Business Economics articles from April 1989

Business Economics archives from April 1989

Strategy and business economics.
April 1, 1989... Strategy and Business Economics WHAT IS STRATEGY? Many different theories and approaches to strategy formulation and implementation are presented in the literature. Some writers distinguish between strategy as a concept and strategy as a...

The contribution of the economic forecast to the business plan.
April 1, 1989... The Contribution of the Economic Forecast to the Business Plan AS ALL BUSINESS organizations are impacted by the economy, every corporate plan is based either explicitly or implicitly upon critical assumptions about future economic...

The role of business economics in strategic business planning.
April 1, 1989... The Role of Business Economics in Strategic Business Planning WHAT ARE THE potential contributions of business economics to the strategic business planning process? Traditionally, business economics provided the baseline macroeconomic...

Economic analysis and corporate strategic planning.
April 1, 1989... Economic Analysis and Corporate Strategic Planning IN RECENT YEARS, business economists and corporate strategic planners have been under fire because of the irrelevancy of the output of many as far as the business world is concerned. One...

The evolution of the business of business economics.
April 1, 1989... The Evolution of the Business of Business Economics DURING THE 1960s, economists devoted most of their time to adjusting their forecasts of the macroeconomy. For example, almost every client of our firm, DRI/McGraw-Hill, spent several days...

Who cares who owns America?
April 1, 1989... Who Cares Who Owns America? Foreign investors' penetration in certain industries and areas and America's new status as a debtor nation have led many to call for limits on foreign direct investment in the United States. However, foreign...

Deregulation of utilities: the natural gas experience.
April 1, 1989... Deregulation of Utilities: The Natural Gas Experience THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY in the United States is frequently described as having three major sectors: production, transmission, and distribution. Even this simple three sector model...

The business economist at work: K mart Corporation. (company profile)
April 1, 1989... The Business Economist at Work: K mart Corporation KMART CORPORATION is a Fortune 500 service firm, the world's second largest retailer, with sales during fiscal 1988 of $25.6 billion. The corporation operates stores under several logos,...

The statistics corner: gatekeeper for federal statistics.
April 1, 1989... The Statistics Corner: Gatekeepers for Federal Statistics FEDERAL STATISTICS about the state of the economy today routinely make headlines in the nation's news. In fact, business news, both in terms of TV programming and publications, is...

The New Unionism: Employee Involvement in the Changing Corporation.
April 1, 1989... The New Unionism: Employee Involvement in the Changing Corporation IN THE PAST DECADE many analysts have taken a hard look at the role of trade unions in the American economy, stimulated largely by the highly visible decline of the unionized...

Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy.
April 1, 1989... Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy THIS BOOK IS WELL worth reading for anyone interested in forecasting or planning for the future industrial structure of developed countries. Its thesis is that the trendy idea of...

Protectionism.
April 1, 1989... Protectionism THE EARLY 1950s through the early 1970s might be called the halycon period of trade liberalization. World trade expanded 7.4 percent a year on average, substantially faster than the 4.7 percent world output growth. Tariffs fell...