Klarinet Archive - Posting 000548.txt from 1999/11

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Dichotomitis
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 12:52:24 -0500

> On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 08:59:56 EST, GrabnerWG@-----.com said:

> > If there were no profit, investors would (and do) take
> > their money and put it somewhere else... I might add this.
> > In the long run, without quality, you will have no profit.
> > Without profit, you will have no business.

Tony Pay responded:

> So they're sufficiently intertwined that you don't want to oppose these
> two things in a discussion. Or even accord them *relative* importances.
> As a friend of mine recently pointed out about a related dichotomy, the
> nature/nurture dichotomy -- to speak of 30% nature and 70% nurture is
> like talking about a lock and key mechanism that is 30% key and 70%
> lock.

But again, business does not operate this way. Depending on the nature
of the busines (making cars vs. producing fine wines, for example), and
depending on the business strategy (low cost leader vs. quality niche
market vs. something in between), as well as the relative conditions of
the market environment (stable vs. volatile) -- all of these factors, along
with others, combine to do exactly what you propose should not be happening:
businesses place relative emphasis on quality vs. quantity vs. price, in
congruence with their particular mission and strategy. Some people seem to
be making the assumption that all businesses strive to produce the highest
quality product they can. It's a nice thought, but is generally false.
The level of quality, quantity, and price are all determined by one thing:
the strength of the market for the product. Business follows the demand.
If there's no demand for a high quality widget, there's no incentive to
produce one, much less base an entire business strategy on it.

-- Neil
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