A Topic We Just Can’t Seem to Abandon
We know we’ve covered the importance of “planned abandonment” before.
The Feedback
Last week, we wondered if a sharp drop in the national unemployment rate was really the result of people losing heart and giving up on the hunt for work.
Joe’s Journal: Strengthening the Whole by Weakening a Part
“There is one fundamental insight underlying all management science. It is that the business enterprise is a system of the highest order: a system whose parts are human beings contributing voluntarily of their knowledge, skill and dedication to a joint venture. And one thing characterizes all genuine systems, whether they be mechanical like the control ...
Netflix Rewinds
Was it only three weeks ago that Netflix announced plans to split into two businesses—one for online video streaming and another called Qwikster for DVDs by mail? For Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings, who has received a ceaseless torrent of unfavorable publicity since announcing the strategy, the three weeks have probably felt more like three years. ...
PC RIP?
When the world’s largest personal-computer maker decides to stop making personal computers, eyebrows get raised. This week, Hewlett-Packard announced that it’s weighing whether to spin off its PC business, a move that HP projects would raise profit margins even as it reduces revenue by a third. Rival Michael Dell mocked the idea, and The Wall ...
The Friendly Business Divorce
Will it be as natural as pulling apart an Oreo cookie or as awkward as separating two slices of melting cheese?
Joe’s Journal: On Government Programs and Performance
“Governments have become powerless against the onslaught of special-interest groups, have, indeed, become powerless to govern — to make decisions and to enforce them. The new tasks — protection of the environment, stamping out private armies and international terrorism, making arms control effective — all will require more rather than less government. But they will ...
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