Michael Prentice

Opinion: Rekindling the relevance of strategic planning

Retail

Richard P. Rumelt, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business, 2011. I have been teaching MBA courses in business strategy, as

Opinion: Shareholder value theory and the NFL

Retail

Roger Martin, Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL. Harvard Business Review Press, May 2011. Shareholder value theory has

Opinion: Joining the snowbird club – officially

Canada & World

Canadians, probably in record numbers, are looking to buy a vacation home in the United States to escape our grinding winter and take advantage of

Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

City Hall

Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the near-complete failure of city politicians to deal with

Opinion: The Better Business Bureau and my battle with weeds

Retail

Have you checked the web site of the Better Business Bureau lately? If you do, it’s almost certain to make you a better consumer. I

Opinion: Making sense of the Ottawa condo market

Residential

Just cross the Ottawa River and buy a home in Quebec if you want to save a bundle in living costs – that’s the conventional

Opinion: The Marcuses get co-operative with Mistura

Retail

Rockcliffe resident and occasional journalist Andi Marcus – the former Andrea Cullen – has made a string of smart decisions since launching her own line

Opinion: Flying high on retail sales

Retail

This could be a record year for the Ottawa International Airport in some ways. In part, that’s due to the expansion of retail operations other

Opinion: Want to buy the most expensive apartment in western Quebec?

Residential

Are you looking to buy a new condo apartment in the urban core, and want to save thousands of dollars a year in property taxes?

Opinion: Examining the cost of air miles

Retail

Question: Which of Canada’s two leading loyalty programs is more rewarding, Aeroplan or Air Miles? Answer: It all depends. Another question: Is it worth collecting