This concern about the Bush Administration's approach to decision-making is heightened by several previous actions -- actions that suggest a pattern of behavior of which the non-summit idea appears to be but the most recent example.
There are states that have sought to integrate a more holistic approach to corporate decision-making, but the traditional view of shareholder and profit-centricity prevails.
Before the recent boardroom ructions, the Quandts had taken a hands-off approach, leaving much of the decision-making to Eberhard von Kuenheim, one of only a few outsiders in Johanna's inner circle.
Put another way, most companies have recognized that moving decision-making further away from customers has a negative impact on growth, but many companies have failed to take a similar approach to managing their own talent.