Business Quarterly articles from March 1992

Business Quarterly archives from March 1992

Canada at the crossroads. (Dialogue)
March 22, 1992... We were pleased to see the significant attention to our report, Canada at the Crossroads: The Reality of a New Competitive Environment, contained in the Winter 1992 edition of Business Quarterly. The aim of our study was to catalyze...

Whither the country manager?
March 22, 1992... The basic strategy that has served multi-national subsidiaries well in the past - producing for the subsidiary market a wide range of products similar to those made by the parent - was dependent for its success on tariff protection and other...

Successfully penetrating U.S. markets.
March 22, 1992... The free trade agreement between Canada and the U.S. has increased the already bountiful opportunities for Canadian manufacturers to profitably penetrate U.S. markets. It appears, however, that a number of Canadian firms are more concerned...

Contingency planning. (Making Marketing Work)
March 22, 1992... Almost every organization has something that passes for a planning process, and almost every manager is locked in the rituals of planning. Many of these processes are driven by the accountants, with very little thoughtful discussion about...

Jump starting new products. (includes related article)
March 22, 1992... "Superior commercialization of technology will be crucial in the 1990s. In the coming decade, businesses will rise and fail depending on whether they discipline their commercialization efforts." (Michael Nevens, Gregory Summe and Bro Uttal...

The push for stable prices. (Viewpoint)
March 22, 1992... The 1991 and 1992 federal budgets and the Mulroney government's constitutional proposals (Shaping Canada's Future Together, and Canadian Federalism and Economic Union, September 25, 1991) contain related comments and proposals on inflation...

Small hi-tech businesses grow global. (high-technology)(includes related article)
March 22, 1992... For smaller technology-based firms strategic alliances may be the only avenue to international expansion, especially when swift changes and competitive pressures hasten the evolution of products and relationships within their industry....

Waste - not just an environmental issue.
March 22, 1992... 49 We all think of waste as just an environmental issue. That is natural, but mistaken. We also think of it as a problem. That too is a natural mistake. Waste is a huge economic issue. It is the biggest opportunity Canadian manufacturers...

Thoroughly modern - Mary Parker Follett.
March 22, 1992... "I believe we shall soon think of the leader as one who can organize the experience of the group... It is by organizing experience that we transform experience into power... the task of the chief executive is to articulate the purpose which...

More interest in interest. (interest deductability) (Tax and Business)
March 22, 1992... Christmas comes but once a year. And last Christmas, once was certainly enough for corporate treasurers. The reason? - draft income tax legislation on interest deductibility released by the Department of Finance on Friday, December 20, 1991....

Getting product designs right. (includes related articles)
March 22, 1992... When Plus Development Corporation of Milpitar, California designed its first product, Hardcard, they realized that the ability to manufacture and deliver high volumes from the moment of product launch, while achieving high product yields and...

Managing new technology adoption.
March 22, 1992... Managing the adoption of new technologies in the form of new products, processes and systems has become critical on two fronts: adoption of new technologies acquired from suppliers, and adoption of new technologies marketed to customers. In...

The director's dilemma: what's my job?
March 22, 1992... Enlightened and responsible directors increasingly face a profound and perplexing identity crisis. As a result of unsatisfactory company performance, tough competition, difficult business conditions and increasing stakeholder demands, the...