> I am thinking quite clearly. It makes no sense for a
> profit-motivated firm
> based that derives most of its earnings from sales in the US and
> Europe to
> devote resources in a two nations with per capita income for less
> than $500
> per year and little potential growth in consumer demand. If Nike or Fila
> is doing something this absolutely stupid from a management position, and
> the auditors are failing to note the large (must be
> multi-million) in East
> Africa, then Nike stock deserves to plunge even more than it has--and I'm
> not making this statement from a moralistic standpoint, but
> purely from one
> of greed.
>
> How Nike or Fila might actually be able to overcome the societal barriers
> that have stymied every other institution in the world in developing a
> coherent organization in these two nations is yet another thought
> to consider.
>
> I don't buy into conspiracy theories because the people at the highest
> levels of large institutions that I've encountered simply have not been
> competent enough to pull such things off. Willie Brown is the exception
> that proves the rule.
>
> Richard McCann
>
Richard McCann. malmo. Two people. Two different backgrounds. Two different
perspectives.
The people that I've encountered are competent enough to pull such things
off...and have.
malmo
