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Brief Contents
PART 1 01
INTRODUCING THE CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDING THE CANADIAN BUSINESS SYSTEM 3
BUSINESS WORLD 2
02
THE ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 23
03
CONDUCTING BUSINESS ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY 45
04
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMALL BUSINESS, AND NEW VENTURE CREATION 73
05
THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF BUSINESS 97
PART 2 06
THE BUSINESS OF MANAGING 120 MANAGING THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 121
07
ORGANIZING THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 147
08
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MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES AND LABOUR RELATIONS 169
09
MOTIVATING, SATISFYING, AND LEADING EMPLOYEES 197
PART 3 10
MANAGING OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, AND QUALITY 229
INFORMATION 228
11
UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING 255
PART 4 12
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 290 UNDERSTANDING MARKETING PRINCIPLES AND DEVELOPING
PRODUCTS 291
13
PRICING, PROMOTING, AND DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTS 317
PART 5 14
MANAGING FINANCIAL ISSUES 342 MONEY AND BANKING 343
15
FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT 365
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Contents
PART 1
Managing the Canadian Economy 31
ix
How Business Influences Government 11 Connected in the Skies 37
CHAPTER SUPPLEMENT 01 21
03
02 Conducting Business Ethically
and Responsibly 45
The Environment of Business 23
What’s Happening in the Fair Trade Movement? 45
Supermarket Battles: Then There Were Three 23
Ethics in the Workplace 47
LO-1 Organizational Boundaries and Environments 25
LO-1 Individual Ethics 47
Organizational Boundaries 25 Managerial Ethics 48
Multiple Organizational Environments 26 Assessing Ethical Behaviour 49
Encouraging Ethical Behaviour in Organizations 50
LO-2 The Economic Environment 26
Economic Growth 27 LO-2 Corporate Social Responsibility 51
There’s an APP for THAT! 29 LO-3 The Stakeholder Model of Responsibility 52
Economic Stability 30 There’s an APP for THAT! 53
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Creating
05
Games with a Social Twist 55
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES Should We Pay
Whistle-Blowers? 56
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS Some Frustrations in the
The Global Context of Business 97
Green Movement 60
Entrepreneurship 76
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES The Urge to Move 112
Contents
LO-2 The Role of Small and New Businesses in the Major Agreements in the Works: TPP and CETA 112
Canadian Economy 76 Other Free Trade Agreements 112
Small Businesses 77 Summary of Learning Objectives 113
New Ventures 77 Questions and Exercises 114
Team Exercises 114
LO-3 The Entrepreneurial Process 78
business case 5 115
Identifying Opportunities 78
Crafting a Business Plan 117
E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Teenage
cbc video case 1-1 118
Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Multimillionaire 79
business today video case 1-1 118
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Harvard business today video case 1-2 119
Dropout Turned Billionaire 80
Accessing Resources 82
There’s an APP for THAT! 83
Building the Right Team 83
Assessing the Fit Between Elements in the Entrepreneurial
PART 2
THE BUSINESS OF MANAGING 120
Process 84
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS Small Businesses
06
Go Green 85
08
Levels of Strategy 136
xi
Summary of Learning Objectives 140 LO-1 The Foundations of Human Resource
Questions and Exercises 141
Contents
Management 171
Team Exercises 141
business case 6 143
The Strategic Importance of HRM 171
Human Resource Planning 171
07
There’s an APP for THAT! 173
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS “Green” Jobs in
Surprising Places 174
Organizing the Business LO-3 Developing Human Resources 175
Enterprise 147 New Employee Orientation 176
Training and Development 176
Time to Reorganize! 147
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES LinkedIn:
What is Organizational Structure? 150 Strengthening Your Ability to Connect 177
LO-1 Determinants of Organizational Structure 150 Team Building and Group-Based Training 177
The Chain of Command 151 Evaluating Employee Performance 177
The Building Blocks of Organizational Structure 151 LO-4 Compensation and Benefits 178
LO-2 Specialization 151 Determining Basic Compensation 179
Departmentalization 152 Incentive Programs 179
Benefits 180
Establishing the Decision-Making Hierarchy 153
LO-5 The Legal Context of HRM 181
LO-3 Assigning Tasks 154
Performing Tasks 154 Equal Employment Opportunity 181
Distributing Authority 155 Comparable Worth 181
Three Forms of Authority 155 Sexual Harassment 182
Employee Safety and Health 182
LO-4 Basic Organizational Structures 157 Retirement 182
The Functional Structure 157 MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES Defined Benefit Versus
The Divisional Structure 158 Defined Contribution Pension Plans 183
LO-6 New Challenges in the Changing Workplace 183 Modified Work Schedules 211
Managing Workforce Diversity 183 THE GREENING OF BUSINESS The Four-Day Workweek
Managing Knowledge Workers 184 and Telecommuting: Are They Really Green? 213
Managing Contingent Workers 184
LO-6 Leadership and Motivation 214
LO-7 Dealing with Organized Labour 185 Leadership and Power 214
The Development of Canadian Labour Unions 185
Unionism Today 185 LO-7 Approaches to Leadership 215
The Future of Unions 186 There’s an APP for THAT! 216
LO-8 The Legal Environment for Unions in Canada 186 LO-8 Recent Trends in Leadership 217
