I've often felt GE and other industrial conglomerates have similar issues as those brought up in the article. Too much focus on quarterly profits and investor p

I've often felt GE and other industrial conglomerates have similar issues as those brought up in the article. Too much focus on quarterly profits and investor payouts, obsession over stock prices and "wall street" metrics. Everyone talks about Japan or China stealing our industrial base but it often feels like we did it ourselves.