Word: strivings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...form of a bonus that is tied to the company's profits or revenues. That makes workers' annual income somewhat unpredictable, especially in bad times, but the country's unemployment rate is only 2.7%, and layoffs are rare. In addition, the Japanese have a reason to work hard and strive for quality because some of their pay is linked to the company's fortunes. Widespread use of profit sharing, says Weitzman, is one part of the Japanese success story that the U.S. can easily and profitably emulate...
...business is better than greeting cards at finding imaginative ways to package and promote an old product. The leading companies, Hallmark of Kansas City and American Greetings of Cleveland, have roots that go back almost to the turn of the century, but they strive to be as innovative as fledgling Silicon Valley computer firms. The cardmakers are experimenting with different styles, coming up with novel reasons for people to buy their wares and using new technology that enables cards to play tunes or talk. Hallmark offers 1,200 varieties of cards for Mother's Day, the year's fourth-biggest...
Staying together, say therapists, depends partly on tempering expectations. % The traditional husband-wife relationship may no longer satisfy many people, but equally unrealistic are those who strive to become Supermom and Ultra- Exec. "You're not going to be able to go as far in your career, have the kind of marriage and be the kind of parent you would like all at the same time," warns Atlanta Psychologist Michael Berger. "If you've got tremendous amounts of energy, go for two of the three. But you're not going to get three out of three...
...hunting for fast-moving objects against the background of the fixed stars. So far their Palomar study has identified 25 asteroids that cross the earth's orbit, bringing the known total to 60. Asteroids like this, they think, have occasionally crashed into the earth with catastrophic consequences, and they strive to calculate how frequently these inopportune meetings occur...
...citizen of various towns. Though Candide itself presents a rather sober vision of humanity this production represents the best of Harvard theater with its magnificent execution and wonderous gathering of some of the best undergraduate talent around. Everyone in the cast rises to Pangloss message that one can always strive for the best...