Federal Legislation—The Canada Labour Code 186
Provincial Labour Legislation 187 Summary of Learning Objectives 219
Union Organizing Strategy 187 Questions and Exercises 221
Union Security 188 Team Exercises 222
Types of Unions 188 business case 9 222
09 10
Motivating, Satisfying, Operations Management,
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LO-2 Individual Differences Among Employees 201 Creating Value Through Operations 232
Personality 201 LO-2 Differences Between Service and Manufacturing
Other Personality Traits 202 Operations 232
Attitudes at Work 202 THE GREENING OF BUSINESS Producing Green
E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Employers Energy 233
Are Judging Your Social Life 203 LO-3 Operations Processes 235
Business Strategy as the Driver of Operations 236
LO-3 Matching People and Jobs 204
Psychological Contracts 204 LO-4 Operations Planning 237
The Person–Job Fit 204 Capacity Planning 237
Location Planning 237
Motivation in the Workplace 204 Layout Planning 237
Classical Theory 205
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES Will Robots Take
Early Behavioural Theory 205
Your Job? 239
LO-4 The Human Resources Model: Theories X Quality Planning 240
and Y 205 Methods Planning 240
Contemporary Motivation Theory 207 Operations Scheduling 240
LO-5 Strategies for Enhancing Motivation 208 The Master Operations Schedule 240
Detailed Schedules 241
Reinforcement/Behaviour Modification 208
Staff Schedules and Computer-Based Scheduling 241
Goal-Setting Theory 208
Project Scheduling 241
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES Carrot or Stick? 209
Participative Management and Empowerment 210 Operations Control 243
Team Management 210 Materials Management 243
Job Enrichment and Redesign 211 Production Process Control 243
PART 4
LO-5 The Productivity–Quality Connection 244
Meeting the Productivity Challenge 244
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Tools for Quality Assurance 247
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LO-2 The Accounting Equation 261 Promotion 298
Assets and Liabilities 261
LO-3 Marketing Strategy: Market Segmentation, Target
Owners’ Equity 261
Contents
Marketing, and Positioning 298
LO-3 Financial Statements 262 Identifying Market Segments 299
Balance Sheets 262
LO-4 Income Statements 263 LO-4 Marketing Research 300
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Accounting The Research Process 301
Practices for the Small Business 264 Research Methods 301
Statements of Cash Flows 265 LO-5 Understanding Consumer Behaviour 301
The Budget: An Internal Financial Statement 265
E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Retailers Are
LO-5 Analyzing Financial Statements 266 Watching and Tracking You 302
Solvency Ratios: Borrower’s Ability to Repay Debt 266 Influences on Consumer Behaviour 302
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES The Fairness Dilemma: The Consumer Buying Process 303
What Is an Asset’s Real Value? 266
LO-6 Organizational Marketing and Buying
Profitability Ratios: Earnings Power for Owners 267
Behaviour 303
Activity Ratios: How Efficiently Is the Firm Using Its
Resources? 267 Business Marketing 303
B2B Buying Behaviour 304
LO-6 Bringing Ethics into the Accounting Equation 268
Why Accounting Ethics? 268 LO-7 What Is a Product? 304
The Value Package 304
LO-7 The Evolving Role of the Modern Accountant 269 Classifying Goods and Services 304
The Product Mix 305
Summary of Learning Objectives 270
Questions and Exercises 271 LO-8 Developing New Products and Branding 305
Team Exercises 272
business case 11 273
The New Product Development Process 306
Product Life Cycle 307
CHAPTER SUPPLEMENT 03 274 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES This Business
Crafting a Business Plan 287 Is Appsolutely Booming 307
cbc video case 3-1 288 Identifying Products: Branding and Packaging 309
business today video case 3-1 288 Packaging Products 310
business today video case 3-2 289 Labelling Products 310
PART 5
Summary of Learning Objectives 311
Questions and Exercises 313
Team Exercises 313
business case 12 314 MANAGING FINANCIAL ISSUES 342
13 14
Pricing, Promoting, and Money and Banking 343
Distributing Products 317
Canadian Mortgages: Bulls, Bears, and Banks 343
Premium Pricing, Rising Market Share 317
LO-1 What Is Money? 345
LO-1 Determining Prices 319 The Characteristics of Money 346
Pricing to Meet Business Objectives 319 The Functions of Money 346
Price-Setting Tools 319 The Spendable Money Supply: M-1 346
M-1 Plus the Convertible Money Supply: M-2 347
LO-2 Pricing Strategies and Tactics 321 Credit Cards and Debit Cards: Plastic Money? 347
Pricing Strategies 321
Pricing Tactics 321 LO-2 The Canadian Financial System 347
There’s an APP for THAT! 321 Financial Institutions 348
LO-3 Promoting Products and Services 322 Financial Pillar #1—Chartered Banks 348
Promotional Strategies 322 Services Offered by Banks 348
The Promotional Mix 322
There’s an APP for THAT! 349
LO-4 Advertising Promotions and Media 323 E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS When
Advertising Media 323 Cash Gets Scarce, Businesses Switch to Internet
Bartering 350
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Promoting
Music Artists 326 Bank Loans 350
Banks as Creators of Money 350
LO-5 Personal Selling, Sales Promotions, Direct
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MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES Direct Mail: Back from Financial Pillar #3—Specialized Lending and Savings
a Slow Death? 328 Intermediaries 353
LO-6 The Distribution Mix 329 Life Insurance Companies 353
Factoring Companies 353
Intermediaries and Distribution Channels 329
Financial Corporations 353
Distribution Strategies 330
Venture Capital Firms 354
