CMA Management articles from April 2000

CMA Management archives from April 2000

Finding balance.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Canadian businesswomen are making some serious waves in today's economy. With women employing more people than Canada's largest corporations, it's no wonder. A 1998 Statistics Canada survey points out that since 1991 there has been a 46%...

Rates and raves.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Relevant Information I want to commend the CMA editorial and publishing group on the December/January issue of CMA Management magazine. It is nice to see the magazine returning to its roots of providing relevant, actionable and thorough...

From Baldrige to the Bottom Line.(Brief Article)(Review)
April 1, 2000... In his latest book, Canadian author David Hutton spills the beans on "one of the best-kept secrets of the corporate world." We often read about awards presented to companies for business excellence, and we certainly hear all about it when one...

Building a Dream.(Brief Article)(Review)
April 1, 2000... Walter S. Good. Financial freedom, independence, and the opportunity to be your own boss. Is it all just a dream or reality? Since the recent explosion of small business in North America, the dream of owning your own business is fast...

The Medical Devices Industry: Business Strategies for Success.(Review)
April 1, 2000... This publication sees beyond the high-tech wonders of medical devices to the core tends affecting the future of the whole of the health care industry. Using company case studies from Europe, Asia and the U.S., the report analyzes successful...

Vision 2010: New Strategies for Communications Enterprises.(Review)
April 1, 2000... In the digital age, communications companies that don't change will be as restricted as the copper wires they once relied upon. Three key drivers have dramatically and permanently altered the communications landscape: accelerating technological...

Canadians Willing to Dish Out to Save Health Care.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The 1999 National Survey of Health Care Providers and Users found that both consumers and health care providers are concerned that the quality of care and timely access to care is deteriorating in Canada. To protect their health care system,...

New Heights for Venture Capital in Canada.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Ventures West recently announced the formation of a $200 million venture capital fund targeted at early stage Canadian technology companies. Ventures West is a privately-held venture capital management group that invests in young technology...

Strength in Numbers.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The seventh annual reception of the Women's Initiative Network was recently held in Toronto. WIN was established in 1993 by a group of women in the Toronto office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is dedicated to strengthening relationships among...

E-Learning Gives Start-Up Companies a Boost.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The exploding e-learning market has dramatically affected investment trends in the education industry. Eduventures.com forecasts that $4 billion US private venture capital expected to be invested in education companies this year will largely be...

Creating Healthy Organizations.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Good health is good leadership There's a growing malaise in executive circles that high performance isn't all that it claims to be. Witness the high performing teams that burn out, or the stellar companies receiving "Best Managed" or...

Job Burnout.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... How to refocus and revitalize without quitting your job With less staff doing more work in nearly every industry, people are feeling the drain both mentally and physically. Job burnout is a hot topic these days. In fact, according to a...

Enticing the Executive.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Incentive Compensation Strategies Long-term cash and stock-based compensation has become standard fare for most public corporations and an increasing number of private corporations in their drive to recruit, retain and motivate top...

Making the Jump.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Women enterpreneurs make up one-third of all small business owners. They employ more people than Canada's largest corporations. The numbers of self-employed women has nearly tripled in the last two decades. is this success? That depends on your...

MERGER MANIA.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The financial risks of mergers and acquisitions Pick up almost any newspaper business section today, and it carries news of yet another merger or acquisition. Like any change, this trend carries financial risks, and these must be managed....

The Human Factor.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Integrating People an cultures after a Merger Recent studies show that mergers often fail to live up to their promises. By putting the human and cultural factors on the same level of importance as the financial, legal and technological...

LESSONS LEARNED.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF MULTI-HOSPITAL MERGERS The Canadian business landscape has been radically changed by the recent influx of mergers -- particularly in the health care sector. In Ontario alone, 40 multi-hospital alliances have...

CAPITAL Conundrum.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Ontario's hospital system is facing the largest capital expansion in 30 years. In an era of budgetary constraints and restructuring, the question is how will this be achieved? Developing New Approaches to Recapitalize Hospitals pending on...

e-health.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Injecting 'e-commerce into Canada's health care system The Canadian health care system has been slow to adopt electronic interaction. Yet, the potential of e-health to fundamentally restructure the way our organizations deliver health care...

CUSTOMER PROFITABILITY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... To ensure profitable growth and sustain revenues, insurance organizations have redefined their operations with a customer focus as their driving force. The insurance industry has undergone substantial structural changes since the end of...

DAMAGE CONTROL.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Best Practices for Insurance Claim Preparation after a Loss Many companies lose more than they should during a business interruption because they do not have sufficient or appropriate insurance coverage. Loss due to fire, theft or...

Playing it Safe.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Implementing a network security policy can help protect your company from security exploits. Following these five steps will ensure that your security concerns are successfully met. A security policy is a simple-to-understand document that...

Start Your Engines.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Rental car companies are wooing business travellers with prestige cars, high technology, express service and more The next time you need to rent a car, consider something exciting -- like a gold Jaguar XJ8 or a black Viper. Prestige...

Here's to the Future.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The EIU predicts a prosperous year for the world economy According to the the 2000 edition of the annual forecasting guide World Outlook, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) forecasts that the world in 2000 will be a richer place than it...

The Road Ahead.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... A new standards strategy maps out the future of the National Standards System The world of standardization is changing, and the National Standards System (NSS) is changing along with it. Since August 1998, standards stakeholders from...