Word: grow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Barbie endures in part because she evolves, as each little girl grows and as each generation changes. She has survived a sexual revolution, an army of imitators and a string of risky career moves and hairstyle changes. There was Barbie the stewardess in 1961, then Barbie the nurse (no mean feat, since 1964 was the first year she could bend her knees) and Barbie the astronaut. She apparently was completing medical school at the time, since this year she emerged as Dr. Barbie. "The toys that become classics are those that help children define themselves as they grow," says Mattel...
...merits of classic toys -- their durability, their simplicity and their imaginative appeal -- the greatest strength may lie not in the child's reaction to them but in the parents'. As mothers and fathers grow ever busier and more pressed for time, they frequently resort to toys that do the parenting for them: the bears that tell bedtime stories, the plastic heroes who teach virtue. For many children, a toy whose nostalgic appeal and sheer pleasure lure parents back into the playroom may be the best present...
...useful to consider the way healthy and effective organizations work. A good union seeks the knowledgable involvement of all its members. It thrives on inclusion and growing membership. In fact, since May 17 we have held more than 300 open lunchtime meetings, with every employee invited to at least several. We have also distributed an extensive written survey about contract issues to every employee. Our membership continues to grow, and we are becoming a union in more specific ways all the time...
LBOs do have some strong defenders, and not just among the executives who grow rich from them. Some financiers and economists argue that increased leverage can be a benefit to companies, especially those in mature industries like tobacco. Reason: these businesses produce a lot of cash but call for relatively little research or development. For them, one efficient way to distribute profits to shareholders is simply by buying up stock...
...national president James Bussen, a Chicago management consultant. San Francisco, he declared, "was the last bastion of the liberal wall to fall." Not quite. Detroit, Milwaukee, Portland, Sacramento and San Antonio, at least, still allow Dignity to meet in church, though Rome's pressure on them is sure to grow. A chapter in Dayton also sponsors public Masses, but it has agreed to accept church teaching...