Business Quarterly articles from June 1989

Business Quarterly archives from June 1989

The renaissance of Canadian corporate philosophy.
June 22, 1989... The Renaissance of Canadian Corporate Philosophy I once heard this nation described in a rather unique light. "On any menu of the world", it was said, "Canada should be considered the vichyssoise of nations -- it's cold, half French, and...

From innovation to outpacing. (beating competition)
June 22, 1989... From Innovation to Outpacing Outpacing strategies rely on the explicit capability of a company to gain product leadership and cost leadership simultaneously. As the tennis player catches his opponent "on the wrong foot" by integrating his...

Retailers: how to succeed in the coming decade. (first of two parts)
June 22, 1989... Retailers: How to Succeed In the Coming Decade My goal, as a researcher, is to understand which marketing approaches work for retail practitioners and which do not, and then to find ways to share that information with both students and...

The role of the board of directors.
June 22, 1989... The Role of The Board of Directors The quality of the performance of boards of directors in this country varies enormously. Somewhere between none and a handful operate so effectively that no advice would be useful; most operate in that...

How Japan uses technology for competitive success: lessons for Canadian management.
June 22, 1989... How Japan Uses Technology for Competitive Success: Lessons for Canadia Management Technology and the packaging of knowledge for commercial markets promise to be the battle-ground of international business in the 1990s. The world economy is...

Managing organizational change.
June 22, 1989... Managing Organizational Change * A major organization implements a computer-based production planning and reporting system on a corporate-wide basis, yet two years later the local managers are still using the previous manual management...

Improving employee performance through self-management training.
June 22, 1989... Improving Employee Performance Through Self-Management Training As employees' demands for flexibility, autonomy and challenge increase, managers are struggling to find an approach that accommodates both the employees' need for freedom and the...

The driving force: an action-oriented solution to strategy implementation.
June 22, 1989... The Driving Force: An Action-Oriented Solution to Strategy Implementation Senior executives ask this question with alarming frequency after having formulated a strategic direction with their top management team through many months of debate...

Turnaround management: causes of decline. (first of three parts)
June 22, 1989... Turnaround Management: Causes of Decline A turnaround is the reversal of performance from decline and failure to recovery and success. The top management job in a turnaround is to lead in planning and executing the changes necessary to...

How to work in the U.S. under the Free Trade Agreement.
June 22, 1989... How to Work in the U.S. Under the Free Trade Agreement The Canada/U.S. Free Trade Agreement does more than facilitate trade in goods. The Agreement also dramatically smoots the exchange of people and services between the countries. Canadian...

Environmental politics.
June 22, 1989... Environmental Politics The Environment is Receiving Unprecedented Political Attention The ozone layer, the greenhouse effect and acid rain: a few short years ago, only scientists and environmentalists were concerned. Now,...

The impact of free trade on Canadian capital markets, pension funds and investment counselors.
June 22, 1989... The Impact of Free Trade on Canadian Capital Markets, Pension Funds and Investment Counselors At first glance the implications of the Canada/U.S. Free Trade Agreement are sweeping. For the first time, services were included in a bilateral...

Corporate heirlooms: productivity tools of the nineties.
June 22, 1989... Corporate Heirlooms: Productivity Tools of the Nineties Business seems to be discovering - or perhaps rediscovering - that brands and skill in brand positioning represent concrete assets to which you can assign a value. In the words of The...

Organizing for worldwide advantage.
June 22, 1989... Organizing For Worldwide Advantage Because the international environment has become more complex and dynamic, with competitors increasingly adroit at deploying their resources, the straightforward pursuit of advantages with a singular focus...

How to cope with pay equity legislation.
June 22, 1989... How To Cope With Pay Equity Legislation Pay equity legislation, already in effect in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, and likely to be imposed soon throughout the rest of Canada, imposes a new set of obligations for the evaluation and comparison...

Ownership and control of Canadian joint ventures.
June 22, 1989... Ownership and Control of Canadian Joint Ventures Joint ventures, which involve shared ownership and decision making of two or more parent companies, have become a basic fact of life for many Canadian managers. At the end of 1988, there were...

Scorecard on Canada's international competitiveness: the 1989 world competitiveness report.
June 22, 1989... Scorecard on Canada's International Competitiveness: The 1989 World Competitiveness Report The World Competitiveness Report is produced by a Swiss-based academic consortium, consisting of IMEDE - the international management education...

Agenda for the 1990s. (defining personal success) (includes related article on survey structure)
June 22, 1989... Agenda for the 1990s The 1980s were characterized by immense change - change that has affected the way we do business, indeed, the way we live. The globalization of business has not only expanded our economies, but also brought with it...