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Because the decision makers do not make their choice on a purely rational basis. Usually the deal was already agreed to through back channels. Then comes the do
by rawgabbit 1y ago
Because the decision makers do not make their choice on a purely rational basis. Usually the deal was already agreed to through back channels. Then comes the dog and pony show where they shop for some cost-benefit analysis or pay a consultant or just plain lie to justify their decision.
- jqpabc123 1y agoAmerican management is really a cult. There are members and outcasts. Members are rewarded and nurtured. Outcasts are restricted, controlled and overruled. In American business society, engineering will forever be an outcast --- not because it's logical but because it's a tradition --- one that the cult rarely breaks. Outcasts are rarely allowed to voice an opinion (Example: Boeing). The overall structure is really descended from the plantation system which is a variation of the even older feudal system. The only real escape for an outcast --- refuse to play the game, start your own business --- which I did decades ago.