Improving Competitiveness

Improving Competitiveness

From the Executive Summary: This report provides case studies of ten Canadian companies' successful efforts to improve competitiveness ... Despite the diversity of the companies studied, there were some common themes. The most important lessons to be drawn from their experiences fell into three critical areas: leadership, marketing, productivity improvement. Although these three areas do not provide a comprehensive list of management principles, the experiences of the ten companies deserve to be studied by those who are looking for ways to improve their company's competitive position in the marketplace.

Enhancing Competitiveness in the Information Age

Improving Competitiveness of Industry

Ch. 1. An agenda for increasing productivity : an introduction -- ch. 2. Corporate tax modification proposals -- ch. 3. Productivity and the net present value calculation -- ch. 4. A managerial incentive strategy for increased productivity -- ch. 5. Economic income -- ch. 6. Flexible wages : a wage plan for increased productivity -- ch. 7. Industrial democracy -- ch. 8. Correcting one problem : introducing present value depreciation -- ch. 9. Using earnings per share and stock prices to measure managerial performance -- ch. 10. Ten management errors -- ch. 11. Costs of capital by division -- ch. 12. Mergers, acquisitions, and LBOs -- ch. 13. Little differences and big results -- ch. 14. Scientific Management -- ch. 15. Corporate strategies -- ch. 16. Achieving an improved competitive position