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> If a management team doesn't think they'll survive a bad couple of quarters (or that they won't hit performance cliffs that let them keep their jobs or bonus

> If a management team doesn't think they'll survive a bad couple of quarters (or that they won't hit performance cliffs that let them keep their jobs or bonuses) Agreed, and these kinds of short-term incentives are one of the problems with American companies. On the flip side... Japanese companies think about products in decades -- the product line has to make money 10 years from now. Some old European brands think about their brand in centuries -- this product made today has to be made with a process and materials that will make people in 100 years think that we made our products at the highest quality that was available to us at the time.

callalex 3y ago
Got any data to back this up or are you just spouting racist tropes?
- hobo_in_library 3y ago
  Making generalized claims about companies is racist now? I must've missed the memo. I guess it makes sense. Companies are people, after all
  - tremon 3y ago
    They're not making claims about companies, they're making claims about cultures (American, European, Japanese).
    - allarm 3y ago
      No. > American companies. > Japanese companies > Some old European brands Unless the parent comment was edited, of course.
ukuina 3y ago
This is overly broad generalization that does not hold up to scrutiny. Konami vs Kojima and any of the DieselGate companies come to mind.