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...instrument of production, but praises "worker solidarity." The socialization of some means of production cannot be ruled out, he says, but converting them into state property may be unsatisfactory because socialism often produces "excessive bureaucratic centralization," which exploits the worker as if he were "just a cog in a huge machine." John Paul feels that adaptations of property rights, including "joint ownership of the means of work, or sharing by workers in the management and/or profits of businesses," may be the most desirable course...
Except for a 45-minute lunch in the company cafeteria, Saito sat at his desk most of the time. But he did not feel isolated. Said he: "Never do I feel like a cog in a huge impersonal machine." Occasionally he went off to consult with the experts on the assembly line. Most of this afternoon was spent writing and revising an English-language manual for a new " TV-set model. Then at 4:45 p.m., he | and his colleagues stood and again sang the Matsushita song. That was not, however, the end of Saito's day. He returned...
...produced 507 victories (third highest among active coaches) at Wichita State, the University of Iowa and, since 1971, Oregon State, the Beavers have revived the too often neglected art of passing. On the floor, Oregon State works like a tightly wound clock. Each player is a whirring cog as he passes to a teammate, runs toward the basket along intricate routes, then repeats the process until, finally, the defense falters and a man breaks open for an easy shot...
...last April when he managed to seal a pact with Israel's major labor federation, the Histadrut, to set a graduated ceiling on wage claims until April 1982. Nevertheless, he worries about the government's chances of bringing inflation under control. Says he: "Inflation is like a cog and in Israel it's very well greased...
...quota of 100 units to fill, he can, for example, work flat out and assemble 60 in the first half of a shift, leaving only 40 for a relatively unpressured second half. But when he is slotted between centrally programmed robots that dictate the pace, he becomes a mere cog in the machine. These things matter...