Question

In what terms is the business throughout the world changing?

Answer 1

Answer:

Individualism, private property, a weak central government—all the traditional notions in which this nation has so long believed seem to be assuming the status of discarded totems. What we really believe today, as measured from what we are actually doing, does not jibe with these time-honored notions; in many cases, our actions are diametrically opposed to our party line. And because we seem to be charging off in so many different directions at once, it is hard to get any kind of clear picture of the purposes and priorities of our society. The author has done his best to disabuse himself of dead issues and to open his eyes to what is happening to our goals and ideals. Here he adjures the rest of us to do the same. Unless every one of us tries to see his problems clearly, relying no more on the old notions of “right” but trying to assess what is going to be “right” in the future, we shall by default hand ourselves over to the chances of nondirection and chaos. He points out, as objectively as he can, where he thinks we are heading, and he adds a recommendation or two for managers who are willing to engage themselves with the process of social change, both as citizens and as executives.

The United States is in the midst of one of the great transformations of Western civilization. Like many other managers, the chief executive of General Motors feels the quakes: