Word: marketeers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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East German authorities have rejected the idea of adopting a complete free-market system and new Premier Hans Modrow, a leading reformer, says he wants "step-by-step" economic changes...
...full capacity, the state seems likely to enact some kind of mandatory recycling legislation in the next few years. If Harvard acts now, it can avoid the rush. The University should initiate a recycling progam on its own terms, instead of waiting until recycling systems are a seller's market...
...build a profitable recycling plan, we need to jump-start the market. On the supply side, Harvard Student Agencies, the Office of Information Technology and the Coop should begin offering recycled paper for sale. On the demand side, University offices and students should make a concerted effort...
...Xerox and Milliken are leading a comeback from the days when many American products were being shunned because of a well-deserved reputation for shoddiness. Said he: "No competitor gave them a tougher time than they gave themselves. Both of these manufacturing firms were well-established leaders in their markets, and yet both were being steadily squeezed out by the intensive foreign and domestic competition. And in the midst of this crisis, the men and women of these companies found within themselves the will to make a painstaking reassessment and the drive to win back their market share...
...most dramatic improvements have been made by U.S. automakers, who developed an infamous reputation for poor craftsmanship in the 1970s and early 1980s. Yet for every gain the Big Three have made, their Japanese competitors have continued to earn top ratings for quality and to expand market share. In a survey by J.D. Power Associates, a leading automotive analyst, buyers of this year's Japanese imports reported only 119 problems per 100 cars during the first 90 days, while owners of new American cars reported 163 glitches. Even so, the quality competition has drastically boosted value for the car buyer...