Word: surveying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...survey of Harvard cases and was quite disappointed," said Kuhn. "Harvard's cases," he says, "too much revolve around personal ethics, rather than systemic ethics"--they study the transgressions made by individuals rather than how these are caused by the faults of the business world itself-"and I think that's a very serious weakness...
Along with three friends, the aspiring young minister spent six weeks conducting a door-to-door survey to find out what people wanted in a church. Those interviewed said churches were "boring" and "predictable." Some complained that church officials "bugged" them for money. Most wanted a church that was "relevant to their lives." Says Hybels, who now drives a Suzuki Sidekick and earns $67,000 a year: "We decided to defer to the customer except where it conflicted with Scripture...
...blacks (formerly known as Negroes, and prior to that as colored people) should adopt the designation African American, the idea has been catching on. In a recent poll conducted for TIME by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, 61% preferred to be called black, vs. 26% who supported African American. (Though the survey was too small to be statistically valid, it indicated that the name change has made some headway.) The name has also found favor with soul-station disk jockeys and college students, who are quick to correct those who refer to the group by any other term. Politicians, prompt as ever...
...Friday, parents had the opportunity to relive the 350th celebration on film, and to survey the campus during a special Crimson Key tour...
Wilson added that the survey would reveal new commercial uses for many endangered forms of vegatation. He said that although rain forests are often destroyed for commercial reasons, preserving flora can be economically advantageous...