Word: deskless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...trend is a logical outgrowth of the deskless office. Since most executives want to show that they are policy thinkers who leave routine paperwork to underlings, desks have tended to disappear. Furthermore, explains Arnold Maremont, president of Chicago's automotive products firm, the Maremont Corp.: "A man sitting behind a desk is a man on horseback. He becomes a dictator." The same desire for informality applies in the board room. Abandoning the austere, paneled room built around a massive, no-nonsense board table, directors of more and more firms sit on upholstered chairs and comfortable couches, chat over...
...some executives have misgivings about tableless board rooms and deskless offices. Says Frank Stanton. president of the Columbia Broadcasting System: "I would feel a little awkward with just a coffee table. I just can't be that exposed...
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