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McKenzie Seeds is a crown corporation owned by the people of Manitoba. In 1983, the company was rocked by a scandal involving its senior management. During the course of the controversy, George F. MacDowell resigned as chairman of the McKenzie Seeds board of directors. He subsequently wrote a pamphlet which attempted to provide a context for understanding events at McKenzie Seeds. This paper provides a brief history of the company and a discussion of MacDowell's pamphlet. A postscript provides information on some recent developments, which suggests that the issues raised by the scandal and identified in the pamphlet remain unresolved.
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Errol Black is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Brandon University. He has previously published in Canadian Dimension, Monthly Review, City Magazine, Studies in Political Economy, Labour/Le Travail and Contemporary Crises.
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Black, E. By gossip and myths: The Winnipeg takeover of McKenzie Seeds. J Bus Ethics 7, 783–787 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411026