Business Quarterly articles from September 1993

Business Quarterly archives from September 1993

Selecting new directors. (Dialogue)
September 22, 1993... "Corporate boards have been widely characterized as ineffective, impotent or irrelevant," wrote David Leighton and Donald Thain in our Summer 1993 issue. In their article, "Selecting New Directors," the authors said that the three keys to a good...

Beyond profits. (The Body Shop Canada's social policy)(includes related article)
September 22, 1993... It is possible to make a lot of money and still be active in improving society. The Body Shop does People tend to be fascinated by The Body Shop. But actually, we are not so very different. We suffer from many of the same problems that other...

Managing in deflationary times.
September 22, 1993... People who managed successfully in inflationary times will have to learn a new set of skills for the '90s. Inflation is gone, not forever, but at least for a few years These are deflationary times, and for business managers at least, these...

The Caisse: a balancing act. (Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec)
September 22, 1993... The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec achieves strong financial performance while supporting local development. Here's how CREATED IN 1965 by an act of the Quebec National Assembly to manage the funds of the new universal pension plan that...

The unseen revolution is here. (shareholder activism)(includes related article)
September 22, 1993... Increasingly, institutional shareholders are taking over Canadian companies. But their power is not the equal of their ownership In 1976, Peter Drucker began his book The Unseen Revolution with the following words: "If socialism is defined...

Strategic information systems alignment. (includes related article) (Information Technology)
September 22, 1993... The alignment of IS strategy and business strategy is critical to organizational effectiveness WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN MANAGING THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUNCTION IN TODAY'S ORGANIZATIONS? BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES CHANGE SO RAPIDLY,...

The scary current account. (Canada's balance of payments) (Viewpoint)
September 22, 1993... Canada's enormous debts to other countries will inhibit our growth and reduce our standard of living. Managers should cope by exercising caution AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING IS A PICTURE OF THE EMERGING ECONOMY. THE...