Probably not a pleasant answer.
S64_fan,
I believe that the fundamental answer to your question is founded more within a societal culture then within its individual companies. Everything is cyclical and it is appearing that the current style of 'capitalistic democracy', which is prevalent in the western world, is on the backside of the Bell curve. There is a preoccupation in the short-term gain, which will result in a long-term pain,
The following statement should add credence to the above. It was recently said that the US has 75,000 university students in Engineering, of which approximately 1/3 are foreign nationals. It was said that China has 900,000 university students in Engineering.
How is the direction of a culture changed? By evolution? By revolution? ......