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...according to the student newspaper, the college in January held stock in Raytheon Corporation and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, firms which both received III level Sullivan ratings...
...spear (although the spear itself is straight). Logic is also curved. At the same time, everything in Africa seems sharp and pointed, given to punctures and ripping. It is a land of teeth and thorns. The whistling- thorn acacia has spikes that can penetrate a six-ply tire...
...grand hopes. But the speediness of the results ranges widely, as illustrated by two giant Midwestern companies that have gone through drastic reorganizations. While a streamlining program enabled Control Data, the computer maker, to bounce back from near bankruptcy faster than almost anyone expected, a similar process at Firestone Tire & Rubber has proved frustratingly slow in restoring the company's vigor. Their stories...
Back in 1980, years before restructuring was a corporate buzz word, Firestone was practically inventing the idea. Unfortunately, the company is still working at it. Of Firestone's 17 North American tire plants, it has closed nine and sold another; the company has also slashed its payroll from 107,000 workers to 55,000. Yet the tiremaker's financial comeback remains around the corner. During fiscal 1986, which ended in October, Firestone posted $3.5 billion in sales but managed to earn only $3 million from its continuing operations. The company's chairman, John Nevin, admits that restructuring has ( an element...
...difficult conditions in the tire market have given Firestone poor traction for making progress. The market has not only grown smaller -- the result of today's long-lasting radial tires -- but more competitive. Prices have fallen because of rising production by foreign rivals, notably France's Michelin and Japan's Bridgestone. At the same time, Goodyear and other U.S. rubber giants are also revamping themselves and boosting their commitment to tiremaking...