Business Quarterly articles from January 1992

Business Quarterly archives from January 1992

Cross border stock shopping: Canada's equity markets face new challenges in the emerging global economy.
January 1, 1992... Canada's Equity Markets Face New Challenges in the Emerging Global Economy Nearly every day we read that Canadian retailers are losing business to stores in Buffalo and other border towns. But it is probably less well-known that our equity...

Business for sale.
January 1, 1992... Like Selling a House, There are Some Things That can be Done to Increase the Value of a Business Being Put Up For Sale Sale sign on a business would attract a lineup of frenzied purchasers anxious to bid up the price. Demand for good...

Managing sexual attraction in the workplace.
January 1, 1992... A Man and Woman Can Wreck Their Marriages and Their Careers if They Do Not Manage the Workplace Relationship Properly You are a married woman with an attractive, engaged man as administrative assistants in a large corporate headquarters....

A competitiveness check: here's how. (Viewpoint)
January 1, 1992... Managers Who Expect the Recovery From Our Current Recession to be Business as Usual are in for a Shock Fact: Recovery from this recession is likely to be slow by historical standards. A so-called "double dip", where the economy grows...

Canadian business history at the crossroads.
January 1, 1992... Business History is Gaining Recognition in Canada but Still has a Long Way to go It was 25 years ago that I first heard about the notion of Canadian business history. In Donald Creighton's graduate seminar in the University of Toronto...

Reengineering the business. (You and the Computer)
January 1, 1992... Firms are Finding That if They Organize According to Business Processes Rather Than Functions, They Can Improve Efficiency A variety of macroeconomic studies have lately questioned the billions of dollars North American firms have invested...

Cleaning up waste in decision making.
January 1, 1992... It is time we reduced the waste caused by the management processes we use to solve problems and make decisions. We are attacking waste in manufacturing, distribution and overhead functions, but that is no longer good enough. It is easy to ask...

Duelling for dollars: the challenges of bond financing. (Tax and Business)
January 1, 1992... _ The Government Thrusts With Corporate Tax Rules and Companies Parry With Innovative Financing Schemes. Then the Government Thrusts and... The thrust and parry between tax legislators and taxpayers started with the first tax laws. The...

Marketing competencies for every manager. (Making Marketing Work)
January 1, 1992... Every Manager is a Member of the Marketing Team and Needs Marketing Skills, Knowledge and Orientation What skills, knowledge and orientation in marketing will every manager need in the year 2000? Here is at least a partial answer to the...

Porter on Canadian competitiveness. (Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School) (Canada at the Crossroads)
January 1, 1992... In Canada requires a new economic vision, and mplementing that vision will require uncomfortable change across Canadian society, argues a landmark report on the economy. The $1.175 million study titled Canada at the Crossroads: The Reality of...

Porter takes the wrong turn. (Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School; Canada's competitiveness) (Canada at the Crossroads)
January 1, 1992... Michael Porter's Analysis of the Canadian Economy is Seriously Flawed and Should be Viewed Circumspectly at the Crossroads: The Reality of a New Competitive Environment",(1) faithfully applies Michael Porter's "diamond" framework to Canada....

An international marketer's view of Porter's New Zealand study. (Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School; includes related article) (Canada at the Crossroads)
January 1, 1992... Michael Porter's Thoughts are Inappropriate for the New Zealand Dairy Board There is a lot of good ;in the Porter Report on New Zealand but its comments on the structure of the dairy industry are quite wrong; they were not supported by the...

Diamonds and money: Canadian managers can learn from the banks how to fit into Michael Porter's vision of Canadian competitiveness. (Harvard Business School economist) (Canada at the Crossroads)
January 1, 1992... Canadian Managers Can Learn From the Banks How to Fit Into Michael Porter's Vision of Canadian Competitiveness Fundamental to Michael Porter's economic vision of Canada is the recognition of "clusters" of globally competitive firms in...

Why Canadian manufacturers can't compete. (Canada at the Crossroads)
January 1, 1992... Canadian Manufacturers' Costs Increased Faster - Much Faster During the 1980s Than Our Competitors' As a Canadian manager grapple with 1992, they are beset by the lowest share of corporate profits as a percentage of GDP since the 1930s,...