Channel Conflict and Channel Leadership 330
Pension Funds 354
LO-7 The Role of Intermediaries 330
Financial Pillar #4—Investment Dealers 354
Wholesaling 330
Retailing 331
Other Sources of Funds 354
E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Bye-Bye
Government Financial Institutions and Granting
Cash Registers, Hello Tablets! 331
Agencies 354
LO-8 Physical Distribution 333 International Sources of Funds 355
LO-1 The Role of the Financial Manager 367 Securities Regulation 384
Objectives of the Financial Manager 367 Financial Management for Small Businesses 384
Responsibilities of the Financial Manager 367
Establishing Bank Credit and Trade Credit 384
LO-2 Why Businesses Need Funds 368 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Crowdfunding:
Short-Term (Operating) Expenditures 368 Some Changes in the Works 385
Long-Term (Capital) Expenditures 369 Venture Capital 385
Planning for Cash-Flow Requirements 385
LO-3 Sources of Short-Term Funds 369
Trade Credit 369 LO-8 Risk Management 386
Secured Short-Term Loans 370 Coping with Risk 386
Unsecured Short-Term Loans 370
Summary of Learning Objectives 387
LO-4 Sources of Long-Term Funds 371 Questions and Exercises 389
Team Exercises 389
Debt Financing 371
business case 15 390
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS Green Bonds 372
CHAPTER SUPPLEMENT 05 392
LO-5 Equity Financing 373
Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock 374 Crafting a Business Plan 394
Choosing Between Debt and Equity Financing 375 cbc video case 5-1 394
The Risk–Return Relationship 375 business today video case 5-1 395
business today video case 5-2 395
Securities Markets 377
Endnotes and Source Notes 397
Investment Banking 377
Name and Organization Index 423
Stock Exchanges 377
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Subject Index 434
LO-6 Buying and Selling Securities 378
Financing Securities Purchases 380
Contents
E-BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Stock
Trading at Your Fingertips 381
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Preface
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of work experience, you might be a bit skeptical about what you
companies through the purchase of stocks or shares of a mutual
can actually learn from an introductory course. One of our biggest
fund. In order for you to invest wisely, you must understand some
challenges is to write a book that meets the needs of such a diverse
basics, such as financial markets, business earnings, and the costs
student population, especially when we acknowledge the legitimacy
of investment. Chapters 4, 11, 14, and 15 will help you learn how
of your right to ask, “How will this help me?” We also want to do
to best wear this hat.
our best to ensure that you find the course challenging, interesting,
and useful. To achieve this goal, we think it is helpful to use the old Most people wear more than one of these hats at the same time.
metaphor about people wearing different “hats” as they go through Regardless of how many hats you wear or when you may be putting
life. Every individual has different roles to play in different settings. For them on, you will interact with many different businesses in different
example, your roles might include student, child, spouse, employee, ways. Knowing how to best wear all of these hats is what this book is
friend, and/or parent. You can think of each of these as requiring a all about.
different hat—when you play the role of a student, for example, you The world is populated with a breathtaking array of businesses
wear one hat, but when you leave campus and go to your part-time and business opportunities. Big and small businesses, established and
job, you put on a different one. From the perspective of studying and new businesses, broad-based and niche businesses, successful and
interfacing with the world of business, there are at least four distinct unsuccessful businesses, global and domestic businesses––regardless
“hats” that you might wear: of where your future plans take you, we hope you will look back on this
course as one of your positive first steps.
• The employee hat. One hat is “worn” as an employee working for Keep in mind that what you get out of this course depends on at
a business. Most people wear this hat throughout their working least three factors. One is this book, and the information about business
career. To wear it successfully, you will need to understand your you will acquire as a result of reading it. Another is your instructor, a dedi-
“place” in the organization—your job duties and responsibilities, cated professional who wants to help you grow and develop intellectually
how to get along with others, how to work with your boss, what and academically. The third is YOU. Learning is an active process that
your organization is all about, and so on. You’ll begin to see how requires you to be a major participant. Simply memorizing the key terms
best to wear this hat as you learn more about organizing business and concepts in this book might help you achieve an acceptable course
enterprises in Chapter 7 and how organizations manage their grade, but true learning requires that you read, study, discuss, question,
human resources in Chapter 8, and as in several other places in review, experience, evaluate––and wear the four hats—as you go along.
this book. Tests and homework are necessary, but we hope you will finish this
• The employer or boss hat. Another business hat many people wear course with new knowledge and increased enthusiasm for the world of
is as an employer or boss. Whether you start your own business business. Your instructor will do his or her part to facilitate your learning.
or get promoted within someone else’s, people will be working for The rest, then, is up to you. We wish you success.
