Canadian Business Review articles from December 1992

Canadian Business Review archives from December 1992

Interest rate cuts critical for '93. (1993 forecasts of Canada's economy)
December 22, 1992... Looking ahead to 1993 continues to be extraordinarily difficult in light of the extreme volatility in interest rates and the exchange rate since September. The key question now is: Must we abandon hope for improved economic prospects in 1993? At...

The alternative agenda: an interview with Bob White. (head of the Canadian Labor Congress)(includes biographical data) (Cover Story)
December 22, 1992... Q: As you begin your term as head of the Canadian Labour Congress, how would you assess the health of the labour movement in Canada? Is it facing the same declines as are its counterparts in the United States? A: We are suffering from a...

Knowledge: the scarcest resource. (philosophies of economist Friedrich Hayek)(includes biographical data)
December 22, 1992... ECONOMIST AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER F.A. HAYEK LIVED TO SEE HIS CRITICISM OF CENTRAL PLANNING AND KEYNESIAN THEORY VINDICATED Many of the intellectual giants of history left. their mark by making humanity feel smarter and more powerful. Francis...

Lessons from the veterans of TQM. (companies that successfully applied total quality management)
December 22, 1992... BY FOCUSING ON KEY BUSINESS PROCESSES, COMPANIES ARE DISCOVERING BOTTOMLINE BENEFITS For the past two months, Canada's business community has been abuzz with the success stories hailed at the Canada Awards for Business Excellence. These were...

Performance vs. potential - measuring the gap. (comparing actual ouput and potential output to determine economic growth)(includes related article)
December 22, 1992... BY MEASURING THE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL OUTPUT AND ACTUAL OUTPUT WE CAN ASSESS UNDERLYING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Many different indicators can measure economic performance, but a weakness of most is their focus on current performance. The most...

Economic prospects for North America.
December 22, 1992... FROM RECESSION TO RECOVERY, THE THREE NORTH AMERICAN ECONOMIES HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT PATHS. WHAT LIES AHEAD NOW? With the likely ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), attention is increasingly focusing on the economies...

Benchmarking best practices.
December 22, 1992... COMPANIES ARE REDISCOVERING BENCHMARKING AND USING IT AS A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOL BENCHMARK: "a point of reference for making measurements; something that serves as a standard" The Western world has discovered the tool that Japan...

Canada's northern exporters. (export activities of Canada's aboriginal northern)(includes related article)
December 22, 1992... DEVELOPING EXPORT MARKETS CAN BE A TRULY DAUNTING PROSPECT FOR ABORIGINAL NORTHERNERS As business and governments strive to help the northern economy to diversify, several factors are focusing attention on the possibilities of expanding...

Taking initiative on the environment. (Canadian Chemical Producers Association's Responsible Care program)(includes biographical information on Olin Corp's John W. Johnstone Jr.)
December 22, 1992... Canadians who feel overshadowed by American culture and economic power can take pride in the fact that the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) pioneered what many consider one of the most dynamic environmental initiatives in the world...