technology manager. Their role is to convey top-down management.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies.

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Boards Should Take Responsibility for Cybersecurity. Here’s How to Do It

Harvard Business Review

Ideally, security executives should attend board meetings in the same way that a chief financial officer would. Failing that, they should at least be briefed by the board on the organization’s projects and should have a chance to respond with functional plans to support the company’s top priorities.

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My Great Failure, Part 3: Needing Where I Should be Leading

Modern Servant Leader

While working for a large, rapidly expanding non-profit, I was tasked with upgrading the organization’s technology. Adding to the challenge was an already understaffed technology department, supporting antiquated technology. My boss, the Chief Financial Officer, set lofty goals.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business Review

In a recent HBR article , we claimed that modern digital companies such as Uber, Facebook, and Alphabet play an increasingly important role in the economy, but their financial statements fail to capture company’s main value drivers. Based on these insights, we now propose a new blueprint for financial reporting of digital companies.

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Here’s Why Strategy Chiefs Succeed or Fail

Harvard Business Review

So founder and CEO Tom Stemberg hired John Wilson as head of strategy and chief financial officer. The latter was a capable strategist with relevant insight into digital technologies — the most pressing strategic issue for the company at that time. ” Wilson was exactly what the business needed.