CHAPTER MATERIAL new product or service in the marketplace, and the activities they carried
out in order to be successful. The fourth—The Greening of Business—ana-
NEW & UPDATED! Chapter Opening Cases Each lyzes the steps businesses are taking to be more environmentally friendly.
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businesses in Canada. These chapter opening cases help students to
bridge the gap between theory and practice. Topics include supermarket
E-BusinEss AnD soCiAl MEDiA soluTions
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mergers, the fair trade movement, stories about Canadian entrepreneurs,
corporate reorganizations, changes in Canadian manufacturing, new
After reAding this chApter, you should be Able to: The Truth About Your support, for example, considers speed of
answering the call and respondent’s knowl-
cedures for gathering and processing data,
with specific steps to assure accuracy and
lo-1 describe the four activities that constitute the man-
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product marketing, credit-card traps,lo-2and agementmanyprocess. others that will
identify types of managers by level and area.
be of Effective decision making requires good,
edge of the product among its nine mea-
surements. Delivery measurements include
validity.
Recently, in its Independent Auditing
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support, delivery, andstrategy
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goals environment
returns/refunds—for ance for validity the company maintains a reports influence a manager’s decisions?
the form of sponsored links and search-specific advertise-
each retailer. Each area includes from 9 to as “Customer Service Measurement Process In answering this question refer to Figure
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ments. They adapted it to their own concept and went
Chapter 6
many as 25 different measurements. Phone Audit” detailing its measurements and pro- 6.1 (the control process).
Analyze the
into business for themselves, eventually building Google
environment
Eric Carr/Alamy
organizational Strengths and Weaknesses, and identifying environmental it for rapid growth. Threats include new products
production developed
of the vehicle by com-
was suspended. boxed feature entitled “Challenges Facing Managers” describes some
Opportunities and Threats. Strengths and weaknesses are factors inter- The boxedand
petitors, unfavourable government regulations, insert entitledin“The
changes Truth About Your Online Customer
consumer issues managers have to deal with as they blend the art and science of
nal to the firm, and are assessed using organizational analysis. Strengths from one sentence to several paragraphs—help students understand
Service” illustrates
tastes. For example, online music services how important
such as iTunes provedthe control process is for managers.
a major
management.
Managing
NEW & UPDATED! theThere’s an App for That!
might include surplus cash, a dedicated workforce, an ample supply of
concepts that are discussed in the text.
threat to manufacturers of CDs and CD players. Likewise, the emergence
Each
Preface
managerial talent, technical expertise, or weak competitors. For exam- of digital photography dramatically weakened companies tied to print
ple, Pepsi’s strength in beverage distribution through its network of soft- becoMing A MAnAger
chapter includes
drinka description ofextended
several useful apps related to the
photography. The Province of Ontario
the revenue pharmacies received for NEW
introduced a new law that reduced
How do you acquire&
dispensing prescriptionUPDATED!
the skills necessary to blend the scienceKey Terms
Business Enterprise
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path combination education and diploma has become almost a requirement advancement
concepts in newinternet-based
and dynamic ways.
e-tailing model was its downfall when the dot-com bub- hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue, while
are alternative
reading thisservice provid-
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If you text, you are probably doing so because in business, and MBA degrees are increasingly common among suc-
ble burst. ers like trains saw demand for theiryou
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inarethe
services margin.
enrolled
soar. in a management course at a community college or cessful managers. Even after obtaining a degree, managers have not
STEP 3: MATCHING THE NEW & UPDATED! Figures and Tables The latest avail-
Managing the Business Enterprise
THERE’s An
APP foR THAT! ORGANIZATION AND ITS
ENVIRONMENT able data appear in tables and figures throughout the text.
app details platforms The final step in strategy formulation is matching environmental threats
1. mcKinsey insights Apple, Android and opportunities with corporate strengths and weaknesses. Matching
source: McKinsey and Company
companies with their environments lays the foundation for successfully
Key features: The latest thinking on the
biggest issues facing senior executives, planning and conducting business. A firm should attempt to leverage its
everything from leadership and corporate
strategy to globalization and technology’s END-OF-CHAPTER MATERIAL
strengths so as to capitalize on opportunities and counteract threats.
It should also attempt to shield its weaknesses, or at least not allow
impact on business and society. them to derail other activities. For example, knowing how to distribute
TEAM ExERCisEs
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GOAL • to examine some specific too many disclaimers (“I’m not sure I have enough information to say
zERONEXT
To encourage students to appreciate effective speaking as a critical this, but …”) THE COMPANY also seemed confident that this product would be a good fit for luxury
aspect of business. While working in •a group context, students gather
data about
BACkGROuND
A manager’s an interesting
ability to understand business
and get along with supervisors, peers, issue, and then develop a written
report, I recommend consolidating the medical and fitness func-
technology. The Renoir is a design‐driven, wall‐mounted, silent fridge
that stores 30 bottles and displays them like a piece of artwork. This is
Treliving to join him on the deal. He believed that this product should
be targeted at high‐end hotels. Jim Treliving agreed to join forces with
and subordinates is a critical human relations skill. At the heart of this tions,” instead of “I recommend consolidating the medical and fitness
report
skill, says or
HarvardaUniversity
classprofessorpresentation based
of education Sarah McGinty, is on the information that was gath-
functions”)
not like the standard appliance it attempts to replace. It is unique not only
in aesthetic design but also in functional design, with side access panels
Michael. Arlene Dickinson said she loved the product but only as a
potential consumer not as an investor. Finally, Dave Chilton told the own-
the ability to speak with power and control. McGinty defines “powerful • language fillers (saying “you know,” “like,” and “um” when you are
ered.
