Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...primped-up matron would regard an earnest young suitor. Chrysler marketing chief Jim Holden recalls his first meeting at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. headquarters in Montvale, N.J. As the Germans presented their view of the brand hierarchy--Mercedes on top and everything else far, far below--the tension in the room was palpable. Says Holden: "We felt like we were marrying up, and it was clear they thought they were marrying down...
Since then, meeting schedules have been altered and their venue changed from Stuttgart to New York in order to reduce travel stress for both sides. The corporate-communications department, which has lost top staff members to cross-cultural tension (remember the business cards?) and job competition, last month hired an outside facilitator to help the communicators communicate with one another. "I never thought much of outside consultants," admits Roland Klein, a senior vice president for corporate communications. "But this seemed to work very well...
...would argue that, in many cases, such schooling provides the best preparation of all--the opportunity to develop as a mature, confident and assertive individual during pivotal years in one's development. This system is successful particularly for girls in middle and high school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren't for my years at an all-girl's school, I doubt I would have developed so strong...
...would argue that, in many cases, such schooling provides the best preparation of all--the opportunity to develop as a mature, confident and assertive individual during pivotal years in one's development. This system is successful particularly for girls in middle and high school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren't for my years at an all-girl's school, I doubt I would have developed so strong...
...Liberty and shout pro-democracy slogans. Also, the government may hope to spur a guilt-ridden U.S. to grant concessions that it otherwise might not obtain; the Foreign Ministry has suggested that China's entry into the World Trade Organization would go a long way to ease the current tension...