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From: dsi@unccvax.UUCP (Dataspan Inc)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Whither the gurus (windy reply)
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Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 10:38:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 11 10:38:59 1985
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     Ahhh, yes, but profit maximisation is consistent with the goal of using
your gurus, wild ducks, nonconformists, etc; however, it is not consistent with
the goals of management. Slow, steady profits with an appropriate delta-increase
permit corporate bean counters and entrepeneurs show all kinds of b******t to
other bean counters and such. Therefore, by using intimidation and fear, one can
make money without the hassle of developing ballistic transistors or fixing
Unices. 
     On the other hand, there are some reasonably progressive companies which
have realised almost too late the ultimate error in the ways. Look what Don
Petersen and staff have done with Ford Motor Co. in the last 6 years. (there
is a reasonable discussion of the changes there in one of the recent automotive
fishwrappers of late.) 

     I feel a flame coming on so I'll have to move this to net.flame anyway.
One question, though: Are one of you person(s) John Kenneth Galbraith under
another name?

dya
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