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Macy's, 143

Maher, Marian, 97

Main Street stores, 100

management style

consensus, 139n.7

of Maynard, 66-69, 108

of Neppl, 108

of Oesterreicher, 139n.7

of Seibert, 108-109

Management Training Program, 88-90

managers

backgrounds of, 38-39

community service by, 17

early buying trips of, 30-31

of early stores, 38-41

financial assistance to Penney from, 43

lack of original thinking by, 133-139

and open -to-buy agreement, 85-87

and partnership concept, 32

tension between buyers and, 31, 145

The Man with 1,000 Partners , 41

marketing, 144, see also merchandising

Marshall, Bill, 116-117

Maynard, Irene, 49, 50, 69-70

Maynard, Jack, 92

and Batten's early career, 66-75

and Batten's promotion to first man, 76-79

community service of, 73-74

and fund-raising for Penney, 44-51

lifestyle of, 70

management style of, 66-69, 108

and management training program, 87-89

merchandising style of, 71-73, 81, 82

and rose bush sales, 81-84

and tension over economy, 79-80

McCaffrey-McCall, 130-131

McKay, Don, 261

McKinsey Company, 265

McMahon, Peggy, 130-131

Mechem, Charlie, 201, 211, 221

"The Memo," 112-114

merchandising

and creation of "merchandising divisions," 144-145, 147-148

and fashion credibility, 148-149

lack of emphasis on, 241

Maynard's style of, 71-73, 81, 82

and open-to-buy agreement for fashions , 85-87

Seibert's style of, 105, 106, 130

Torrey's style of, 39n.2

and uniformity of merchandise, 81

see also buying function

"merchandising divisions," 144-145, 147-148

micromanagement, 167n.2

Miller, Dave, 134, 151, 209

Miller, Roy, 97, 98

minorities in workforce, 128-129

money, James Penney's attitude toward, 7-9

Morath, Kathy, 253

Morris, Trudy, 210

Mowry, Virginia, 20

Muir, Duncan, 261

and concerns for changes in company, 238-240

on Dallas buildings , 166

and Duff-Bloom's announced retirement, 263-264

on Duff-Bloom's effectiveness, 208

on move to Dallas, 154-155