Or, in order to achieve reform, is it best to bring in an independent figure -- known as a good manager and decision-maker -- to change what has become an often intractable and inflexible bureaucracy?
After its bankruptcy sale to Chinese auto supplier Wanxiang Group, battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. was required to change its name as part of its agreement.
The moves will open up the world's No. 1 auto maker to its first outside directors in its 76-year history, accelerate generational change in the executive ranks and streamline the company's decision-making.