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...incentive system should be introduced at their business. "Everyone is paid the same at our place, even though many are willing to work harder for more money," says Choy. "But my Chinese government partners don't want to upset those who are lazy by allocating bonuses according to merit. They have their own version of the iron rice bowl, and they don't care if incentives will result in greater productivity and more profit. To a businessman their attitude is insane. But they are happy if they turn just a little profit, because they know that that will satisfy their...
...must classify by ethnicity, The New York Times reported recently that some of the most active criminal networks in New York involve immigrants from South America, Central America, and the Soviet Union. Italians did not merit mention on the list. Then what but prejudice could have prompted Mr. Troyer to use an Italian word for "mobster" where no ethnic designation was appropriate...
...glad that Frank supports the causes he does. Yet his politics cannot excuse his actions. To have any merit, standards of conduct must apply to liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans alike...
SOME suggestions do merit a look, though. Eliminating athletic dorms and coaching endorsements would be a constructive start. Giving coaches tenure might allow them to build character and teach basketball without alumni pressure...
...Viet Nam, and was said to have ties to Asian businessmen who were paying for his house, two bodyguards and Mercedes) had reportedly been host to John Mitchell and William Casey, journalists Ted Koppel and William Safire, and several Congressmen. By 1982 he had served enough lamb chops to merit a profile in the New York Times. The story trumpeted his ability to open doors all over town, even though the paper could not quite put its finger on who he was. It called him an international business consultant, party host, foreign agent and research journalist...