弱 (weak) 肉 (meat) 强 (strong) 食 (feed)Are we encouraging the survival of the weaklings?
"Corporate Darwinism for Big 3 Auto?
... Consider corporate Darwinism, natural selection, to allow the weakest to fail... " -CIO.com
Did Andrew Carnegie say this?
"Whether the law of competition be benign or not, we must say of it: It is here; we cannot evade it; no substitutes for it have been found; and while the law may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.”
弱肉强食... + mix in a bit of humanity, and perhaps we'll be fine.
Markets are going through major shifts related to advances in digital solutions and global access to low-cost resources. Those companies that will thrive are those that will create new solutions which adjust to these shifted markets. Just because a company survived last year and has a few bucks does not mean it will succeed in 2009 and onward. It requires innovation to deal with these major changes, and only those companies that innovate will create returns allowing them to emerge as strong, viable competitors. Read more at http://www.ThePhoenixPrinciple.com
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