From what I read, he theorized that internal competition was the only way to incentivize efficiency rather than being propped up by the rest of the company. Ess

From what I read, he theorized that internal competition was the only way to incentivize efficiency rather than being propped up by the rest of the company. Essentially, made each division compete for funding, which naturally lead to undermining and backstabbing— for example, the retail division started undercutting Kenmore with other brands— and eventually it all collapsed.