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...much of the last few seasons. Another fan lamented the deaths of Len Bias and Reggie Lewis, both seminal events in the franchise’s decline over the past two decades. Boston fans still mourn the losses, as much for the Celtics’ subsequent 20-year slump as for the death of two greats. The line was as rife with historical recollection as newfound hope. Few franchises have the historical marquee of the Celtics, and Boston fans— perhaps more than any others—recall every basket and coaching change that have made the Celtics...
...Tradition Re Toko Sekiguchi's "Relax, the Company's Buying" [Aug. 20]: From the 1960s to the '80s the Japanese believed that workplace success was the top priority. Corporations rewarded employees for their service by applying the seniority wage system and guaranteeing lifetime employment. But the country's economic slump in the '90s destroyed this close-knit corporate culture, undermining the traditional work ethic. Despite signs of Japan's improving economy during the past several years, workers have become suspicious of employers' proposals for bringing back conventional labor policies. Younger salarymen came to value career moves over lifetime employment because...
...think Japan's hard-drinking business culture is as dead as a Betamax, think again. After more than a decade of austerity (not to mention sobriety) during the nation's economic slump, many Japanese companies are thriving--and they're reviving some of the customs that were hallmarks of Japan Inc. during the booming 1980s. Not only are company-sponsored drinkathons back, so too are subsidized dorms for single employees as well as corporate outings and visits to the founder's ancestral grave. "We realized that workplace communication was becoming nonexistent," explains human-resources manager Shinji Matsuyama, whose company, Alps...
...Tradition Re Toko Sekiguchi's "Relax, the company's buying" [Aug. 20]: From the 1960s to the '80s the Japanese believed that workplace success was the top priority. Corporations rewarded employees for their service by applying the seniority wage system and guaranteeing lifetime employment. But the country's economic slump in the '90s destroyed this close-knit corporate culture, undermining the traditional work ethic. Despite signs of Japan's improving economy during the past several years, workers have become suspicious of employers' proposals for bringing back conventional labor policies. Younger salarymen came to value career moves over lifetime employment because...
...Tradition Te Toko Sekiguchi's "Relax, The Company's Buying" [Aug. 20]: From the 1960s to the '80s the Japanese believed that workplace success was the top priority. Corporations rewarded employees for their service by applying the seniority wage system and guaranteeing lifetime employment. But the country's economic slump in the '90s destroyed this close-knit corporate culture, undermining the traditional work ethic. Despite signs of Japan's improving economy during the past several years, workers have become suspicious of employers' proposals for bringing back conventional labor policies. Younger salarymen came to value career moves over lifetime employment because...