TY  - JOUR
AB  - Regulators and the investment community are demanding that closings become faster and more accurate. Most organizations are not equipped to meet these requirements, however. Many attempt to achieve them by investing more heavily in technology, but technology alone is not a panacea. In most cases this approach wastes valuable resources and compounds already existing inefficiencies. Instead, organizations must focus first on making breakthrough improvements in their processes and culture.
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SN  - 1077-5730
DO  - 10.1108/10775730410493504
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/10775730410493504
AU  - Swayne Brian
AU  - Watson John
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Making breakthrough improvements in closing the books: a six‐step system
T2  - Handbook of Business Strategy
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 181
EP  - 186
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -