HEADSTART: ADVISORY BOARDS IN LARGER COMPANIES

by Bill DimmaIssue: November / December 2000

Advisory boards play a key role in good corporate governance, and as the author points out, they offer advantages and…

ENTREPRENEURS: WHAT IS THE STUFF OF AN ENTREPRENEUR?

by Jim Hatch, Jeffrey Zweig et al.Issue: November / December 2000

Entrepreneurs are widely perceived as having been superb students, athletes and simply outstanding in almost every aspect.……

IN CONVERSATION: PAUL MARTIN

by Ed PearceIssue: November / December 2000

In a wide-ranging interview, one of Canada's most respected political figures offers his views on third-world debt forgiveness,……

PROSPERITY OR THE POORHOUSE?

by Stephen S. PolozIssue: November / December 2000

The revolution in technology and the boom in global investing may be very real, but they can create false hopes and…

THE E-VOLVING ORGANIZATION

by Karl MooreIssue: November / December 2000

As many managers know, there is no such thing as a cultural transplant, especially as an organization moves from the…

FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE

by David Tait, Larry Guevel et al.Issue: November / December 2000

The shortest distance in the supply chain today is no longer along a straight line. In fact, say the authors, suppliers……

ECONOMIC FORECASTS: EXECUTIVES BEWARE

by John S. McCallumIssue: November / December 2000

With this issues of Ivey Business Journal, we close a year, a decade, a century and a millennium. Because there was…

COUNTRIES AS BRANDS

by Nicolas Papadopoulos, Louise Heslop et al.Issue: November / December 2000

To consumers and other buyers abroad, Canadian products look and feel good. So then, why don't those same buyers perceive……

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: ATTRIBUTES OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

by George A. Neufeld, Peter A. Simeoni et al.Issue: November / December 2000

Assessing the quality of management in any organization is as much an art as it is a science. Moreover, the approach…

ASIAN INFLUENCE: CHINA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CANADIAN BUSINESS

by Nicolino Strizzi, Robert T. Stranks et al.Issue: November / December 2000

China's land, air and water are so heavily contaminated that will take years and billions of dollars to clean them up.……