Boeing

A fascinating article on Boeing and where it all went wrong.
In 1997 Boeing was pushed to merge with MacDonnell Douglass.
This turned into a reverse take-over – “McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with Boeing’s money” – corrupting the engineering-first culture.
The results of this are only now being felt.
It is important to always look at the long-term history of a company.
There is an even longer read on the topic over at The New Republic.