I am no expert in big business or finance, but the MCAS debacle seems to be an example of what happens when shareholders and/or the money people - those with no understanding of designing and making the product - have too much authority over a company.
It’s a bit like unions. Workers need support and protection, but some unions become much too powerful, and have too much say in the running of a company, (or indeed a political party).
Boeing seem to have lost authority over their own company and appear to have lost sight of what constitutes a safe system, or practice. Repeatedly churning out revamps of the same restricted airframe was also questionable, despite the pressure from SouthWest etc.
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