There are countless examples where fat margins in the short term guarantee trouble in the long term.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Do companies even have a choice here if shareholders are putting the pressure to chase the sure thing?<\/p>\n
Part of the answer, academics and industry analysts say, is that for years American carmakers made so much money from high-margin behemoths like pickup trucks and S.U.V.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that ignoring quality held little financial downside \u00e2\u20ac\u201d at least in the short term.<\/p>\n
via G.M. and Ford, Channeling Toyota\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Focus on Quality – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are countless examples where fat margins in the short term guarantee trouble in the long term.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Do companies even have a choice here if shareholders are putting the pressure to chase the sure thing? Part of the answer, academics and industry analysts say, is that for years American carmakers made so much money from … Continue reading Short Term Vs. Long Term<\/span>