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"The question will become more difficult when people who are essential to the success of a company or product become entangled in allegations" There's already
by pcurve 9y ago
"The question will become more difficult when people who are essential to the success of a company or product become entangled in allegations"
There's already a big precedent. It's Mark Hurd at HP. He was basically asked to resign for less severe incident than what these guys are facing, even though he did spectacular thing to HP stock price after years of Fiorina mismanagement.
- mc32 9y agoYes, but he's still replaceable. Imagine you have a biotech. The main or _the_ sr scientist there which the whole company's future depends on, gets embroiled in something like this. So they kiss the company good bye, or do they seek to rehabilitate?
- HarryHirsch 9y agoUmberto Eco discusses that very issue in his book "How to Write A Thesis". Question: "My advisor is an arsehole." Answer: "Dude, you knew that before."
- coliveira 9y agoIn its essence, the problem will always exist. What if he/she kills someone? What if he/she has a heart attack? If your problem is depending on a single person for the company to work, then you should count on the fact that you are probably screwed.
- mc32 9y agoTrue but deaths and incarcerations are not something a company can control (perh some places you can bribe against incarceration) but a company can control when and how they fire or not fire someone for misconduct.
- coliveira 9y agoAs current events show, companies can't control that either. It is just a matter of realizing the obvious.