Word: fixedly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...failure to deliver on his election promise to bring the economy out of its tailspin. As in many recession-struck nations, the popular mood has shifted toward a desire for more government action to stimulate growth, while many leaders are still stuck in a let-the-market-fix-it mind-set. Major's strict anti-inflation policies kept interest rates high, stifling any hopes for growth in business or for the recovery of the devastated property market...
...whose charismatic leader Alfred Sloan pioneered modern corporate management, get into this fix? In large part, the company has been a victim of its past success and an insular culture that has refused to change. For 70 years, GM has operated along lines that Sloan first laid down in a 1919 memo to top managers of what was then a struggling company. Sloan separated the firm into operating groups and divisions, which were presided over by executive committees that set corporate policy. This blend of top-down control and decentralized execution helped GM build cars at lower cost than...
That helped make Stempel wary of new directions when he became chairman, just as GM directors began calling for a major overhaul to fix the company. "We could never get a clear answer from him on anything," says a | disgruntled board member. "Everything got muddled and waffled. There was never a critical mass. He was just not up to it. The good news, to his credit, is that Bob finally did the right thing" when he resigned...
...fix this problem? How about comping? The more writers we have, the more reporting we do. Our doors are always open. Sports Editor
...that appears to transmute political banalities into profound insights. Hear his practiced homilies during the presidential debates, watch his chart-filled infomercials, and Perot's classic American optimism is instantly recognizable. Everything will be fine, he says, if we roll up our sleeves and get under the hood to fix...