speech” Each exercise begins with a list of goals, a description of the situ-
and cutting‐edge electronic cooling that does not require a compressor. ers not to give up the extra equity; he offered exactly what they asked:
in terms of the following characteristics: unsure of your facts or uneasy about expressing your opinion)
It is silent . . . it is beautiful . . . and it comes with five optional art frames $500 000 for 20 percent.
• the ability to speak at length and in complete sentences Step 2 Join with three or four other classmates to evaluate each other’s to complete the look. The Renoir retails for about $4500. For more details
ation, a tostep-by-step
• the ability set a conversational agendamethodology forspeaking proceeding,
styles. and follow-up ques- on the company, go to zeronext.com.
THE OUTCOME
After discussing the pros and cons of the offers, the entrepreneurs
• the ability to deter interruption • Have a 10-minute group discussion on the importance of human
tions to tohelp
• the ability students
argue openly and to express focus their
strong opinions about responses toin business.
relations skills the challenge. THE PITCH
The owners of Zeronext asked for $500 000 in return for 20 percent own-
decided that they would indeed give up 40 percent of the company for
$1 million to Jim Treliving and Michael Wekerle. They believed that giv-
ideas, not people • Listen to other group members, and take notes on the “power”
ership of the company (valued at $2 500 000). Zeronext has projected ing up the higher percentage was worth it if the extra funding could help
• the ability to make statements that offer solutions rather than pose content of what you hear.
NEW
•
& UPDATED! Exercising
questions •
the ability to express humour
Your Ethics: Team Offer constructive criticism by focusing on what speakers say rather
than on personal characteristics (say “Bob, you sympathized with
sales of approximately $1 million dollars (by year-end). Mathieu and Claude
are seeking the investment and the support of the dragons to help them
them expand quicker into the U.S. market.
Exercise A team ethics exercise describes a situation that involves expand and to address existing interest in Europe and the United States. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
Taken together, says McGinty, “all this creates a sense of confidence in Paul’s position, but I still don’t know what you think,” instead of 1. In this section of the course we cover key accounting terms such
listeners.” “Bob, you sounded like a weakling.”). THE DRAGONS’ POINT OF VIEW as revenues, expenses, margins, and markups. Trace the discus-
anMEThOD
ethical dilemma. Students are then asked several questions that focus The dragons seemed very interested in the product, and they loved the
design, but the consensus was that Zeronext should have charged a
sion that the owners had with the dragons, and highlight the key
accounting terms and how they were used by the dragons to help
Step 1 Working alone, compare your own personal speaking style with FOLLOw-UP QUESTIONS
onMcGinty’s
howdescription
to approach
of powerful speech and
by tapingresolve the dilemma.
yourself as you 1. How do you thinkIn thecontent
the power exercise, students
of speech affects a manager’s
higher price in order to increase the margins after Mathieu revealed that
the Renoir had a 40 percent markup (when sold to distributors). Arlene
them make their points and analyze the situation.
2. Do you think the owners did a good job in this pitch? (From an
speak during a meeting with classmates or during a phone conversation. ability to communicate? Evaluate some of the ways the effects may was concerned; she indicated that they probably only ended up with
take on
(Tape boththe
sides ofrole of employee,
the conversation only if the person to owner,
whom you customer, or investor
differ among supervisors, and
peers, and subordinates. examine 10 percent on the bottom line. Claude said that the margins were going
accounting point of view? From an operations point of view?) What
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are speaking gives permission.) Listen for the following problems: was the high point and what was the low point from the owners’
2. How do you evaluate yourself and group members in terms of pow- to improve in the coming months because of the economies of scale,
a •chapter-related
unfinished sentences business ethics dilemma through
erful and powerless the
speech? List perspective
the strengths and weaknesses of of which are associated with higher sales volume. However, the dragons
perspective?
3. Do you think it was wise for the owners of Zeronext to sell 40 per-
• an absence of solutions
Managing operations and information
the group. insisted that they should increase the price by a few hundred dollars. cent equity in the company? In the short term? In the long term?
that role. By working as a team, students learn how to cooperate, see an This is a premium product and charging $4999 rather than $4499 would (Support your answers.)
probably not make a huge difference to consumer demand but it would
ethical dilemma from various points of view, and decide what outcome is mean a lot to the company’s bottom line. Source: “ZeroNext,” Dragons’ Den, Season 9, Episode 19 (April 22,
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Vikram Vij began the process of negotiation by offering to pay the 2015).
ultimately best in each situation. $500 000 asking price for a 35 percent stake rather than 20 percent. He
Preface
businEss ToDAy ViDEo CAsE 3-1
concludes with a case study that focuses on a real Canadian or interna- RUDI’S BAkERY
tional company. The cases are designed to help students apply the chapter Rudi’s Organic Bakery operates a state‐of‐the‐art, small‐batch bakery. for solving the problem. With some research they found they could buy
part 3
The company bakes about 16 million loaves of bread annually and ships a machine that broke air bubbles as the loaves were being produced.
material to a company or an
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officer, first started working at Rudi’s, there was a lot of discussion among
The result was a more uniform mass of dough and far fewer bubbles.
