1 October 1998
I come to this topic of economic models from the perspective of a business strategist and not of an economist. As Napolean said somewhere, strategy is a simple science: it’s all in the execution. With the bankruptcy of the communist/socialist economic model, there is currently a remarkable convergence worldwide of the economic policies that have […]
1 April 1997
With all the pomp and circumstance of a D.W. Griffith movie spectacle, the ultimate business jet was unveiled in a cavernous hangar in Toronto last summer. While Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and other political heavies looked on – an accompanied by a 45-piece orchestra and 1,000-strong choir belting out a rousing chorus – an enormous […]
1 April 1985
The business press has recently chronicled many corporations that are experiencing momentous shifts in strategic orientation. Reference is often made to corporation’s market repositioning, acquisitions and divestitures, structural changes, etc. However, when reporting on such major strategic changes, the press has also begun to emphasize the softer dimensions, such as values, culture, and mind-sets. Thus, […]