Relentless Change : : A Casebook for the Study of Canadian Business History / / Joe Martin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Martin, Joe,
• MitwirkendeR: Geiger, John,; Macintosh, Robert M.,; Macklem, Katherine,; Martin, Joe,; Matern, Richard,; Mcqueen, Rod,; Melanson, Stewart,; Mette De Place Filippini, Anne,; Smith, David,; Turley Ewart, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (504 p.)

Casebooks in business history are designed to instruct students in classrooms and boardrooms about the evolution of business management. The first casebook for the study of business history in a Canadian context, Joseph E. Martin's text will help students, both in the classroom and the boardroom, understand the Canadian economy and guide them in making sound decisions and contributing to a healthy, growing economy.Thirteen original case studies from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries deal with different industry sectors as well as individual corporations and managers. Overviews provide context by examining major public policy decisions and key developments in the financial system that have affected business practices. Martin also presents eight original tables that trace the evolution of the 60 largest Canadian corporations between 1905 and 2005. Relentless Change is an invaluable resource for instructors and business students and clearly demonstrates how businesses are affected by the interaction of individual decisions, policy changes, and market trends.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Laying the Foundations, 1850–1905 -- Introduction -- Case 1: Origins of Financial Stability in Canada: The Bank Act of 1871 -- Case 2: ‘Carpets, Lace & Champagne’: The Hudson’s Bay Company after the Deed of Surrender -- Case 3: Canada’s First Great Manufacturing Enterprise: The Story of Massey-Harris -- Part Two: Wars, Depressions, and Dynamic Growth, 1905–55 -- Introduction -- Case 4: ‘Irrational Exuberance’: The Creation of the CNR -- Case 5: The Role of Trade Policy in the Rise of the Canadian Automobile Industry -- Case 6: Eaton’s: From the Great Depression to the Challenge from Simpsons-Sears -- Part Three: The Buoyant Years, 1955–80 -- Introduction -- Case 7: The ‘Coyne Affair’ at the Bank of Canada -- Case 8: The End of Monopoly: A New World at Inco -- Case 9: Canada’s Black Gold: From the Leduc Discovery to the National Energy Program -- Part Four: The Challenging Years, 1980–2005 -- Introduction -- Case 10: The Free Trade Agreement and the Canadian Wine Industry -- Case 11: The Collapse of Confederation Life -- Case 12: RBC Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow -- Case 13: Canada: The Next Oil Superpower? -- Conclusion -- General Bibliography -- Index