Business Quarterly articles from January 1990

Business Quarterly archives from January 1990

Capital spending: a director's view.
January 1, 1990... Capital Spending: A Director's View At a recent meeting, the board of directors of a major Canadian corporation came to an agenda item entitled, "Capital Appropriation Request: New Plant and Equipment." Les Baxter, Corporate Vice-President...

Thinking globally, acting locally. (an analysis of competition in the soft drink beverage industry)
January 1, 1990... Thinking Globally, Acting Locally The media call the battle for market share in my industry "the cola wars" and that is probably not a bad way to characterize it. There is certainly all of the intensity of war. Fortunately, the cola wars...

Information systems perestroika: opportunities for the 1990s.
January 1, 1990... Information Systems Perestroika: Opportunities for the 1990s When Mikhail Gorbachev introduced his countrymen, and the western world, to his plan for perestroika, the first thing western reporters wanted to know was, what does it mean? The...

Making it in the global market. (an analysis of the luxury hotel management industry)
January 1, 1990... Making it in the Global Market Twenty years ago, Four Seasons Hotels had just two hotels, but now has invaded major markets in the United States and Britain, dominated by giant chains and prestigious names, and has become the largest luxury...

The use and abuse of the corporate economist. (Viewpoint)
January 1, 1990... The Use and Abuse of the Corporate Economist The economists are poorly understood in many corporations, and, as a consequence, are often among the first to go when the business cycle turns hostile or retrenchment is necessary. Some firms have...

Canadian competitiveness in a global environment.
January 1, 1990... Canadian Competitiveness in a Global Environment For General Electric Canada Inc., and for many other Canadian companies, globalization is no theoretical issue - we live it every day. And for most of us, it is presenting one of the greatest...

Turnaround management: how to do it. (part 3 of 3) (includes related articles detailing a case study of a declining corporate division)
January 1, 1990... Turnaround Management: How to Do It In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, published in the Summer 1989 and Autumn 1989 issues, we described the causes of decline and the recovery strategies found in a study of 27 successful Canadian business...

Business and the new environmental imperative.
January 1, 1990... Business and the New Environmental Imperative Because it has been said that, "a good planet is hard to find", and because it is known that we are about three-quarters down the path of destroying ours, we in business, have a unique...

An American's contribution to Canadian unity. (Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowships)
January 1, 1990... An American's Contribution to Canadian Unity While Canadians wrangle over Meech Lake, and leaders in business and government blame each other for Canada's economic and fiscal woes, an American is quietly leading the way toward greater harmony...

Leveraging strategies for sales promotions. (Making Marketing Work)
January 1, 1990... Leveraging Strategies for Sales Promotions As firms push to improve quality while reducing unit costs, every area of marketing spending is being called to account. To get more productivity from sales promotion spending, firms are employing a...

How to survive in U.S. retail markets.
January 1, 1990... How to Survive in U.S. Retail Markets Expansion of Canadian retailing into the U.S. is difficult, requiring substantial resources and a strong competitive focus. To succeed, U.S. expansion has to be viewed as a strategic move that is of...

Canadian banking at the crossroads.
January 1, 1990... Canadian Banking at the Crossroads In Stephen Leacock's celebrated story, some 50 years ago, about depositing $56 in his branch, banking was a pretty simple matter, even though it confused him. You could have a savings account that paid 2%...

Making the horizontal organization work. (part three of three)
January 1, 1990... Making the Horizontal Organization Work As competition increases, multinational corporations look for ways of increasing their overall advantage, which, they are finding, can come from different sources. Globally rationalizing and...

Management development programs: then and now.
January 1, 1990... Management Development Programs: Then and Now Management development programs have grown to be big business. As they develop participants and faculty both professionally and personally, they benefit the sponsoring organizations, which get...

Taxes on foreign operations. (Tax and Business)
January 1, 1990... Taxes on Foreign Operations Several factors, including the Free Trade Agreement, the economic unification of Europe in 1992, the Goods and Services Tax and the general increase in global competitiveness, should cause more Canadian businesses...