By Tim Ferguson
Published: Monday 04 February 2008
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Ben Ingledew
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When will these companies ever learn. They should be doing the opposite. Trying to spin-off their profitable smaller units as organisations in their own right and operating more as a franchise. The smaller units retain the majority of their profits but pay at stipend to the parent organisation.
If you want a suitable analogy think Dinosaurs (Large, cold blooded) Mammals (Small, warm blooded) and the Ice Age is just around the corner.
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