The fact that large corporations are certainly top-down, planned, and successful in a meaningful sense is certainly a rhetorical blow to anyone who believes in

The fact that large corporations are certainly top-down, planned, and successful in a meaningful sense is certainly a rhetorical blow to anyone who believes in a simplistic way that "markets" and "decentralization" are literally the only way to be large and successful. But if large corporations prove the efficacy of planning at scale, then they surely prove the drawbacks as well. What are the society-wide central planning equivalents of layoffs and maximizing shareholder value? Does a centrally planned corporation outsourcing their supply chain or HR department represent a fundamental failure of central planning?