Word: justness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The turnaround has been so staggering as to defy belief. For as far back as anyone can remember--since 1969, in fact--the Federal Government has been spending money and every year leaving behind a prodigious pile of ious. As recently as 1992, the government spent a record $290 billion...
In any case, the plans cannot be judged purely on economic grounds. They embed highly controversial political and social judgments. Just how much government do the people want, and what do they think it should do? Are the pending surpluses a heaven-sent opportunity to spend more on high priorities...
If the word merger conjures up only thoughts of deals to join corporate giants like Exxon and Mobil, conjure again. What headline writers call "merger madness" is also breaking out among relatively pint-size companies, which seal new relationships in the cafeteria and celebrate with interpersonal mingling that can involve...
To many other small-business owners, talk about building a new Oracle, pro or con, sounds roughly as relevant as chatter about a space cruise to Pluto. They consider mergers and acquisitions the only way not just to grow but sometimes even to stay afloat.
Another difference: giant mergers often aim at reducing costs by consolidating operations, and this almost invariably involves large layoffs. But the non-titans usually want to expand where they overlap. As with Personify and Anubis, "a lot of times a company will buy another company just because it means acquiring...