This reduced consumer complaints. Holm says that quality management
case, several Questions for Discussion guide students in their analysis. employees that there was a quality problem due to excessive variation in
the colour of the loaves being made. In one three‐month period, about
means focusing on how to solve quality problems that consumers talk
about, not just ones that workers talk about.
4.5 million loaves were produced, and the company received just 60
complaints. But none of those complaints were actually about the colour QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
of the bread; they were about bubbles in the bread. 1. How is “quality” defined in the text? Is Hanno Holm’s definition of
Holm realized that the company had to define quality the same way quality consistent with the text definition? Explain.
BusinEss CAsE 6 consumers defined it, and in this case it meant that Rudi’s had to focus 2. How is the concept of total quality management relevant here?
on reducing the number of bubbles instead of the colour. Since the 3. What different tools for quality assurance are available to managers?
CORPORATE CULTURE Which ones would be most appropriate for Rudi’s bakery?
bubbles could be seen in uncut loaves, they had to develop a system
Corporate culture is sometimes defined simply as “the way we do things There were also disagreements about how to share the costs of the
around here.” A corporate culture can emphasize a variety of things. merger. This is an interesting situation, because a few years earlier Inco
Consider the following examples: and Falconbridge had talked about combining their Sudbury assets,
but then Inco was purchased
•
Crafting a Business Plan The business plan project is tailor-
At Telus Corp., customer
by Vale, and Xstrata purchased
service is the cornerstone of its
Falconbridge. Then Glencore
culture; during one quarter in
bought Xstrata.
2014, the company attracted
113 000 new customers, more
vale and inco. When Vale made to match and reinforce text content. It is software-independent
bought Inco, there was also a
•
than either BCE or Rogers.
At competitor Rogers Commu-
“culture clash.” Shortly after the and provides students with an easy-to-understand template that they
purchase, there was a meeting
nications, the culture emphasiz-
es the well-being of employees;
of executives of both companies, work from as they create their business plans. The business plan project
but the meeting ended suddenly
this includes offering employ-
ees discounts on products.
when one of the Brazilian manag-
ers lost his temper. That was the
is divided into logical sections, and each part (e.g., marketing, produc-
• At CIBC, the culture includes first sign the cultures of the com-
tion, finance, and so on) is located at the end of the section where that
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Supplemental Content
1. What happens if two companies with widely differing cultures exchange of ideas, and decentralized decision making was encour-
merge? aged by top management. But at Vale, top managers gave orders
Chapter 6
2. What happens if there is a culture clash within an organization? That and expected them to be followed. Not surprisingly, Vale encountered
is, what if top managers disagree with lower-level employees about resistance from Inco executives who did not agree with that approach.
the kind of culture the organization should have? There were also differences in the products the companies focused There are five supplements to the text.
on before Vale bought Inco. Vale’s focus was on iron ore, a basic
Managing the Business Enterprise
•
MERGING COMPANIES WITh DIFFERENT CuLTuRES commodity mined using a relatively simple technology. But the under-
During the past few years, there have been several high-profile merg-
ers between companies with different cultures, and these combinations
ground mining of nickel, a key ingredient in stainless steel, is a more
complex undertaking. One Inco manager likened nickel mining to hav-
The first supplement—A Brief History of Business in Canada—is
often caused difficulties.
vale and Glencore plc. In 2014, the Brazilian mining company Vale
ing a PhD, while iron ore mining was like having a high school diploma.
Canadian managers obviously felt some disdain for their new Brazilian
found at the end of Chapter 1. The material in this supplement (sum-
and the Swiss miner Glencore Plc discussed merging their nickel assets
in Sudbury. But the idea was finally abandoned when it became clear
bosses.
The cultural differences between the two companies were not
marized in the text and included in its entirety online in MyBizLab)
outlines the development of business activity in Canada over the
that the two companies had significantly different corporate cultures. limited to the top level of management. Some years earlier, the min-
One point of concern was each company’s view of risk: Vale’s culture er’s union had given up annual wage increases in return for a bonus
was risk-averse, while Glencore’s culture was much more risk-seeking. based on the price of nickel. When the price of nickel soared, workers
past 300 years.
• The second supplement—Business Law—is found at the end of What’s New in the Eighth
Chapter 3. It includes key topics such as contracts, the concept of
Canadian Edition?
agency, warranties, copyrights and trademarks, and bankruptcy.
