Originally posted by realityhack
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Do large corporations really work?
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Posta good local carpenter could put something together at a sensible price.This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Originally posted by Not So Wise View PostLarge Corps don't really work because what's "important" is generally reversed from small companies
Large Corp Priority list (in order)
- Individual - Promotion/pay rises
- Department - Budget/politics
- Region (If large enough) - politics
- Product
- Company
And that list is pretty fixed, it's vary rare for something lower in the list to put ahead of something higher for "the good of the company"
Small Company list is virtually reversed
- Product
- Company
- Department
- Individual
And unlike the Corp list this one can be pretty fluid
Only reason large corps exist is because they start out as small companies, do well and get enough market share to maintain their profit margins when everything goes down hill due to the transition from small company to Corporation and the accountants take over
Bank's fiasco though was slightly different though, while the normal Corp priority list went into force, the accountant's either shut up or got fired
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Just to through a spanner in the works, there is no reason why mass-manufactured, flat-pack furniture can't be stronger and more durable than a bespoke crafted piece. With decent production you can create 1000 tables that are exactly the same, and just because you use modern techniques to construct/assemble the flat-pack doesn't make it intrinsically weak.
I don't know if there is such a thing - high-quality mass-manufactured - but it could still be much cheaper... the one thing it can't give is the aesthetic/art quality. But if you only want something with decent build quality, this wouldn't be your main factor as long as it's got a little attractiveness - screws hidden underneath for instance.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostI think it boils down to 'Do large corporations really work?' For who? The shareholders or the end customers/users? There are few companies that please both.
There is a fascinating academic paper knocking about that hypothesises and discusses that the shareholder model is destined to change, with greater balance against leveraging and employee/customer reliance. I'll dig it out and send the link in case anyone is interested.Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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