Word: grouping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fair, it must be recognized that the group has made a concerted effort to appeal to the student body at large. By all outward appearances, the Seneca is an organization whose sole purpose is to further the social and networking opportunities for all undergraduate women. Named after the famous 1848 women's convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y., the club's mission statement states that they wish "to provide members with a network of women that fosters a strong sense of community and support--an outlet to share experiences and enjoy themselves in a non-competitive environment." Members "will comprise...
...campaign's organizers--an adhoc committee of about 10 students, including Danganan--have been e-mailing a "senior pledge" to personal and student group mailing lists in an attempt to sway the entire graduating class to consider the social ramifications of their careers and the companies they join...
...Harvard group plans to make its major push during senior week when representatives will be tabling at Quincy and Cabot Houses. Organizers will be handing out pledge sheets and ribbons to seniors during breakfast and lunch...
From the outset, the German obsession with planning has kept everyone on edge. No sooner was the merger announced last May than Schrempp's phalanx of strategic thinkers began issuing reams of organizational flow charts. Every phase was delineated with titles like "synergy tracking"; every group had its weekly meeting schedule, from last year until 2001, when the integration is to be complete. The process is directed by Rudiger Grube, the tireless tactician who helped Schrempp restructure Daimler-Benz...
...success is whether his schedules are being met. He set up a "post-merger integration" (PMI) structure in which 12 "issue-resolution teams" are assigned to push and cajole their counterparts into combining everything from supplies to research. Every time there is disagreement, the integration process for that group is halted until a solution is found. Progress is tracked in the "war room," a nondescript office down a dark second-floor corridor in Daimler's imposing brown headquarters in Stuttgart...