New content has been included in all chapters. An illustrative (but not
• The third supplement—Using Technology to Manage Information exhaustive) list follows:
in the Internet and Social Media Era—is included at the end of
Chapter 1—New material on the government as a regulator, the activi-
Chapter 11. It focuses on the impact IT has had on the business
ties of the Competition Bureau and its concerns about anti-competitive
world, the IT resources businesses have at their disposal, the
behaviour, the debate about the advisability of government bailouts of
threats that information technology pose for businesses, and how
companies, public–private partnerships (so-called P3s), problems in the
businesses protect themselves from these threats. There is also
provision of essential services to Canadians (e.g., increasing electric-
an important section on the role of social media platforms in the
ity rates in the province of Ontario), and Canada’s supply management
modern business world.
system.
• The fourth supplement—Managing Your Personal Finances:
Chapter 2—New information on the business cycle, the CPI measure,
A Synopsis—is found at the end of Chapter 14. The material in
and mergers and acquisitions.
this supplement (briefly summarized in the text and included in its
entirety online in MyBizLab) presents a down-to-earth, hands-on Chapter 3—New information on corruption and bribes in international
approach that will help students manage their personal finances. business activity, a survey of global managers indicating their percep-
Included in the supplement is a worksheet for determining personal tion of corruption in various countries, how to incorporate various ethical
net worth, insightful examples demonstrating the time value of norms into management decision making, the fair trade movement, price
money, a method for determining how much money to invest now fixing, and counterfeit goods.
in order to build a nest egg of a certain size, suggestions on how to Chapter 4—New information on small business employment, issues in
manage credit-card debt, guidelines for purchasing a house, and a taking over a family business, and the top corporations in Canada.
personalized worksheet for setting financial goals.
Chapter 5—New information about the BRICS nations and the Compre-
• The fifth supplement—Insurance as Risk Management—is found hensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
at the end of Chapter 15. It provides information on insurable versus
uninsurable risks, the different types of insurance products available, Chapter 6—New information on the planning process managers at
and special forms of business insurance. McDonald’s use to try to improve the company’s performance, what is
expected in a manager’s job, how social media makes the activities of
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CHAPTER suPPlEMEnT
Chapter 7—New information on the obstacles to effective delegation of
authority, “tall” and “flat” organization structures, and structural issues
Using Technology to Manage that Canadian companies must address when they “go global.”
Information in the Internet and Social Chapter 8—New information on the concept of the realistic job preview,
Media Era behaviour-based interviewing, the legal status of random drug testing of
employees, needs analysis in making training decisions, mentoring pro-
Throughout the text, we examine how the internet and the emergence of Email, texting, and instant messaging have become staples in business, grams, guidelines for ensuring performance appraisal is effective, work-
social media have improved communications, revolutionized distribution, and even such traditionally “low tech” businesses as hair salons and
augmented human resource practices, revolutionized industries (and garbage collection companies are becoming dependent on the internet, force management systems, retirement trends in Canada, workforce di-
threatened others), developed new marketing communication channels, computers, and networks. As consumers, we interact with databases
and changed the most basic business systems. In this supplement, every time we withdraw money from an ATM, order food at McDonald’s, versity, the development of Canadian labour unions, union membership
we will begin by providing additional information about the internet and use an Apple or Android application to order food or movie tickets, or
social media. We will also examine the evolving role of technology in
managing information.
check on the status of a package at UPS or FedEx.
IT has had an immense effect on businesses—in fact, the growth of IT
in Canada, and union organizing strategies and their success rate.
has changed the very structure of business organizations. Its adoption has
INTERNET USAGE
Before we look into the specific impact of the internet on business, let’s
altered workforces in many companies, contributed to greater flexibility in
dealing with customers, and changed how employees interact with each
Chapter 9—New material on personality traits (including concepts such
examine some of the key Canadian internet statistics. As regards speed,
Hong Kong has the fastest internet connections in the world; Canada
other. E-commerce has created new market relationships around the globe.
We begin by looking at how businesses are using IT to bolster pro-
as locus of control, self-efficacy, and authoritarianism), attitudes (includ-
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ranks 17th.1 However, Canada ranks ninth among G20 countries in terms
of internet contribution to GDP. Canadian also spend an average of 36.3
ductivity, improve operations and processes, create new opportunities,
and communicate and work in ways not possible before. ing cognition, affect, and intention), McClelland’s acquired needs theory,
Managing Operations and Information
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This suit had the very great disadvantage of limiting the range of
motion to the length of the hose. Because of this, a Tissot type mask
was used in place of the helmet and hose connections. The hood
was made of the same special oilcloth as the suit, enveloped the
head and neck and extended a short distance down the back and
over the chest. The canister was slung on the left hip by an oilcloth
harness and was kept from swinging by an oilcloth belt around the
waist. The canister was much larger than the standard box
respirator, had a much longer life with lower resistance and weighed
about 3.5 lbs.
Protective Ointments
The extensive use of mustard gas on the field caused the men to
be exposed to low concentrations of the vapors for extended periods
of time. Since it did not seem feasible to furnish the men with special
fighting suits, which would protect them against these vapors, it was
desirable to provide protection in the form of an ointment which could
be applied to the body. In order to be satisfactory an ointment should
have the following properties:
(a) It should protect against saturated mustard
gas during the longest possible exposure.
(b) Its protective action should last as long as
possible after the application of the
ointment. It was felt that the ointment
should give protection for 24 hours after it
is applied, even if the body is perspiring
freely.
