Canadian Business Review articles from September 1996

Canadian Business Review archives from September 1996

Consumer purchasing power picks up in 1997. (Canada)(Frank Talk on the Economy)(Column)
September 22, 1996... The coming year promises to bring as much uncertainty as we've seen in 1996, and the sources of that uncertainty will remain much the same. First, there is the prospect of rising U.S. interest rates and the question of the extent to which Canada...

A Canadian career. (former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed) (includes related biographical article)(Interview)
September 22, 1996... An Interview with The Honourable Peter Lougheed, P.C., C.C., Q.C. Q You are one of the few politicians in Canada who have been successful in moving from business to politics and then back to business. What traits or skills are needed to make...

Creating virtual values. (challenges of emerging networked economy)
September 22, 1996... The "networked economy" challenges us to find new ways to deliver value to customers If you have ever used a telephone banking service, ordered a pay-per-view movie or checked your e-mail, you have availed yourself of a traditional service in...

Thinking big about small business exports. (Export Development Corp. of Canada)(includes related article on Master Accounts Receivable Guarantee)
September 22, 1996... EDC's financial and risk management services underpin the export strategies of many SMEs. When Ernst Schumacher penned his seminal economic work, Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, he probably had no idea his theories would...

Renewing the corporation. (Finning Ltd.)(Executive Forum)
September 22, 1996... To recognize where you want to go, you must first know where you are. At Finning Ltd., we have undertaken a process to better understand the nature of our business and our relationship with our customers in order to set in place a strategy for...

Keys to successful public-private partnerships. (Andersen Consulting)(Executive Forum)
September 22, 1996... Partnering between the public and private sectors is now widely accepted in Canada as a viable strategic alternative to traditional methods of designing and managing government services. However, partnering with the private sector represents much...

Winning in public sector markets abroad. (Canadian Commercial Corp.)(Executive Forum)
September 22, 1996... To create jobs and growth here at home, the Canadian government has established clear goals in the area of international trade. One of these is to increase Canadian exports and the number of Canadian companies exporting successfully, particularly...

Integrating into the global economy. (Polish economy)(includes related articles on companies doing business in Poland)(Global Focus)
September 22, 1996... The Republic of Poland (Polska Rzeczpospolita) is situated in central Europe, bordered on the north by the Baltic Sea and Russia, on the east by Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, on the south by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and on the west by...