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From: "Alan Coleman" <colemaal@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:54:14 +0000
Maybe it wasn't ethics, just the labor pool and the culture of the area at
the time.
Alan Coleman
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I think that this is likely the case. I do NOT find it surprising that they
had such issues, and I think it makes sense to talk about them in this kind
of show, because I'm sure it did contribute to the failure of the venture.
However, the selection and training of the labor is the responsibility of
management, and is something that you have to take into consideration in
planning the business.
Another factor to consider here is that the management structure and
business planning of the company were disastrous, and that will ALWAYS have
a negative impact on things like employee confidence and commitment. Kind
of a Catch-22.
In any case, I really didn't mean for this to turn into a Canada vs. US kind
of discussion. My original comment was that Terry's comments had that Can
vs. US feel, and what he said was WAY too general and inappropriate. Funny
how the engines in the 75's came from Ford's plant in Windsor, ON! Somehow
Ford was able to overcome the innate laziness of Canadian workers, eh? :)
Hee hee - I said "eh" without even thinking about it. At least some
stereotypes are right. :)
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Phil Martin
"How does it feel to want?"
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