Canadian Business Review articles from March 1993

Canadian Business Review archives from March 1993

Economy exhibits dual personality in 1993. (Canadian economy's domestic and foreign sectors)
March 22, 1993... As the months pass, the outlook for the Canadian economy is becoming increasingly positive. In fact, the Conference Board model is even more bullish: regular updates have pushed the forecast for economic growth to almost 4 per cent. But our...

Committed to sustainable development: an interview with Ken McCready President & CEO, TransAlta Utilities. (includes related article) (Cover Story)
March 22, 1993... Q: You have been involved in many groups and activities that essentially are trying to see how we can achieve sustainable development. Why are you so committed to these activities? A: It's this simple: there really is no alternative to...

Baby boomers and their career expectations. (includes related article)
March 22, 1993... In the '60s, they were on the campuses and in the streets, challenging authority and traditional values. Now, they're in the offices of Canadian companies, and they've brought their background and values with them. "They" are the baby...

The mythology of measuring staff performance.
March 22, 1993... IT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH FOR MANAGERS TO MERELY OVERSEE PROCESSES; THEY MUST BE ABLE TO MEASURE OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS Until recently, the myth existed that, outside of sales and manufacturing, it was not possible to measure performance...

The open-collar worker. (telecommuters)(includes related article)
March 22, 1993... New roads and new bridges are being built each and every day, special highways made out of fine strands of copper wire. They are the roads by which the corporate businesses... will transport their most improtant commodity: information!... The...

Manufacturing at the cross roads. (Canada's manufacturing sector) (Industry Overview)
March 22, 1993... EXPLORING MARKET NICHES, EXPANDING OVERSEAS TRADE LINKAGES AND IMPROVING PRODUCTION PROCESSES ARE KEY STRATEGIES FOR CANADA'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR Earlier this year, Statistics Canada formally announced that the recession had ended. Economists...

Agriculture: basket case or grocery basket? (Canada's agriculture sector) (Executive Forum) (Industry Overview)
March 22, 1993... Across Western Canada, the business of farming is facing its bleakest winter in decades. Farm groups say by the time spring comes, one in five Canadian farms could their assets frozen and be put out of business. --CTV News, November 1991...

The strategic shift: creating new markets. (Executive Forum)
March 22, 1993... What are the most important "shifts" in thinking marketing executives need to make? What changes in organization structure and process are required to respond to changes in the marketplace? Traditionally, what might be expected is a call for...

CEO as organizational architect. (Executive Forum)
March 22, 1993... What will it take to be a CEO in the year 2000? It will take vision, intuition, motivational skills, a firm sense of direction and the ability to respond to change. It will take courage and strength to endure a trial by fire. And, above all, it...