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An interesting thing about managetialism is that it's basically what made the USSR fail. The MBA is our exact equivalent of the Soviet "apparatchik." We posture
by api 7y ago
An interesting thing about managetialism is that it's basically what made the USSR fail. The MBA is our exact equivalent of the Soviet "apparatchik." We postured ourselves as the opposite of the USSR but in reality US business culture aped a lot of its bureaucratic structure. I've called it Soviet capitalism for some time now.
- ibeckermayer 7y agoThe author of this article (friend of mine) noticed the same point. See footnote 1: https://reasonandliberty.com/articles/obamacare https://reasonandliberty.com/articles/obamacare
- LaserToy 7y agoSo, I’m not the only person who sees the similarity. I was born in USSR and later moved to USA. Some (many) approaches to management in some very famous and rich companies constantly remind me of Soviet’s approach to management. It does not mean it is bad, but USSR fell apart...