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Private firms running local schools is both good and bad for agencies
Target costing and how it differs from more traditional costing methods.
The arrival of immigrants from new EU states is good news for recruiters
The International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) regulatory framework.
New and old measures of productivity, and the meaning of ‘value added’.
Nissan is the latest company to decide that the most profitable place for procurement is with the design team, rather than manufacturing. It reflects the function's growing importance, says Malcolm Wheatley
Royal Mail temps and agency nurses are in the firing line again
A combination of rising oil prices, terrorism and Opec's underwhelming increase in production form a worrying backdrop for the next round of energy contracts. Sam Fortescue asks how buyers can react
Industry hampered by government procrastination