The Industrial Economy: A Quiz
It's time for a quiz. You remember those? Professor or teacher would walk in and say that they were going to give a pop quiz today. How fun is that? Well, you don't get a zero regardless of the answer on this one. There is no wrong answer. But, I'm testing your ability to think in the future and not in the past. Don't make any assumptions. That's all of the hints you get. Ok, one more. Everyone who reads this blog likely knows of the company but the answer is not obvious. Here goes.
What company has tired products?
What company is part in an industry that has been told it cannot compete globally because of labor costs?
What product has a bloated corporate structure of bean counters and do-nothing management?
What company has forgotten how to innovate?
What company has so much inbred arrogance that customers are dictated to?
What company has been losing market share consistently for years?
What company has had a stock languish for years because of poor leadership?
What company is being given up for dead at the hands of the Japanese manufacturing juggernaut?
What company has inbred silos which are more concerned about competing with each other for glory rather than focus on the competition and the market place?
What company has dysfunctional leadership facilitating this behavior?
I could go on and on but that's enough. If you get this right, I might share a small amount of any winning lottery ticket proceeds I may ever win.
What company has tired products?
What company is part in an industry that has been told it cannot compete globally because of labor costs?
What product has a bloated corporate structure of bean counters and do-nothing management?
What company has forgotten how to innovate?
What company has so much inbred arrogance that customers are dictated to?
What company has been losing market share consistently for years?
What company has had a stock languish for years because of poor leadership?
What company is being given up for dead at the hands of the Japanese manufacturing juggernaut?
What company has inbred silos which are more concerned about competing with each other for glory rather than focus on the competition and the market place?
What company has dysfunctional leadership facilitating this behavior?
I could go on and on but that's enough. If you get this right, I might share a small amount of any winning lottery ticket proceeds I may ever win.
posted by TimingLogic at 11:17 AM
9 Comments:
Er, Ford?
Microsoft fits a number of those too, perhaps.
Oh wise Professor BDG123, please enlighten us with the correct answer!
GM would fit also.
(Unless you're thinking of something obscure like tool steel.)
It is the company upgraded by Deutsche Bank.
The US defense department? The entire US government? :) OldVet
is it Ritholtz Analytics ?
Was it a housing sector upgrade by GS? Or a subprime lender?
It's not the porn industry that's for sure. Now that downloads straight to your PDA are available, Wall Street has frozen in place.
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I was going to guess General Motors.
Now that downloads straight to your PDA are available, Wall Street has frozen in place.
After about 10 minutes, it tends to loosen up.
There is no wrong answer. I'm just curious how creative the answers are. I have a specific company in mind and it has not been mentioned. Yet, all of the companys mentioned fit the bill.
And, yes the DOD and the entire US government are two of them. lol. Shame on the poster of RA. But I did laugh!
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