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Why it Pays to be a Contrarian

Strategy Driven

Take for example the financial crisis of 2008. He was employed as a Tax Supervisor for a national CPA firm, established his own law firm, then founded a commercial real estate company in 1968 that now owns over one billion dollars in real estate. Financial analysts, including some of my own, were encouraging more and more investment.

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Many Employees Have a Mid-Career Crisis. Here’s How Employers Can Help

Harvard Business Review

The “midcareer crisis” is a real phenomenon for many workers; research has shown that career satisfaction bottoms out when people are in the middle of their careers. KPMG offers a very structured CPA mentorship program to ensure its newer employees succeed in detail- and compliance-oriented areas.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

Another CFO mentioned that it will take a full-blown crisis, such as the 2000 dot-com meltdown, to force substantive changes in the standard setting process. One CFO commented that standard setters enjoy monopoly power and have no incentives to change their methods to be more responsive to investors.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

I did my chartered accountancy degree in India (the equivalent of a CPA), got my doctorate in accounting at HBS, and was teaching financial and managerial accounting at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business when I read the "Strategic Intent" article. According to them, the firm should expand its resource base to meet its ambition.

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