Understanding the Global Economy: In a Recent Survey Conducted by ACCA and IMA[R], Respondents Painted a Grim Picture of the World's Economy and Weren't Very Hopeful That Things Would Change Soon. but Management Accountants Can Still Find Many Opportunities to Help Their Companies Succeed

McGuire, Brian L., Strategic Finance

Since IMA[R] is a worldwide association of accountants and financial professionals, one critical aspect of our mission is to identify and analyze trends that impact all of our members. In keeping with that mission, in January 2012, IMA released the results of a groundbreaking study, the largest-ever economic survey of finance professionals. These results, while painting a pretty bleak picture of the state of the global economy, also revealed opportunities for our members as they strive to add strategic value to their organizations.

The study, titled Global Economic Conditions Survey Report: Q4, 2011, was conducted by IMA in conjunction with ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), a global body for professional accountants. Though ACCA has sponsored …

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Publication information: Article title: Understanding the Global Economy: In a Recent Survey Conducted by ACCA and IMA[R], Respondents Painted a Grim Picture of the World's Economy and Weren't Very Hopeful That Things Would Change Soon. but Management Accountants Can Still Find Many Opportunities to Help Their Companies Succeed. Contributors: McGuire, Brian L. - Author. Magazine title: Strategic Finance. Volume: 93. Issue: 9 Publication date: March 2012. Page number: 6+. © 1999 Institute of Management Accountants. COPYRIGHT 2012 Gale Group.

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