(c) The material should not be easily rubbed off
under the clothing.
(d) It should be non-irritating to the membranes
of the body.
(e) There should be no likelihood of toxic after-
effects on long use.
(f) It should be of a good consistency under a
fairly wide temperature range and give a
good coating at the temperature of the
body.
(g) Its method of manufacture should be
simple and rapid, and the raw materials
required should be abundant.
(h) The cost should not be excessive.
An extensive study of this question was made both in the
laboratories and on the field. At first it was believed that successful
results could be obtained by the use of such ointments. Careful
investigation showed, however, that while these ointments really did
protect against rather high concentrations of vapor for short times of
exposure, they were probably not so valuable when used against low
concentrations over an extended period of time. It was further
demonstrated that the protection furnished by a coating of linseed oil
is practically equal to the best ointment which has been developed.
About 150 ointments were prepared and tested. These consisted of
two parts or components, the metallic soap or other solid material
and the oil or liquid part which bound and held the solid. The latter is
called the base. The best base is lanolin, containing 30 per cent of
water. A solution of wax in olive oil was next best. Of the metallic
soaps the oleates and linoleates are better than the stearates. A
satisfactory ointment has the following composition:
Zinc oxide 40
Linseed oil (raw) 20
Lard 20
Lanolin 20
A modification of this formula is:
Zinc oxide 45
Linseed oil 30
Lard 10
Lanolin 15
The physical properties of this ointment are very good. It forms a
smooth, even coating on the skin, sticks well enough not to rub off
easily on the clothing and yet is not sticky. Its consistency is such
that it can be readily pressed from an ointment tube. A. E. F. reports
indicate that sag paste (zinc stearate and vegetable oil) is as
satisfactory as any of the preparations tried.
The great difficulties of such preparation from a field point of view
are: Extra weight to be carried by the soldiers, necessity for keeping
in tight boxes or tubes, thereby adding to the difficulty of carrying,
and finally, the difficulty encountered when applying it properly to the
body in the field, where gas contaminated hands may cause harm.
The paste was too late a development for thorough field trial. It
was used just enough to cause severe partisan controversies
between its advocates and those opposed to it. Unquestionably, it
proved of decided value in preventing mustard gas burns when
properly applied. There are many authentic cases where men
alongside each other were similarly gassed except as to burns. The
difference in burns arose from the use or non-use of the paste, and
in some cases of poor application. Fries is of the opinion that had the
war lasted another year the use of pastes would have become
universal unless some thoroughly successful substance for
impregnating the uniform or underclothing had been developed. This
is likewise his belief for the future.
Protection of Animals
Horse Mask. The need of protection for animals (horses and
dogs), although not as great as in the case of men, was of sufficient
importance so that masks and boots were developed for the horse
and a mask for the dog.
The German horse mask was the first produced. It was of the
nose bag type, enveloping the mouth and nose of the animal. It was
fitted with a complicated drawstring and with snap hooks fastening it
to the harness. The interior contains a plate of stiff material to
prevent the collapse of the bag. The mask itself was apparently not
impregnated, but was used wet or with a filling of wet straw or rags
to act as the absorbent.
Army blankets, both those for men and those for horses, proved
suitable materials for curtains, but the scarcity of wool made it
desirable to select an all cotton fabric.
A large number of oils were studied as impregnating agents. The
most satisfactory mixture consisted of 85 per cent of a heavy steam
refined cylinder oil and 15 per cent of linseed oil. This is taken up to
the extent of about 300 per cent increase in weight of the blanket
during impregnation. It becomes oxidized to some extent upon the
surface of the blanket, which becomes less oily than the soft, central
core. The finished blanket possessed the following properties: It
resists penetration of 400-600 p.p.m. of chloropicrin for 8 hours
(dugout test) and mustard gas for 100-400 minutes (machine test). It
is sufficiently flexible after standing for 2 hours at 18° F. to unroll of
its own weight, and may be unrolled by applying a slight force at 6°
F.; it is not ignited by lighted matches and shows but little loss by
drainage.
Two types of machines were designed for impregnation, one for
use on large scale behind the line, and a field apparatus for use at
the front.
CHAPTER XVI
SCREENING SMOKES
4P + 5O₂ = 2 P₂O₅
2P₂O₅ + 6H₂O = 4H₃PO₄
Since one pound of phosphorus takes up 1.33 pounds of oxygen
and 0.9 pound of water, it is not surprising that phosphorus is one of
the best smoke producers per pound of material. Comparison of the
value of the two forms for shell purposes have invariably pointed to
the superiority of the white variety.
In addition to its use as a smoke producer, it is used in incendiary
shell and in tracer bullets. For incendiary purposes a mixture of red
and white phosphorus is superior.
Chlorosulfonic Acid. Chlorosulfonic acid, ClSO₂OH, was first
employed by the Germans to produce white clouds, both on land and
on sea. For this purpose, they sprayed or dropped it onto quicklime,
the reaction between it and the lime furnishing the heat necessary
for volatilization, though in this way about 30 per cent of the acid is
wasted.
Chlorosulfonic acid is obtained from sulfur trioxide and hydrogen
chloride, which combine when gently heated: