government
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"There is a risk in all this. You are not the church or the Red Cross or even the government. Your purpose as a business is not to bring enlightenment to humanity but to, as Toyota puts it, “take our destiny into our own hands.” It is hypocritical to pretend otherwise, and any…"
"The site had previously been run by a state-owned company called Tesla, whose specialty was radar systems and whose biggest client had been the government of Iran. The site had an eerie feel to it, like it had been hit by a neutron bomb. Forklifts stood motionless on the floor and cups of tea, their contents long gone cold, had been left on the tables. In May 2000, Foxconn was able to buy the plant for just 102 million CSK (€2.9 million), a fire-sale price because it was bringing in jobs. Foxconn also won from the government a ten-year tax holiday."
"Moreover, to ensure that the brothers cannot return to the head of their group, the government has passed the following provision in article 21-1 of the law of September 15, 1981: "When it considers that the survival of the company requires it, the court, upon the request of the public prosecutor or on its own motion, may, by a reasoned decision, notified to the parties, condition the approval of any concordat in advance on the replacement of one or more corporate officers.""
"After his performance at TCI’s home office, by the time we saw Ted again, in just a matter of months, many of the rules I had cited to him had, almost magically, changed in his favor. With concerted lobbying by the industry, the government dropped the license and size requirement for the expensive satellite receivers, for example."
"Ultimately, I helped to save Lockheed the old-fashioned banker’s way—by cobbling together a group of reputable investors and creating a sensible business model for the company. The company would be forced to endure some painful restructuring, it would need to abandon its dream of the Tri-Star, the banks would need to agree to be more indulgent, and the Pentagon and the government would have to provide strong financial support and guarantees. When this was all worked out, Lockheed was saved. A national resource, I felt with pride, could continue its necessary work in protecting the country."
"In 1998, the Swedish Enskilda Bank showed interest in buying a third of Landsbanki, but the talks fell through. Later that year the government decided to publicly sell off a 15 per cent stake in each bank. The demand for shares was enormous and it was clear that the state could have sold its entire stake had it wanted to. In 2001, parliament permitted the sale of the rest of the state’s shares in Landsbanki and Bunadarbanki on the basis that the state should not be doing business that the private sector was capable of doing. In its efforts to sell its shares in Landsbanki, the government enlisted HSBC to find buyers abroad. For the time being, no attempt was made to sell Bunadarbanki."