意義深遠的轉型期

我們生浩在一個意義深遠的轉型期。我在過去十年所見的, 比較我經歷過的六十年更震撼, 令人不知所措。德魯克 Peter Drucker 看為廿一世紀的挑戰,管理挑戰。這些挑戰都曾經與我們擦肩而過; 這些挑戰不是今天才出現的。它們在大多數情況下,和今天普遍接受和認為成功的事情格格不入,并且截然不同。

德魯克那時提出的問題,正是我們今天面對的新的社會、人口和經濟現實。這些現實是政政無法順利解決的問題。這些問題會對政治產生深遠的影晌;但都不是政治問題(卻很容易政治化)!


Laura Pao 

While politics may not directly solve economic problems or adiminstrative challenges, politics do have a bearing on economic development via foreign policies, taxation practice, labour laws and regulations as well as priorities set by the national budgets.

In Canada, a majority government lead by the Conservative Party under Steven Harper certainly affects the fiancial outlook as compared to that of a minority government teamed up with the NDP. Some specific policies could determine the employment opportunity of an industry: such as the exportation of oil by processing the oil sand in Alberta or the Free Trade Agreement with Mexico under the government of Brian Mulroney.

Politics may not be addressed directly in management textbooks but our comprehension of the bearing sof the political system on economic development is an important ingredience in successful management practices.

The challenges in the 21st century is no longer the production of sufficient food on planet earth but the sustainability of our environment to our present rate of economic growth without heading for severe irreversable consequences.

Not to sound discouraged, some Western technologies hasvebeen developed in countries where resources were assumed to be ample and water was plentiful. Most other countries do not have such ecological system for direct
technological transfer.

Good management has to include "others" in their formular of "happiness" so in a long run, we have no regrete but pride ourselves for having contributed to the "good" of mankind.

That to me is a real challenge of management today.

Suyi