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milgrim ◴[] No.41904412[source]
For some context:

The same Boeing satellite bus already experienced a major issue some years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800

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api ◴[] No.41904538[source]
The complete collapse of Boeing needs to be studied.
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SteveNuts ◴[] No.41904590[source]
They should teach it in every MBA program in the country /s.
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dylan604 ◴[] No.41904667[source]
You joke, but it absolutely should. Boeing is a great example of "when all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail". When MBAs are left in charge with no guardrails, this is what can happen. That's a great thing to teach to new MBAs. Every field has this potential pitfall. When you hyperfocus, bad things can happen. Know when to say when.
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SteveNuts ◴[] No.41904952[source]
Yeah I didn't really know how to articulate nuance of the sarcasm in my comment, I fully agree it should.

But it's such a massive clusterfuck for Boeing that it seems like MBA programs should be reformed from the ground up.

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fuzzfactor ◴[] No.41905214{3}[source]
>They should teach it in every MBA program in the country /s.

As if it wasn't the result of what has been taught for decades, now coming of age more bigly than ever ;)

>MBA programs should be reformed from the ground up.

Who would do the reforming though?

Academic leaders? That could be like having the inmates running the asylum :)

From the ground up?

If you're not careful they could end up building an insane new institution at a massive scale in an image grandiose enough that it could crush GE or something ;)

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1. SteveNuts ◴[] No.41905377{4}[source]
Yeah this is exactly why I added the /s

I don't know the answer but hopefully "the powers that be" take a really close look at this situation.

Every company in the US should do some serious introspection.