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They put business people in charge with the last merger, instead of people with technical backgrounds. As for killing people, they have already done that with
by zie 2y ago
They put business people in charge with the last merger, instead of people with technical backgrounds.
As for killing people, they have already done that with the 737 Max.
- the_real_cher 2y agoInsane. MBAs are a menace
- Spartan-S63 2y agoA professional management class is a menace. Managers with experience in the domain they’re managing are key. Engineers-evolved-into-managers should lead engineering firms, etc. If you don’t understand what your underlying business is, you’re doomed to fail. Likewise, businesses should be predicated on selling products, not on boosting stock prices. There are at least two very wrong things: the Jack Welch-ification of companies, and professional MBAs.
- booi 2y agocase in point, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su. Both I think are excellent run engineering tech firms that would be ruined by an MBA. See Intel as an example..
- Yeul 2y agoThey didn't have a choice. When Airbus developed into feasible competition Boeing suddenly had to start making money. The aviation industry wants cheap, fuel economic and reliable "air busses". A brilliant name indeed.
- Intralexical 2y ago> The aviation industry wants cheap, fuel economic and reliable "air busses". A brilliant name indeed. Ah, so that's what went wrong with the Bombardier CSeries.
- zie 2y agoThey could have put business people with technical backgrounds in charge, instead of business people with no technical skills whatsoever.