Toyota investing $421 million in Cambridge

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Description: Toyota will invest $421 million in Cambridge, Ontario to work on the next generation of Lexus RX 350 and 450 vehicles. To support this investment, both the Federal and the provincial governments are making sizable investments—to the tune of $100 million. Source: Toronto Star Date: July 31, 2015 Text Link: Questions for Discussion: How… Read more »

Why Canadian companies are holding on to so much cash?

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Description: In this video, Mark Carney (Governor, Bank of Canada) is urging Canadian corporations not to hold on to excess money. At present corporations in Canada are sitting on money equivalent to 30% of Canada’s GDP. Source: BNN Date: August 24 2012 Link: http://watch.bnn.ca/business-day/august-2012/business-day-august-24-2012/#clip747051 Questions for Discussion: Should Canadian corporations be holding on to cash… Read more »

Should We Be Worried About Canada’s Banks Getting Too Big

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Description: Recent announcement by Bank of Nova Scotia’s chief executive Rick Waugh to purchase the Canadian assets of ING Groep NV for $3.13-billion, raises an interesting dilemma. This will be Scotia’s biggest acquisition. It will increase its customer base by nearly 2 million. However, by acquiring assets of a bank (Amsterdam-based ING) troubled by the… Read more »

The Steve Jobs Effect

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TOPIC: Organization Culture, Leadership ARTICLE SUMMARY: Technology events often create quite a buzz as consumers and investors anticipate the release of new and improved products. However, the stir at a recent Apple public event was due more to the appearance of CEO Steve Jobs than announcements related to the company’s popular iPod and iPhone products…. Read more »