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...firm, which now has more than 100 employees and projected revenues of $22 million for 1984. One of his early clients was Mostek, a Texas-based microchip maker. The firm came to Crosby after it started losing its market to Japanese electronics firms because they were turning out superior chips. Mostek sent 115 of its managers to Crosby seminars and launched a campaign exhorting workers to "Do It Right the First Time." Result: Mostek cut costs by some $40 million annually. Says Quality Director Robert Donnelly: "It was dramatic. Changes occurred almost overnight...
...standards should be higher. It should be a privilege to be a Greek," said Greg Andonian, president of the Intra fraternity Council (IFC) at UMass. He said that "fraternity members have always been superior in other areas such as sports," and added that "now is the time for them to become superior in academics...
...effect, though, the company's position will still be strong. The inevitable new management labor conflict has now been taken out of the bankruptcy courts and into the civil courts, where the superior resources of the firms may be more effectively brought to bear. Filing for bankruptcy now becomes even more of a gamble, and the new opportunity to threaten labor-contract rejection is a fresh chip for management whenever it deals with the unions...
...reshaping the oil industry. In the past 32 months five large oil firms (Gulf, Getty Oil, Conoco, Marathon Oil and Cities Service) have been swallowed up. Last week's news set off renewed speculation about which energy companies would be acquired next. Among the most frequently mentioned targets: Superior Oil, Kerr-McGee and Amerada Hess...
...Rebels, who-averaged over 83 points per game, broke the game open in the second half by using their superior athletic ability and height advantage to score inside over the Tigers...