Business Quarterly articles from March 1996

Business Quarterly archives from March 1996

Bridging the gap: young Canadians and the job market.(The Way I See It)
March 22, 1996... Business, government and educational organizations need to work together to improve the employment prospects of today's youth A serious economic problem looms over Canada's young adults today, threating their long-term future. The problem is...

Mergers and acquisitions: levelling the playing field.(The Pinnacle)
March 22, 1996... In the game of takeovers and mergers, do the players for the target-company - outside directors, insiders, management and shareholders have the same objectives? Mergers and acquisitions are becoming commonplace. Activity in these areas has...

Crisis and renewal: ethical anarchy in mature organizations.(Dialogue)
March 22, 1996... Comments and criticism by CHRISTOPHER BOULT Marketing Director Northern Response Canada Ltd. STEPHEN DREW Professor McMaster University ALAN PEARSON President Alan Pearson Associates Inc. GUY SAINT-PIERRE President and CEO SNC-Lavalin...

Cuba libre: blending tropical socialism with market economics. (includes related article on Cuban history)
March 22, 1996... OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR CANADIANS TO DO BUSINESS IN CUBA - IF THEY GET IN BEFORE THE AMERICANS DO The moment you arrive in Cuba, you become aware of Canada's role as a trade and investment partner in this Caribbean island. The airport at...

Navigating the route to privatization.
March 22, 1996... Changing a publicly-funded, government-run organization into a profit-motivated, private company can be a long, potentially hazardous journey. Completing it requires managers to address almost every aspect of their business Today's business...

Managing distribution channels.
March 22, 1996... THE CHANNELS THAT SUPPLIERS USE TO DISTRIBUTE THEIR PRODUCTS MAY BE AN UNTAPPED ASSET. LOWER COSTS, INCREASED REVENUES AND LARGER MARKET SHARE MAY BE AVAILABLE Fast changing consumer and business customer needs, heightened competitive...

A captive audience: developing an installed customer base.
March 22, 1996... Having an existing base of customers to sell new products to is every marketers dream. But it's reality for companies in the software industry - and could be attainable by your company too IBM's OS/2 operating system, launched in 1987, took...

Choosing the right CIO. (chief information officer)(Info Technology)
March 22, 1996... Clarifying what its CIO is to be accountable for and what competencies he or she requires will help a company select the right person for the job Does "CIO" really stand for "career is over" as opposed to chief information officer? Certainly,...

Changing at warp speed: managing technology.(Viewpoint)
March 22, 1996... Technology is changing at an unprecedented rate. Managers must learn to cope if they are to keep pace Why do some enterprises prosper, while others do not? This question has interested and confounded business people since the dawn of...