Business Quarterly articles from September 1994

Business Quarterly archives from September 1994

Workplace jazz. (The Way I See It)
September 22, 1994... In a jazz band, the players need to be flexible, prepared to move and to continue honing their skills. So will the workplace players of tomorrow THE WORLD OF WORK IS GALLOPING TOWARDS A SELF-DIRECTED WORK FORCE. THE MEMBERS OF THIS NEW WORK...

Effective director dissent. (Dialogue)
September 22, 1994... Comments and criticism by MARSHALL COHEN President and CEO, The Molson Companies Limited DAVID M. CULVER Chairman, CAI Capital Corporatio GERALD L. GOOD Chairman and CEO, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada Limited GORDON C....

Growing a company. (Bombay Co. Inc.)
September 22, 1994... It is one thing to start a company and another to make it grow. The Bombay Company stepped onto the fast track in 1980 and now has sales of $320 million IN THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE business of retailing we seem to have found a formula that works....

A peek into the boss's pocketbook. (executive salary)
September 22, 1994... Will the new executive compensation disclosure rules lead to improved corporate performance? Quite likely THE FIRST MAJOR SALVO in the executive compensation disclosure issue was fired with the heavy publicity surrounding the unveiling of the...

Making room for Uncle Sam. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Canada)
September 22, 1994... The arrival of Wal-Mart on the Canadian retailing scene is striking fear in the hearts of retailers and glee in the hearts of consumers NOT SINCE LAURA SECORD brought warning of an American invasion in 1813 has the news of an intruder been met...

Bank ownership of investment dealers.
September 22, 1994... Bank-owned and independent dealers each face different challenges and opportunities. Wither the Canadian securities industry in the 1990s? IT HAS BEEN SEVEN years since the federal and provincial governments removed the barriers to ownership in...

How do I love thee? Let me count 10 ways. (relationship of manufacturers with wholesalers and retailers)
September 22, 1994... IF MANUFACTURERS TREAT WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS AS CUSTOMERS RATHER THAN JUST AS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, THEY WILL SEE LARGER PROFITS A SALESMAN FROM A MAJOR COMPUTER MANUFACTURER sat in the office of a software company that also marketed...

The TSE corporate governance report: disappointing. (Toronto Stock Exchange)
September 22, 1994... A LEADER IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RESEARCH CLAIMS THE TSE COMMITTEE FUMBLED A GREAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS, DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS AND PRESCRIBE NEEDED CHANGE THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED TSE committee report on corporate governance in...

Where in the world are the women executives? (Human Resources)
September 22, 1994... Very few companies have moved women into the executive ranks. They are missing a sure bet WORLD BUSINESS HAS BECOME INTENSELY COMPETITIVE. TOP QUALITY PEOPLE ENABLE CORPORATIONS TO COMPETE. YET, WHILE OUTSTANDING HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEMS PROVIDE...

Outsourcing. (Information Technology)
September 22, 1994... Having some other firm manage your information technology can yield substantial savings. It can also facilitate restructuring the entire organization WHAT DO THE NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, CANADA POST AND EQUIFAX CANADA HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ARE...

The right attitude for international success.
September 22, 1994... Companies that want to be more successful global players require executives with the right attitude toward foreign cultures INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SUCCESS: MOST COMPANIES NEED IT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS MORE FIRMS TO HAVE IT, AND MANAGERS...

Managing in the shadow of a huge foreign debt. (Viewpoint)
September 22, 1994... Since governments seem to be unable or unwilling to tackle our debt mountain, managers should take defensive actions CANADIAN MANAGERS SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN A PASSING INTEREST IN OUR HUGE FOREIGN DEBT. OUR OFFSHORE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS...