Theme: Corporate governance
Features
Building a Competitive Business Model
By Michael C. Mayo and Gordon S. Brown
Relied upon for years, the traditional business model is on
shaky ground. Michael C. Mayo and Gordon S. Brown provide an option for building a newer,
more competitive business model that can turn a leader into a laggard.
Measuring Board Performance
By Monica Belcourt and Holger Kluge
Board and individual director evaluations are not easy since
directors are far more comfortable being scrutinizers than scrutinized. Monica Belcourt
and Holger Kluge provide and describe some highly effective, practical and objective
guidelines to measure a board’s performance.
Power Games: Boards of Directors and CEO Compensation
By Michel Magnan, Sylvie St-Onge and Yann Calloc’h
One of the most important factors in determining executive
compensation is whether a company has a strong or weak board of directors Moreover, a
board’s relative strength or weakness makes a big difference in more important issues
than just executive compensation.
Walking Down the Aisles: Consolidation in the Grocery Industry
By Nora Aufreiter and Tim McGuire
Consolidation’s the name of the game in the Canadian
grocery industry. But as longstanding logos disappear, new challenges materialize.
Co-writers Nora Aufreiter and Tim McGuire provide an insightful look behind what it takes
to make those grocery M & As work.
ROR: Measuring Return on Senior Recruits
By Alan G. Small
Executive recruiting: "Gut feel" used to be good
enough to hire senior executives. Not any more. Add Return on Recruitment (ROR) to
ROI,
ROE and other key terms that allow you to measure your senior recruit’s performance
and return.
Departments
Headstart
Business in China: Change Creates Opportunity
By Frederick Spoke
A close-up, first-hand look at why opportunities are ready for
the taking in China.
Entrepreneurs
Winning Strategies Aside
By David Shaw
Entrepreneurs are the engine driving Canada’s economy.
David Shaw studies the way they practice management.
Asian Influence
SMEs: Smart Training Strategies
By Michael Hartmann, Lorna Wright and David Barrows
Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises stare down the
Asian economic crisis and see nothing but opportunities.
Retailing
The Geography of Markets: Spatial Analysis for Retailers
By Ken Jones and Michael Pearce
Michael Pearce and Ken Jones describe the relatively
under-appreciated field of marketing geography and how it can help successful retailers
make crucial decisions.
Debate
Insurance and Financial Services: Should we have More Competition?
By Claude Garcia and Raymond Protti
Should banks be able to sell insurance products and services in
the branches? Two industry leaders state their opinions.
Governance
Doing it Right: Senior Executive Management Succession
By William A. Dimma
Succession planning for the CEO’s position is one of the
most crucial tasks for a board and its directors.
Viewpoint
Management and the Macroeconomy
By John S. McCallum
It has never been more important for executives to sharpen their
thinking on the macroeconomic factors that will affect their company’s success.
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