Nalaina t@: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2007/08/c6361.html
Success in the new business environment depends on the right business model
MONTREAL, May 8 /CNW Telbec/ - The success of Québec's companies depends
on a new business model that is adapted to the realities of the international
marketplace.
In brief, that is the message that Henri-Paul Rousseau, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec,
conveyed to the members of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal at a
business luncheon on the theme The Caisse and Economic Development.
"Québec's companies must cope with the new realities of the marketplace.
Globalization expressing itself by the rapid rise of China, India and other
emerging markets is intensifying international competition, increasing the
price of natural resources and driving the loonie upward. In addition to these
global shocks, we are faced with shocks specific to Québec. First, the aging
population limits the government's financial leeway creating a succession
challenge for businesses, in terms of manpower and ownership transfer. Second,
the tax burden and the government's debt load adversely affect public
finances, when investments in education, infrastructures and research are
needed. And the final shock being the complexity of the world which surrounds
us," Mr. Rousseau stated.
"To succeed in this complex business environment, where change is rapid
and successive, Québec companies must approach globalization as they would a
judo match. The essence of judo is that flexibility can conquer strength. In
the realm of business, that means we must invest in the knowledge and quality
of our manpower, adopt an open business model, rely on innovation and take
advantage of research and creativity," Mr. Rousseau explained. He cited EXFO,
Mechtronix, and Louis Garneau as examples of companies that have successfully
adapted their business model to the new economic environment.
According to Mr. Rousseau, if other Québec business leaders want to pin
the forces of globalization to the mat, they must use the one billion workers
in emerging markets to their advantage: climb the value chain, identify niches
in targeted markets, invest in research and innovation, fit effectively in the
world supply chain, invest in the productivity and sell on an international
scale. This strategy enables Québec companies to lower their costs and to
concentrate on high-value-added activities. The corollary of this scenario is
that those one billion workers are also new consumers and potential customers
of the Québec Inc. In light of these new market realities and new business
opportunities, the Caisse offers capital, information, networks and services
to Québec companies that want to prosper in this new trend to globalization.
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