Word: standardized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...color, into grossly unfair proceedings which did little to insure loyalty while inconveniencing and often terrorizing loyal employees. Furthermore, the terms of the Executive Order were drawn too loosely--the Director of the National Zoo ran a security check on all his curators--and gave administrators only a vague standard of judgment as to who was to be considered a security risk...
...Success. While the plan had worked with troubled companies, how would it work in a successful one? The test came at the Parker Pen Co. of Janesville, Wis. A progressive firm, Parker had an intelligent management and union, a standard incentive system, a new retirement plan, a sleekly modern, air-conditioned plant with such production aids as piped-in music for its workers. Nevertheless, the company found that even a good incentive plan made trouble. Some men in low-paying jobs were taking home more pay than the men in highly skilled divisions...
...General Electric runs columns of answers to employees' questions on company problems and policies. Republic Steel uses its house organ to give employees a graphic breakdown of profits, has backed it up with a do-it-yourself picture story on cutting costs. Some corporations, such as Westinghouse and Standard Oil Co. of Ohio, regularly devote space to broad economic and political questions, e.g., private v. public power...
Ford Motor Co. kicked off its major 1956 sales pitch last week with a car safety forum in Detroit, announced that no-spring door latches, "deep-dish" steering wheels (many drivers have been impaled on the steering column) and padded rearview mirrors would be standard equipment on all models. Dashboard and visor cushion pads and front-seat belts will be optional but sold at cost ($25). Benson Ford invited the automobile industry to go along with Ford on a safety sales campaign. But not all the automakers were willing to emphasize the chances a car buyer takes when he ventures...
...makers, Monarch Machine Tool Co. of Sidney, Ohio, estimate that the brain alone can increase production 25% ¶A Cleveland Tapping Machine Co device that cuts threads on iron pipe fittings at the rate of 85 feet a minute, producing 1,480 fittings an hour, compared to the previous standard of 350 an hour...